Horn Concertos / R.STRAUSS, PFLÜGER, SCHOECK (CD Album)

UPC: 4006408104438

Overview

Andrew Joy’s luminous horn sound shines in this 1995 Capriccio release of four horn concertos spanning the 20th century. The Kölner Rundfunk‑Sinfonie‑Orchester navigates Richard Strauss’s virtuosic Concertos No. 1 & 2, Othmar Schoeck’s rich Op. 65, and Hans Georg Pflüger’s dynamic modern concerto under the dual direction of Werner Andreas Albert and Wolf‑Dieter Hauschild.

Product Features

Format & Release

• Format: CD, Album (Digital Stereo, DDD)
• Country: Germany
• Release Date: 1995
• Genre: Classical (Concertos)
• Label: Capriccio (2) – 10 443

Physical Specs

• Number of Discs: 1
• Total Runtime: 68:13
• Language: Instrumental

Track Listing

Richard Strauss – Concerto No. 2 in E‑flat Major for Horn & Orchestra (1942)

• 1. Allegro – 8:50
• 2. Andante con moto – 5:41
• 3. Rondo: Allegro molto – 5:28

Othmar Schoeck – Concerto Op. 65 for Horn & String Orchestra 

• 4. Lebhaft, energisch bewegt – 6:16
• 5. Ruhig fließend – 6:05
• 6. Rondo: Äußerst schnell und leicht – 4:32

Hans Georg Pflüger – Concerto for Horn & Orchestra (1983) 

• 7. Maestoso – furioso – 8:22
• 8. Grave – 6:02

Richard Strauss – Concerto No. 1 in E‑flat Major, Op. 11 

• 9. Allegro – 5:34
• 10. Andante – 5:33
• 11. Allegro – Rondo: Allegro – 5:25

Publishers and Artists

• Horn (Solo): Andrew Joy
• Orchestra: Kölner Rundfunk‑Sinfonie‑Orchester
• Conductors: Werner Andreas Albert (Tracks 1–3), Wolf‑Dieter Hauschild (Tracks 4–11)
• Producer: Christoph Held & Heiner Müller‑Adolphi
• Co‑production: Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln & Capriccio
• Engineer: Peter Esser
• Recording Supervisor: Siegfried Spittler
• Design: Atelier Hochlowski; Layout: André Ammel
• Liner Notes: Michael Struck‑Schloen

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