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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.

No photograph: Paul Sablinskis Paul Sablinskismarimba Brachi Tillespiano Richard Runnelsfrench horn
  • CatalogueMD 3172
  • Released1997
  • Playing time108 minutes 51 seconds
  • Recorded at Move Records Studio

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1 of 26 tracks have a preview · 13 works · 108:51

  1. Sonata in F, Op. 17Ludwig van Beethoven 3 movements15:33
    1. 1 Allegro moderato 9:11
    2. 2 Poco Adagio, quasi Andante 1:15
    3. 3 Rondo: Allegro moderato 5:07
  2. 4 Élégie Francis Poulenc 10:06
  3. Unmeasured PreludesJacques-François Gallay 6 movements8:05
    1. 5 25 :54
    2. 6 22 1:27
    3. 7 27 1:33
    4. 8 26 1:26
    5. 9 23 1:53
    6. 10 31 :52
  4. 11 Tender Mercies George Dreyfus 4:14
  5. 12 Rotations for 16 Horns Ronald Caltabiano 4:56
  6. 13 Villanelle Paul Dukas 6:42
  7. 201 En Forêt Eugène Bozza 6:36
  8. 202 Of Old Angkor Helen Gifford 6:54
  9. 203 Romance, Op. 36 Camille Saint-Saëns 3:58
  10. 204 Fantasy Malcolm Arnold 3:53
  11. Adagio & Allegro, Op. 70Robert Schumann 2 movements9:21
    1. 205 Adagio 4:12
    2. 206 Allegro 5:09
  12. MertzazilLarry Sitsky 4 movements9:52
    1. 207 Cerimonioso, ad libitum 3:00
    2. 208 Allegretto, scherzando :59
    3. 209 Quasi fantasia 2:56
    4. 210 Con moto 2:57
  13. Sonata in FPaul Hindemith 3 movements18:41
    1. 211 Mäßig bewegt 6:18
    2. 212 Ruhig bewegt 5:09
    3. 213 Lebhaft 7:14

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.

— 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

superb artistry.

— Philip Farkas

an extremely capable player … firm well controlled playing … completely in command, both technically and musically … absolutely first rate.

— The Herald, Melbourne

Artists

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Paul Sablinskis

marimba

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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Brachi Tilles

piano

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.

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Richard Runnels

french horn

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.

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Malcolm Arnold

composer

Malcolm Arnold is the composer of a Fantasy for French horn.

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Ludwig van Beethoven

composer

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.

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Eugène Bozza

composer

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.

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Ronald Caltabiano

composer

Ronald Caltabiano is a composer whose Rotations for sixteen horns received its first recording on a double album of French horn music.

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George Dreyfus

composer

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.

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Paul Dukas

composer

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.

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Helen Gifford

composer

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.

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Paul Hindemith

composer

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.

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Francis Poulenc

composer

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.

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Camille Saint-Saëns

composer

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.

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Robert Schumann

composer

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.

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Larry Sitsky

composer

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.

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Jacques-François Gallay

composer

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.

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List price
$25.00 AUD
Total playing time
108 minutes 51 seconds
Release date
Categories
Australian, Classical
Genres
Romantic & Impressionist, Classical Era, Contemporary Classical
Musical work copyright
© 1997 Move Records
Sound recording copyright
℗ 1997 Move Records
Catalogue
MD 3172
EAN
9314574317220

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