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Horn Concerto (Sallinen)
Horn Concerto may refer to: * Horn Concerto (Carter) * Horn Concerto (Glière) * Horn Concerto (Jacob) * Horn Concerto (Ligeti) * Horn Concerto (Widmann) * Horn Concerto (Williams) John Williams's Concerto for Horn and Orchestra is a solo composition for horn with orchestra accompaniment. Williams wrote the piece for principal horn player Dale Clevenger of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra The Chicago Symphony Orchestra ( ... {{disambiguation * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horn Concerto (Carter)
The Concerto for Horn and Orchestra is a horn concerto by the American composer Elliott Carter. The work was commissioned by the Boston Symphony Orchestra for the horn player James Sommerville. It was first performed on November 15, 2007 in Boston by Sommerville and the Boston Symphony Orchestra under the conductor James Levine. Composition The concerto has a duration of 12 minutes and is composed in seven short connected sections, which Carter described in the program note as "presenting the many different facets of the horn, which are most remarkable and beautiful." Instrumentation The work is scored for solo horn and an orchestra comprising two piccolos, flute, two oboes, cor anglais, two clarinets, bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet, two bassoons, contrabassoon, two trumpets, two trombones, tuba, three percussionists, piano, and strings. Reception Reviewing the world premiere, Jeremy Eichler of ''The Boston Globe'' praised the concerto, writing: Reviewing the Unit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horn Concerto (Glière)
Reinhold Glière's Concerto for Horn and Orchestra in B-flat major, Op. 91, was completed in 1951. It was premiered on May 10, 1951 by Russian horn player Valery Polekh in Leningrad (later renamed St. Petersburg) with the Leningrad Radio Symphony Orchestra. Background Polekh met Glière at the Bolshoi Theatre in 1950, during a break in a rehearsal of Glière's ballet '' The Bronze Horseman''. During this brief encounter, Polekh suggested that Gliere write a concerto for the horn. Gliere promised he would work on a concerto in his free time. Polekh later met with Glière and demonstrated the capabilities of the horn to him; a year later, Glière finished writing the concerto. The Horn Concerto is perhaps the best known of Glière's acclaimed works. The addition of valves in the early 19th century allowed composers a greater flexibility in their compositions, and the horn became a full range solo instrument. Many composers, valuing its large range and unique tone, incorporat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horn Concerto (Jacob)
The Concerto for Horn and Strings is a concerto for horn and string orchestra in three movements by the English composer Gordon Jacob. The work was composed in 1951 for soloist Dennis Brain and premiered on 8 May 1951, with Jacob conducting the Riddick String Orchestra in Wigmore Hall, London. The piece has been regarded as one of the most popular horn concertos of the 20th century. Structure The work has a duration of roughly 25 minutes and is composed in three movements: #Allegro moderato #Adagio molto #Allegro con spirito, quasi presto Reception Reviewing its world premiere, ''The Musical Times'' wrote, "It is music designed for entertainment rather than edification, thrown off with the sure, light touch of a master craftsman, but though it in no way taxes the listener, it makes phenomenal demands on the soloist." In 2007, Andrew McGregor of the BBC also praised the concerto, writing: See also *List of compositions for horn This is a selected list of musical compos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horn Concerto (Ligeti)
''Hamburg Concerto'' (') for solo horn and chamber orchestra with four obbligato natural horns is one of György Ligeti's last works, composed in 1998–99 and revised in 2003. The work was commissioned by the ZEIT-Foundation, expressing the special wish that it should be associated with the City of Hamburg. It is dedicated to the German horn player Marie Luise Neunecker, who premiered the original six movements with the Asko Ensemble in January 2001 in Hamburg (the place of the premiere being another special wish from the ZEIT-foundation). The final revision is cast in seven movements: György Ligeti wrote about his work: The name was chosen in analogy to Bach's ''Brandenburg Concertos The ''Brandenburg Concertos'' by Johann Sebastian Bach (Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis, BWV 1046–1051), are a collection of six instrumental works presented by Bach to Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg-Schwedt, Christian Ludwig, Margrave of Brandenburg ...'' (''Brandenburgische Konzerte' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horn Concerto (Widmann)
Jörg Widmann's Horn Concerto was composed in 2023–24 and premiered on 30 May 2024 with soloist Stefan Dohr and the Berlin Philharmonic under the direction of Simon Rattle at Berliner Philharmonie. The work has enigmatic as well as humorous elements. History In the 2023–24 season, Widmann was Berlin Philharmonic's Composer in Residence and made his debut conducting the orchestra. Widmann composed a concerto during the residency for the orchestras principle horn and dedicatee Stefan Dohr. The composer and the soloist had met with sketch material about ten times. With the premiere of this work Widmann's residency with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra came to an end. The horn concerto has been commissioned by the Berlin Philharmonic, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, Brussels Philharmonic and Lucerne Symphony Orchestra. Structure The 7-movement horn concerto last 38 minutes. The number seven has been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horn Concerto (Williams)
John Williams's Concerto for Horn and Orchestra is a solo composition for horn with orchestra accompaniment. Williams wrote the piece for principal horn player Dale Clevenger of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra The Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) was founded by Theodore Thomas in 1891. The ensemble makes its home at Orchestra Hall in Chicago and plays a summer season at the Ravinia Festival. The music director is Riccardo Muti, who began his tenu ... in 2003 on a commission from the Edward F. Schmidt Family Commissioning Fund. The premiere performance took place on November 29, 2003. The work is technically demanding of the performer, and Williams himself described it as a symphonic poem that explores a variety of colors and moods. Unlike most instrumental concerti, this particular work is written in five movements. #Angelus: ''Far far away, like bells ... At evening pealing'' #The Battle of the Trees: ''Swift Oak ... Stout Guardian of the Door'' #Pastorale: ''There Cam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |