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SCHUMANN: Konzertstuck, Op. 86 / HAYDN: Symphony No. 31, "Horn Signal"

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CONCERTOS FOR FOUR HORNS Robert Schumann (1810-1856) Konzertst�ck for four horns, Op. 86 George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) Concerto in F major Georg...

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CONCERTOS FOR FOUR HORNS

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Konzertst�ck for four horns, Op. 86

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

Concerto in F major

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Overture in F major

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)

Symphony No. 31 in D Major 'Horn Signal'

The present recording features original compositions written for horn quartet and orchestra by some of the greatest composers who ever lived. All four works showcase the melodic capabilities of the horn in the upper clarino register and make references to the horn's historical r�le as a signaling instrument. Additionally, Schumann's work explores the possibilities of the newly developed valve horn, which revolutionised the instrument not long after its first appearance in the concert hall. The American Horn Quartet here presents these four well-known, virtuosic works on one disc.

Robert Schumann's Konzertst�ck, Op. 86, for four horns and orchestra, was written in 1849 and first performed in February 1850 at the Leipzig Gewandhaus.

It was written during a period of physical and psychological well-being for the composer while he was in a frenzy of creative activity. In addition to his Adagio and Allegro, Op. 70, for horn and piano and Five Hunting Songs, Op. 137, for horn quartet and male chorus, Schumann completed nearly forty works in 1849 alone.

His Konzertst�ck is one of the first large-scale works to exploit the capabilities of the valve horn, which was becoming more popular than the hand horn in Germany at this time. A virtuosic showpiece for the horn soloists, for many years this work was considered unplayable. This recording features the American Horn Quartet playing the original 1849 edition, which differs from the wellknown 1851 edition most notably in the inclusion of several additional high concert 'A's.

The Concerto in F major of George Frideric Handel is one of the works written at the time of the War of the Austrian Succession from 1745 to 1748. Written around 1746, the opening is remarkably similar to the famous overture to the music for the Royal Fireworks, which was performed in 1749 to celebrate the signing of the Peace Aix-la-Chapelle, the treaty that officially ended the War.

The stately opening leads into a lively section graced by sparkling ornamentation in this version by the American Horn Quartet.

Georg Philipp Telemann's Overture in F major was written while he was in Hamburg, where he served for the greater part of his career as the music director of Hamburg's five main churches and as Kantor of the Johanneum Lateinschule. Many of Telemann's works have descriptive titles and imitate natural sounds and daily life, as in this Overture. In fact, Die konzertierendenden Frosche und Krahen (The Concert of the Frogs and Crows) may be the most outrageous example of his imitative pieces with its extreme use of chromaticism.

The Overture was first performed on 4th June, 1725 to celebrate a visit by the Duke of Brunswick-L�neburg to Hamburg. The Alster or Alster Lake is a large artificial lake located in the heart of Hamburg. The Overture may have been originally performed outdoors, making the use of four horns well suited to the horn's historical association as an outdoor signaling instrument. Folk influences are prominent in this work with drones imitating a hurdy-gurdy or bagpipe while everyday life can be heard in the echoes across the Alster, the mechanical Hamburg carillons, and the croaks and clucks of the frogs and crows.

Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 31 in D major 'Horn Signal' was composed in September 1765, shortly after Haydn's appointment to the position of Vice- Kapellmeister to the Esterhazy family. The piece was undoubtedly written specifically for the virtuoso horn section that was at Esterhazy in 1765, which included Carl Franz, Thaddaus Steinm�ller, Johann May, and Franz Stamitz. Haydn wrote several works featuring the horn around this time, probably for one of these players, including two horn concertos (the one known today as No.1 was written in 1762, while the other was written around 1761-65. No. 2 is considered spurious) as well as the Divertimento a tre for horn, violin, and violoncello (1767) and the Cassation for four horns and strings (c.

1763).

Lin Foulk

Disc 1

Konzertstuck, Op. 86

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Performed by: Sinfonia Varsovia
Composed by: Robert Schumann
Conducted by: Dariusz Wisniewski

I. Lebhaft - 6:51
II. Romanze - 4:28
III. Sehr Lebhaft - 5:49

Concerto in F major, HWV 335b

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Performed by: Sinfonia Varsovia
Composed by: George Frideric Handel
Conducted by: Dariusz Wisniewski

Concerto in F major, HWV 335b - 6:16

Overture in F major, "Alster Echo", TWV 55:F11

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Performed by: Sinfonia Varsovia
Composed by: Georg Philipp Telemann
Conducted by: Dariusz Wisniewski

I. Overture - 4:34
II. Die Kanonierende Pallas - 2:08
III. Das Alster-Echo - 1:56
IV. Die Hamburgischen Glockenspiele - 2:47
V. Der Schwanengesang - 2:39
VI. Der Alsterschafer Dorfmusik - 1:27
VII. Die Konzertierenden Frosche und Krahen - 2:16
VIII. Der Ruhende Pan - 2:57
IX. Der Schafer und Nymphen Eilfertiger Abzug - 2:47

Symphony No. 31 in D major, "Horn Signal", Hob.I:31

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Performed by: Sinfonia Varsovia
Composed by: Franz Joseph Haydn
Conducted by: Dariusz Wisniewski

I. Allegro - 5:03
II. Adagio - 6:05
III. Menuet - 4:22
IV. Finale: Moderato - 12:29

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Composer(s):
Handel, George Frideric; Haydn, Franz Joseph; Schumann, Robert; Telemann, Georg Philipp

Conductor(s):
Wisniewski, Dariusz

Orchestra(s):
Sinfonia Varsovia

Label: Naxos Classics
UPC: 747313274727
Item Number: 8557747
Release Date: Dec 13, 2005