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CD241: THE NFB HORN QUARTET.
David Kappy, Jay Wadenpfuhl, Ricardo Almeida, Bill Hoyt. Paul
Hindemith, Sonata for Four Horns; Jacques-Francois Gallay, Grand Quartet,
op. 26; Jay Wadenpfuhl, Tectonica for Eight Horns.
"splendid group...a gorgeous disc; real music where one expects mere
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Gallay Grand Quartet: Mvt
1(Allegro) Mvt
2(Andante) Mvt
3(Scherzo) Mvt
4(Vivace) Hindemith
Sonata: Mvt
1(Fugato)
CD373: MUSIC FOR HORN AND PIANO.
Doug Hill, horn; Karen Zaczek Hill, piano.
Joseph Rheinberger, Sonata, opus 178; Richard Strauss, Andante; Ferdinand Ries,
Sonata opus 34. "Hill plays 3 lovely Romantic works with the finesse of a
fine lieder singer." San Francisco Chronicle UPC 00941473732-8 ORDER
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Rheinberger Sonata: Mvt
1(con moto) Mvt
2(Adagio) Mvt
3(Fuoco)
Strauss: Andante Ries Sonata: Mvt
1(Larghetto)
CD377: FRØYDIS REE WEKRE,
HORN. Emmanuel Chabrier, Larghetto; Luigi Cherubini, Sonata No. 2; Robert
Schumann, Adagio and Allegro; Henri Tomasi, Chant Corse and Danse Profane;
Camille Saint-Saens, Morceau de Concert; Leone Sinigaglia, Lied and Humoreske;
Cesar Cui, Perpetual Motion. with Zita Carno, piano. Wekre was solo horn
wth Oslo Philharmonic for 25 years. "Spectacular horn
playing." Fanfare UPC
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Chabrier: Larghetto Cherubini
Sonata: Mvt
1(Intro) Mvt
2(Allegro)
Schumann Opus 70: Adagio Allegro
CD396: GRAVITY IS LIGHT
TODAY. Roger Bobo, Tuba and Bass Horn, with Frøydis Ree Wekre,
Horn, Roger Kellaway, Piano, and Jazz
Ensemble. Roger Kellaway, The Morning Song, The Westwood Song, Sonoro,
Dance of the Ocean Breeze; Fred Tackett, The Yellow Bird. with Fred Tackett,
Guitar; Ralph Grierson, Piano; Skip Mosher, Bass; Ray Rich, Drums. Bobo is
"the Heifetz of the Tuba," says Stereo Review. He was for 25 years
solo tuba with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. This recording shows what jazz
tuba can do. UPC 00941473962-9
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Morning
Song Westwood
Song Yellow
Bird SonoroDance
of the Ocean Breeze
CD510: PREMIERES OF
OLD AND NEW. Max
Bruch: Kol Nidrei, op. 47 (trans. horn & orch); Karl
Matys: Concertstucke for Horn & Orchestra, op. 24, no. 2;
Allessandro Stradella: Aria (Horn, Orch.); Johann Reichardt: Das
Bild der Rose; Richard Diciedue: Concerto in F for Horn &
Orchestra; Peter Tchaikovsky: Autumn Song, op. 37A; C.D.
Lorenz: Abendgesang; Alexander Glazunov: Chant du Menestral,
op. 71. Meir Rimon, horn; members Israel Philharmonic, David Amos,
cond. UPC 00941475102-7
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Nidrei: Opus
47 Matys Conc. No.
2: Mvt.
1(Allegro\Andante) Mvt
2(Allegro)
Stradella: Aria Tchaikovsky: Autumn
Song
CD512: TREASURES FOR
HORN & TRUMPET. Gregory Hustis, Horn; Richard
Giangiulio, Trumpet; Eric Barr,
Oboe; Dallas Chamber Orchestra. Leopold Mozart, Concerto in D for
Horn & Orchestra; Johann Hertel, Concerto a 6 for Trumpet, Oboe,
Strings, & Continuo; Saint-Saens, Romances for Horn, op. 36 &
67; John Eccles, Symphony for Mercury; Beethoven, Sextet for Two
Horns and Strings; Grimm-Freres, Two Waltzes and a March.
"right, stylish performances", Los Angeles Times UPC
00941475122-5
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Mozart Concerto: Mvt
1(Allegro) Mvt
2(Menuet) Mvt
3(Andante) Mvt
4(Allegro) Hertel
Concerto: Mvt
1(Allegro)
CD513: DANCES, MOODS, AND ROMANCES.
Meir Rimon, Horn. Israel
Philharmonic, David Amos, conductor. Saint-Saens, Romance;
Glazunov, Serenade No. 2; Scriabin, Romance; Graziani, Variations
on a Theme of Haydn; Laszlo Rooth, Variations on a Sephardic-Jewish
Romance, and Quiet Monday; Eddie Halpern, The Nigun of Rabbi
Ytzhak; Zorman, Moods; Sinigaglia, Romanza; Zorman, Memories
of an Old Yemenite Tune; Kogan, Hassidic Rhapsody and Tfila .
"a highly successful disc", Fanfare UPC
00941475132-4
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Kogan: Hassidic
Rhapsody Tfila
Rooth: Variations
Halpern: Rabbi
Ytzhak
Zorman: Memories
CD515: MOZART, FOUR HORN CONCERTOS.
John Cerminaro, Horn; Gerard Schwarz
conducting the Seattle Symphony Orchestra. UPC 00941475152-2.
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Concerto #4 in Eb: Mvt
1(Allegro) Mvt
2(Romanza) Mvt
3(Rondo) Mvt
4(Allegro) Mvt
5(Romanza)
CD670: THE MODERN HORN.
Douglas Hill, Horn. Hindemith,
Sonata for Horn and Piano in Eb; Iain Hamilton, Sonata Notturna; Vincent
Persichetti, Parable for Solo Horn; Thea Musgrave, Music for Horn and
Piano; Douglas Hill, Character Pieces for Solo Horn; "Laid
Back" from Jazz Soliloquies for Horn; Abstractions for Solo and
Eight Horns.
Douglas Hill is Professor of Horn at the University of
Wisconsin Madison. Formerly he was solo horn with the Rochester
Philharmonic, New York City Ballet, Aspen Festival Orchestra, and presently
with the Madison Symphony. UPC 00941476702-8
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Hindemith Sonata: Mvt
1(Ruhig Bewegt) Mvt
2(Lebhaft) Mvt
3(Sehr Langsam) Mvt
4(Lebhaft)
Hamilton Sonata: Mvt
1(Lento)
CD675: HUNTSMAN, WHAT
QUARRY? Songs for Soprano,
Horn, & Piano. Schubert, Auf dem Strom; Berlioz: Le jeune Patre
breton; Richard Strauss: Alphorn; W.F. Bach, Aria; Nicolai,
Variazioni Concertante; songs by Vincenz, Ignaz, & Franz
Lachner; Simon Sargon, Huntsman What Quarry & The Buck in the
Snow. Gregory Hustis, horn; Nancy Keith, soprano; Simon
Sargon, piano. "utterly gorgeous; performers are outstanding",
American Rcd Guide UPC 00941476752-3
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Schubert: Auf
dem Strom
Berlioz: Le
jeune
V. Lachner: Waldhornruf I Lachner: Der
Ungenannten
F. Lachner: Herbst
CD676: JOHN CERMINARO, HORN.
Beethoven, Hindemith, & Bernhard Heiden Horn Sonatas. Also Bozza, En
Fôret; F Strauss, Nocturno; Glazunov, Reverie; Faure, Apres un Reve; Gliere,
Intermezzo; Schmid, ImTiefsten Walde. Cerminaro has been principal horn
with both New York Philharmonic & Los Angeles Philharmonic.
with Zita Carno, piano. "Cerminaro was the best solo horn the New York
Philharmonic has had since World War II. These are good
performances.", American Record Guide UPC
00941476762-2
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Bozza: En
Foret Strauss: Nocturno Beethoven Sonata in F: Mvt.
1(Allegro) Mvt
2(Adagio) Mvt
3(Allegro)
CD677: MUSIC OF THE EARLY
19TH CENTURY. Kristin Thelander, natural horn; Carol lei Post, fortepiano. Beethoven, Sonata
in F Major, op. 17; Friedrich Kuhlau, Andante and Polacca; Carl Oestreich,
Andante; Nikolaus von Krufft, Sonata in E Major; Louis-Francois Dauprat, Sonata
in F Major, op. 2. Thelander, a master of the hand-held valveless horn,
plays these works in their original versions. "a delight for the
listener; virtuoso brilliance; musical discoveries",
Fanfare UPC 00941476772-1
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Beethoven Sonata: Mvt
1(Allegro) Mvt
2(Adagio) Mvt
3(Rondo)
Kuhlau: Andanteand Polacca
CD678: SONGS OF THE WOLF.
Frøydis Wekre, Horn. Trygve Madsen, Sonata
op. 24 (horn & piano) & The Dream of the Rhinoceros; Sigurd Berge,
Hornlokk; Andrea Clearfield, Songs of the Wolf; Stanley Friedman, Topanga
Variations; Wolfgang Plagge, Sonata #3 op. 88. with pianists Jens Harald
Bratlie, Andrea Clearfield, Wolfgang Plagge. One of the best-known horn
recitalists in the world., formerly solo horn with Norway Symphony. UPC
00941476782-0
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Madsen Sonata: Mvt
1(Allegro) Mvt
2(Menuetto) Mvt
3(Moderato) Berge: Hornlokk Clearfield: Songs
of the Wolf
CD679: SCREAMERS:
Difficult Works for Horn. John Cerminaro and Charlotte Cerminaro, horn. Robert Schumann, Adagio and Allegro;
Joseph Haydn, Divertimento a tre; William Kraft, Evening Voluntaries; Rand
Steiger, A New-Slain Knight; Henri Lazarof, Intrada for solo
horn. with Zita Carno, piano; The California EAR Unit
(Stephen Mosko, conductor); Maria Larionoff, violin; Toby Saks,
cello. UPC 00941476792-9
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Schumann: Adagio and Allegro Kraft: Evening
Voluntaries Haydn: Divertimento Steiger: A
New-Slain Knight
CD770: LYRICAL GEMS FOR THE
HORN. Gregory Hustis, Horn; Steven Harlos, Piano. Faure, Nell, Les Berceaux,
Ici-bas, Au bord de L'eau, Apres un Reve; Krufft, Sonata in F; Scriabin,
Romance; Nelhybel, Scherzo Concertante; Reinecke, Notturno; Francaix, Canon in
Octave; Vinter, Hunter’s Moon; Gliere, Nocturne, Romance, Intermezzo, Valse
Triste; Bozza, En Foret; Marais, Le Basque. UPC 00941477702-7
Gregory Hustis has been
principal horn with the Dallas Symphony since 1976, and is featured as
recitalist, chamber music player, and clinician at many festival, including
Sarasota, Mainly Mozart, and Music in the Mountains in Durango, Colorado, where
he is artistic advisor. This CD contains some of the most beautiful short
pieces ever written for horn. ORDER
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Faure: NellLes
Berceaux Ici-basAu
bord de l'eau Apres
un Reve Von Kruff
Sonata: Mvt
1(Allegro)
Mvt
2(Andante) Mvt
3(Rondo) Scriabin: Romance Nelhybel: Scherzo
Concertante
Reinecke: Notturno
Francaix: Canon
in Octave Vinter: Hunter's
Moon Gliere: NocturneRomanceIntermezzoValse
Triste
Bozza: En
Foret
Marais: Le
Basque
CD771: HORN IN TRIOS. Brahms Trio, op 40,
for Violin, Horn, and Piano; Reinecke, Trio, op. 274, for Clarinet, Horn, and Piano; Duvernoy, Trio
No. 1, for Clarinet, Horn, and
Piano. UPC 00941477712-6
Jose Zarzo, Horn; Victor Parra, Violin; Radovan Cavallin,
Clarinet; Juan Francisco Parra, Piano. All are members of Ensemble Isola,
made up of principals of the Gran Canaria Philharmonic Orchestra, which has
established a reputation of being Spain’s premier symphony orchestra.ORDER
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Brahms Trio: Mvt
1(Andante) Mvt
2(Scherzo) Mvt
3(Adagio) Mvt
4(Finale) Reinecke
Trio: Mvt
1 (Allegro) Mvt
2(Ein Marchen) Mvt
3 (Scherzo)
Mvt
4(Finale) Duvernoy
Trio: Mvt
1(Adagio) Mvt
2(Allegretto)
CD772: ISOLA ROMANTICA. Carl
Czerny, Grande Serenade Concertante for Clarinet, Horn, Cello, and Piano;
Gustav Jenner, Trio for Clarinet, Horn, and Piano; Frederic Duvernoy, Sonata
No. 1 and 2 for Horn and Cello. All played by Ensemble Isola
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Ensemble Isola members are all principals in the Gran Canaria Philharmonic in Spain, and they are fabulous. This is the group's second CD on Crystal. The first featured horn virtuoso Jose Zarzo, who is also on this one. "All of the repertoire on 'Isola Romåntica' receives elegant shaping and keen motivation in the hands of Ensemble Isola. ... The artistry is virtuosic, as well as sensitive to the needs of chamber-music give-and-take.", Rosenberg, Gramophone. "Mr. Zarzo has a wonderful command of the instrument and gives us a solid performance in all the works. He blends well with all of these other tenor-voiced instruments with a warm tone and impeccable intonation. His articulation and phrasing are superb.", The Horn Call
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Czerny: Grande Serenade Mvt
1 (Introduction: Adagio) Mvt
2 (Theme) Variation
1 Variation
2 Variation
3
Variation
4 Variation
5 Variation
6 Variation
7 Mvt
3 (Adagio) Mvt
4 (Allegro vivace con fuoco)
Jenner: Trio in Eb Mvt
1 (Moderato) Mvt
2 (Adagio) Mvt
3 (Presto) Mvt
4 (Allegro non troppo) Duvernoy:
Sonata No. 1 Mvt
1 (Allegro) Mvt
2 (Adagio) Mvt
3 (Allegretto) Duvernoy: Sonata
No. 2 Mvt
1 (Allegro) Mvt
2 (Adagio) Mvt
3 (Allegro)
CD773: GREGORY HUSTIS, HORN. With the Dallas Philharmonia, Paul Clifford Phillips,
Conductor. Eric Ewazen: Concerto for Horn and String Orchestra; James
Beckel: The Glass Bead Game; Simon Sargon: Questings. UPC 00941477732-4 ORDER
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Gregory Hustis has been principal horn with the Dallas Symphony for 29 years.
He also has been featured guest artist with many other orchestras and music
festivals, and is the artistic director of the Music in the Mountains festival
in Durango, Colorado. One of his previous CDs was called "one of
the finest recitals I have ever heard"
by Robert McColley in Fanfare Magazine.
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Ewazen: Concerto Mvmt
1 Mvmt
2 Mvmt
3 Beckel: The Glass Bead Game: The
Call and Awakening Father
Jacobus Magister
Ludi Coronation and Death Sargon: Concerto: Concertato
Pastorale
Burlesque/Finale
CD774: TEXAS HORNS. Combined horn sections of Dallas and
Houston Symphonies. UPC 00941477742-3 ORDER
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12 of the finest horn players
in the world recording works composed or transcribed specifically for them. Principals are renowned hornists Gregory Hustis and
William VerMuelen.
James
Beckel, Portraits of the American West; Kerry Turner, Bronze Triptych; John
Williams, Hooked on Williams (arr. Anthony Di Lorenzo); Samuel Barber, Adagio
(arr. Roger Kaza); Thad Jones, A Child is Born (arr. Dick Meyer); Furber,
Limehouse Blues (arr. Dick Meyer); Tommy Wolf, Spring Can Really Hang You Up
the Most (arr. Dick Meyer); Sterling Procter, Amazing Grace.
Cassettes
C112: HORN
MASTERWORKS:
Michael Haydn: Double Concerto for Horn & Trombone;
Louis Francois Dauprat: Grand Trios for Three Horns.
Alexander Grieve, Sinclair Lott, Harold Meek, horns; Byron Peebles,
trombone; Avant Chamber Orch. 009414711243 Cassette
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C241: NFB HORN QUARTET. Hindemith: Sonata for Four Horns;
Gallay: Grand Quartet; Wadenpfuhl: Tectonica for Eight Horns.
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C377: FRØYDIS REE
WEKRE, HORN. Schumann:
Adagio & Allegro; Cherubini: Sonata; Saint-Saens: Morceau de
Concert; Chabrier: Larghetto; Tomasi: Danse Profane & Chant
Corse. Zita Carno, piano; Sequoia Quartet. Wekre is solo horn
Noway Symphony. 009414737748 Cassette ORDER NOW
C379: THOMAS
BACON, HORN. "FANTASIE" -- 19th century salon music, by
Franz Strauss, Moscheles, Lorenz, R ossini, Kuhlau. with Phillip
Moll, piano. Bacon is solo horn with Houston
Symphony. 009414737946 Cassette ORDER
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C512: TREASURES FOR
HORN & TRUMPET. Gregory Hustis, horn; Richard
Giangiulio, trumpet. Leopold Mozart:
Concerto for Horn & Orch; Hertel: Concerto for Trumpet, Oboe, &
Strings; Beethoven: Sextet; Saint-Saens: Romances for Horn;
Eccles: Symphony; Grimm-Freres. 009414751249 Cassette ORDER NOW
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