Horn Concertos: Christoph Forster, Carl Heinrich Graun, Johann Joachim Quantz

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Release Date: 18th Mar 2022
Catalogue No: CC72904
Label: Challenge Classics
Length: 55 minutes

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Förster, C: Horn Concerto in E-Flat Major

Work length14:07

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Fréderick Franssen
Members of the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Members of the Radio Philharmonic Orchestra

I. Allegro / con discretione

Track length5:34

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II. Adagio

Track length3:29

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III. Allegro

Track length5:04

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Graun, C H: Concerto in E major

Work length6:41

$4.00

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$7.00

Fréderick Franssen
Members of the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Members of the Radio Philharmonic Orchestra

I. Largo

Track length1:10

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II. Allegro

Track length2:11

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III. Siciliano

Track length1:25

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IV. Allegro

Track length1:55

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Graun, C H: Trio Sonata in D major

Work length15:56

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Fréderick Franssen
Members of the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Members of the Radio Philharmonic Orchestra

I. Allegretto

Track length3:02

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II. Andante

Track length2:20

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III. Allegro

Track length3:49

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I. Adagio

Track length1:06

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II. Allegro

Track length2:08

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III. Largo

Track length1:27

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IV. Menuet

Track length2:04

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anon.: Concerto in E-Flat Major

Work length8:32

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Fréderick Franssen
Members of the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Members of the Radio Philharmonic Orchestra

I. (Allegro)

Track length3:01

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II. Largo

Track length2:42

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III. Allegro

Track length2:49

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Quantz: Concerto in E flat major

Work length9:50

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Fréderick Franssen
Members of the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Members of the Radio Philharmonic Orchestra

I. Allegro

Track length4:07

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$1.75

II. Siciliano, Larghetto

Track length3:00

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III. Allegro II

Track length2:43

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A rare and precious disc of Baroque horn concertos, all of which come from a Swedish collection named 'Wenster'. The composers and the works have all a connection with the town of Dresden, an especially vibrant musical centre at the half of 18th century. The pieces are played on modern instruments by musicians who are well-informed on historical performance practice.

Frederick Franssen: From among the enormous choice of horn repertoire available in the early stages of my study of the instrument, my interest was piqued by the very earliest horn music. The music from that era did and still does exert its magic on me due to the pure beauty of its clear and transparent sound world. One of my first finds on this quest of discovery through the Baroque period was a concerto by an unknown hand, which appears on this album and comes from a very special collection the 'Wenster'. The library at the University of Lund in Sweden contains one of the largest collections of horn music from the first half of the 18th century, under the name of 'Wenster'. The manuscript contains 18 works, with virtually all of the composers having some sort of connection to the city of Dresden, and it may have been transcribed by a travelling horn player during a visit to that city. The six works on this recording are all taken from this collection.

Frederick Franssen (1977) plays the French Horn in the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. Besides the orchestra he performs as a soloist.

Horn Concertos: Christoph Forster, Carl Heinrich Graun, Johann Joachim Quantz

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