As horn solos go – they don’t come much more immediate and exposed than this…
Horns
Yet More Horns
During the time that I have been sharing these bits of music I have offered a number of recordings of groups of horns playing in a variety of styles. I think that this is different from all the previous shares – hope you like it.
A Wagner Appetiser
A small taster of Wagner – not the whole Ring Cycle – just the prelude to Das Rheingold – the first of the four operas.
Flight of the Bumblehorn
Something easier to listen to today – and it is a few days since we had a horn player.
An Unusual Horn Choir
Every now and again I like to share something a bit unusual – here is this week’s treat!
Back to Bach
I’m staying with that old Reader’s Digest collection today. The first disc included the Brandenburg Concerto No.1 and it is interesting to think that, assuming I started with Disc 1, this may have been the first piece of classical music I had listened to.
Another Take on the Same Theme
Yesterday’s choice was (as I am sure many of you already knew!) on a composition of Paganini – a piece of music that seems to have inspired more arrangements and transcriptions than just about anything else I know.
A Famous Ballet
Those of you who have followed this series of posts will no doubt have noticed a slight bias towards orchestral music with good horn parts from time to time 😂 – today’s ‘big piece’ is another example of that.
An Opportunity to Boogie
Something light from the London Horn Sound today – its been a while since they last featured in my posts!!
A Simple Song
Leonard Bernstein has featured a few times – as conductor and composer – and this is another share of his music – this time it is not from West Side Story but from his Mass. Arranged for Brass Quintet this version is from one of my favourite CDs from the many that the Canadian Brass have produced – I know I have shared at least one track from this before.