Showing posts with label horn. Show all posts
Showing posts with label horn. Show all posts

Friday, February 9, 2007

Mozart: Horn Concertos

This were the Horn Concertos from Brilliant CD 2-15. Lovely pieces them all. This has to be among highlights of Mozart work, at least for naïve Blisteners.
Besides the enjoyable listening, I found the rather shocking track 15, which is a replay of track 9, the Rondo, Allegro from the Horn Concerto in D, KV 412. This one has Giorgio Mereu yelling Mozart's command on the execution. It is rather startling to imagine what is a Classical Music Composer (ooh!!) interrupting his own music.
Though I have heard that this happened with Mozart, the impression when listening is a bit bothering.

Herman Jeurissen, horn
Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, Roy Goodman

Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Mozart: oboe, bassoon, and winds

Regarding Brilliant's 2-14, how lovely.

I fear repeating myself to often (perhaps that is why I haven't really published this blog -officially- yet).

I decided to repeat the CD before moving on. The Bassoon Concerto KV191 is so lively and playful, then the Sinfonia Concertante KV 297b for Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon & Orchestra is too. I have to say that the Oboe Concerto KV314 did not strike any note with me (pun intended ;) )

Especially the Bassoon Concerto is what I want to listen when I play a concerto for winds.