Hornocopia
About 110 minutes of French horn music, from classical staples to contemporary scores. Much of the programme sits on the AMEB French Horn syllabus, and several works appear here on CD for the first time – a practical set for students and teachers.
Ludwig van Beethoven composer
Eugène Bozza composer
Ronald Caltabiano composer
George Dreyfus composer
Paul Dukas composer
Jacques-François Gallay composer
Helen Gifford composer
Paul Hindemith composer
Francis Poulenc composer
Camille Saint-Saëns composer
Robert Schumann composer
Larry Sitsky composer
A must for all French horn players.
Acclaimed horn player Richard Runnels presents the core horn-and-piano repertoire on this double CD: 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, spanning classical to contemporary writing.
Most of the works are drawn from the AMEB and VCE syllabuses, making the set especially useful for students and teachers. The highlight is the premiere recording of Ronald Caltabiano’s Rotations for sixteen horns, with Runnels performing every part.
Reviews
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.
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.
superb artistry.
an extremely capable player … firm well controlled playing … completely in command, both technically and musically … absolutely first rate.
Artists
Paul Sablinskis
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.
Brachi Tilles
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.
Richard Runnels
Richard Runnels is an American-born horn player long based in Melbourne as principal horn of Orchestra Victoria and director of Melbourne Windpower. His solo recordings span core horn repertoire and Australian works.
Audio preview
Tracks
- Allegro moderato 9:11
- Poco Adagio, quasi Andante 1:15
- Rondo: Allegro moderato 5:07
- Élégie Francis Poulenc 10:06
- 25 :54
- 22 1:27
- 27 1:33
- 26 1:26
- 23 1:53
- 31 :52
- Tender Mercies George Dreyfus 4:14
- Rotations for 16 Horns Ronald Caltabiano 4:56
- Villanelle Paul Dukas 6:42
Sonata in F, Op. 17 Ludwig van Beethoven
Unmeasured Preludes Jacques-François Gallay
Disc 2
- En Forêt Eugène Bozza 6:36
- Of Old Angkor Helen Gifford 6:54
- Romance, Op. 36 Camille Saint-Saëns 3:58
- Fantasy Malcolm Arnold 3:53
- Adagio 4:12
- Allegro 5:09
- Cerimonioso, ad libitum 3:00
- Allegretto, scherzando :59
- Quasi fantasia 2:56
- Con moto 2:57
- Mäßig bewegt 6:18
- Ruhig bewegt 5:09
- Lebhaft 7:14
Adagio & Allegro, Op. 70 Robert Schumann
Mertzazil Larry Sitsky
Sonata in F Paul Hindemith
Performers
- Richard Runnels
- Brachi Tilles · all except disc 1 tracks 5–10 and 12; disc 2 tracks 2, 4, 7–10
- Paul Sablinskis · marimba · disc 2 track 2
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) was a German composer and pianist whose music stands at the centre of the Western classical tradition, bridging the Classical and Romantic eras.
Eugène Bozza
Eugène Bozza (1905–1991) was a French composer and violinist, best known for a large body of chamber music for wind instruments. His larger works include symphonies, operas and ballets, though these are seldom performed outside France.
George Dreyfus
One of Australia's best-known composers, especially for the theme from the television series Rush, George Dreyfus was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany at Victorian Parliament House for services to music.
Paul Dukas
Paul Dukas (1865–1935) was a French composer, critic and teacher whose surviving works are few but exacting. He is best known for the orchestral scherzo The Sorcerer's Apprentice.
Helen Gifford
Helen Gifford OAM is an Australian composer whose music often draws on Balinese and Javanese elements. She writes for stage, orchestra, chamber ensemble and solo instruments.
Paul Hindemith
Paul Hindemith wrote music that thinks like Bach and speaks in a lean modern tongue: dense counterpoint, clear forms, and harmony that uses every chromatic note without abandoning tonality. His sonatas for ordinary and unlikely instruments remain essential working repertoire.
Francis Poulenc
Francis Poulenc's music swings from boulevard wit to peasant devotion. Perpetual-motion piano, chamber sonatas, horn élégies, Christmas and penitential motets, a Gloria, and songs that can flirt, mourn or protest sit side by side in the catalogue.
Camille Saint-Saëns
Camille Saint-Saëns wrote music of classical clarity and Romantic colour: the Organ Symphony’s blazing finale, the glittering Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, the late Clarinet Sonata, and the song Clair de lune that still draws listeners into moonlight and memory.
Robert Schumann
Robert Schumann (1810–1856) was a German composer and music critic of the early Romantic era. His piano works and songs remain among the most enduring of the period.
Larry Sitsky
Larry Sitsky's activities as a composer, pianist, writer, broadcaster and teacher place him among the foremost ambassadors of contemporary Australian piano music. His work has made a lasting contribution to the Australian musical tradition.
Jacques-François Gallay
Jacques François Gallay was a French horn player and composer. Gallay studied at the Conservatoire de Paris at Louis François Dauprat. Gallay's work is very extensive. In addition to didactic works, etudes, and a horn school, he composed two horn concertos, and various other works for horn and orchestra.
Where to listen
Hornocopia is available for streaming through Apple Music. It can also be purchased through the iTunes Music Store.
Hornocopia is available as a CD. It can be purchased online through Buywell Music or the Australian Music Centre which both offer online ordering.
Product details
- Catalogue number
- MD 3172
- List price
- $25.00 AUD
- Total playing time
- 108 minutes 51 seconds
- Producer
- Martin Wright
Richard Runnels - Recording Engineer
- Martin Wright
Vaughan McAlley - Editing Engineer
- Vaughan McAlley
- Venue
- Move Records Studio
- Thanks to
- Creative Australia
- Release date
- 1997
- Musical work
copyright - © 1997 Move Records
- Sound recording
copyright - ℗ 1997 Move Records
- Categories
- Australian, Classical
- Genres
- Romantic & Impressionist, Classical Era, Contemporary Classical
- Barcode
- EAN 9314574317220
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