HORN CONCERTOS

An extensive collection of horn concertos from several centuries. This set includes horn concertos by Telemann, Förster, Haydn, Beer, Vivaldi, Quantz, Zelenka, Heinichen, Fick, Reicha, Sperger, Von Weber, Saint-Saëns, Schumann, Lortzing, Fasch, Mozart, Fiala, Pokorny, Rosetti, R. Strauss, Schoeck, Pflüger: a true “Cornucopia”! ? The horn as a musical instrument has developed considerably since its first use many centuries ago, when man blew on animal horns as signal or ritual. The many technical improvements led to the use of the horn as a versatile solo instrument in the baroque: its festive and jubilant character could be set off against a smooth and dolce cantabile. ? Excellent performances by a.o. Peter Damm, Felix Klieser, Herman Jeurissen. ? The booklet contains new liner notes, written by Philip Borg-Wheeler specially for this release. Performers: Peter Damm, Andrew Joy, Felix Klieser, Herman Jeurissen, Zdeněk & Bedřich Tyslar Staatskapelle Dresden, Siegfried Kurz conductor Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, Roy Goodman conductor Kammerorchester Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Hartmut Haenchen conductor