Fun Horns - Songs for Horns - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

A longtime member of two of the world's most renowned orchestras - The New York Philharmonic and The Philadelphia Orchestra, hornist Howard Wall also performs and records with the All-Star Orchestra, and is an avid chamber music proponent. Among the 22 tracks in his solo album InchMusic for One HornInch, 16 are world-premiere recordings. This is a kaleidoscopic collection of eclectic styles and genres ranging from Charles Koechlin's refined impressionism and Elliott Carter's sophisticated modernism, to Phillip Ramey's Bartokian reflections, Astor Piazzolla's melancholic tango mood, Elizabeth Raum's idiomatic virtuosity, Pascal Proust's exalted dance rhythms, the poetic inspirations of Georges Barboteu, the otherworldly mysticism of Alice Gomez, the profound emotion of Lev Kogan's Kaddish prayer, the stunning beauty and unique rhythms of Bulgarian folk music and Venezuelan joropo. Album Tracks 1. Calavera 2. Retracing II 3. Five Poetic Pieces~I. Andante cantabile 4. Five Poetic Pieces~II. Mouvement trés libre 5. Five Poetic Pieces~IV. Allegro vivo 6. Pastorale 7. Gargoyles~Nervous (Andante) 8. Gargoyles~Romantic (Lento) 9. Gargoyles~Frolicsome (Moderato) 10. Gargoyles~Doleful (Adagio) 11. Gargoyles~Strident (Moderato con moto) 12. Gargoyles~Malicious (Moderato) 13. Gargoyles~Somnolent (Adagio) 14. Gargoyles~Triumphant (Allegro marcato) 15. Tango Etudes~No. 4 - Lento meditativo 16. Monodie, Opus 218 bis 17. Polegnala e Todora & Gankino Horo 18. Vagabundo 19. Three Preludes~No. 3 20. Kaddish 21. Idiom 22. Tonada y Joropo

The French horn is notoriously difficult to play. You can practise all you like but there is no guarantee that the note you blow into the mouthpiece is the same one which will come out of the bell once it has travelled through all the twists and turns of the tubing. However, when all goes well, the horn is glorious and I absolutely love being a horn player, even with all risks - and maybe even because of them. (Sarah Willis) After the enormous success of Mozart y Mambo (ALPHA578) which went straight to Number 1 in Germany on in 2020, Alpha has decided to reissue one of the first albums recorded by this multi-talented and tireless ambassador of the French horn. In this re- of the 2014 album, Horn Discoveries, Sarah Willis demonstrates all the rich potential of her instrument with exciting original compositions and beautiful arrangements of well-loved repertoire pieces such as Tchaikovsky's Souvenir d'un lieu cher, Dvorak's Humoresque, Bizet's Les Pêcheurs de Perles and Debussy's Clair de Lune. Album Tracks 1. Velvet Valves (Six Romantic Trio Arrangements) 2. Song of a New World 3. Mainframe Tropics 4. Willisabethan Sarahbande

Album Tracks 1. Cassatio in D Major, Hob. Deest I. Allegro Moderato 2. Cassatio in D Major, Hob. Deest II. Menuet - Trio 3. Cassatio in D Major, Hob. Deest III. Adagio 4. Cassatio in D Major, Hob. Deest IV. Menuet - Trio 5. Cassatio in D Major, Hob. Deest V. Finale. Allegro 6. Divertimento in E-Flat Major, Hob. II 21 I. Allegro Molto 7. Divertimento in E-Flat Major, Hob. II 21 II. Menuet - Trio 8. Divertimento in E-Flat Major, Hob. II 21 III. Adagio 9. Divertimento in E-Flat Major, Hob. II 21 IV. Menuet. Poco Allegro - Trio 10. Divertimento in E-Flat Major, Hob. II 21 V. Finale. Presto 11. Concerto in D Major, Hob. Viid 3 I. Allegro 12. Concerto in D Major, Hob. Viid 3 II. Adagio 13. Concerto in D Major, Hob. Viid 3 III. Allegro 14. Divertimento a Tre in E-Flat Major, Hob. IV 5 I. Moderato Assai (Thema Con Variazioni) 15. Divertimento a Tre in E-Flat Major, Hob. IV 5 II. Finale. Allegro Di Molto 16. Divertimento in D Major, Hob. II 22 I. Presto 17. Divertimento in D Major, Hob. II 22 II. Menuet - Trio 18. Divertimento in D Major, Hob. II 22 III. Largo 19. Divertimento in D Major, Hob. II 22 IV. Menuet - Trio 20. Divertimento in D Major, Hob. II 22 V. Finale. Allegro Molto