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Hornocopia
Richard Runnels
A must for all French Horn players!
The most famous pieces for horn and piano – acclaimed horn player Richard Runnels' exciting new double CD 'Hornocopia' is now available. With 110 minutes of music from the classical to the contemporary. The most famous pieces for horn and piano – Beethoven's 'Sonata in F, op. 17', Schumann's 'Adagio and Allegro, op. 70', Dukas' 'Villanelle', Poulenc's 'Élégie', Hindemith's 'Sonata in F' and more. A valuable disc for horn students and teachers, most of the repertoire is drawn from the AMEB and VCE syllabuses. The premier recording of 'Rotations' for sixteen horns by American composer Ronald Caltabiano, on which Runnels performs all 16 parts is the highlight of this wonderful collection. Press quotes:
“On this two disc set ... all is perfection and there is no doubt that Richard Runnels ... is among the elite of his craft. As a compendium of horn playing ... at its very best, these CDs are valuable.”
— Soundscapes “It is a terrific set, especially for those new to collecting recorded horn repertoire, for this is a great 'one-stop-shopping' source of the mainstays.”— The Horn Call Audio preview:
Fantasy (Malcolm Arnold) download Track Listing:
Sonata in F, op.17 (Beethoven)
Élégie (Poulenc) Unmeasured Preludes (Gallay) Tender Mercies (Dreyfus) Rotations for 16 horns (Caltabiano) Villanelle (Dukas) En Forêt (Bozza) Of Old Angkor (Helen Gifford) Romance, op.36 (Camille Saint-Saëns) Fantasy (Malcolm Arnold) Adagio & Allegro, op.70 (Robert Schumann) Mertzazil (Larry Sitsky) Sonata in F (Paul Hindemith) Catalogue Number: MD3172
Price: AU$26.00
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 Featured Artists:
American-born horn player Richard Runnels, is currently the principal horn of the Orchestra Victoria. A graduate of the Interlochen Arts Academy, he attended Indiana University and the Salzburg Mozarteum. A former member of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra and artist-in-residence at the Victorian College of the Arts, he has performed solo and chamber concerts around the world. Richard Runnels made his conducting debut with the Australian Ballet in 1986 and his opera debut at Italy’s Spoleto Festival in 1987.
A specialist in accompanying and chamber music, Brachi Tilles has appeared as soloist with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Rantos Collegium, Queensland Philharmonic Orchestra and the Melbourne Chamber Orchestra, including their tour of Korea.
Paul Sablinskis (marimba) is a percussionist with the State Orchestra of Victoria. Paul has performed with many contemporary music ensembles including the Seymour Group, and joined the State Orchestra of Victoria in l983.
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