performed by David Pyatt and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields under Neville Marriner, or below with Radek Baborák and the RTVE Symphony Orchestra under Jean Jacques Kantorow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqwnlaoJRw8 Here we are with another horn concerto from Mozart for his decades-older … Continue reading Mozart Horn Concerto no. 3 in E flat, K. 447
performed by David Pyatt and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields under Neville Marriner, or below with the fantastic Radek Baborák and the Mito Chamber Orchestra under Seiji Ozawa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7X3ikkOUhI0 W. A. Mozart took pity on Leitgeb, ass, ox and … Continue reading Mozart Horn Concerto no. 2 in E flat, K. 417
I love the French horn. But it has to be one of the most difficult, unreliable, wobbly instruments in the ensemble. In most (rare-ish) cases of a missed entry or high note, a ‘whoops’ of loss of tone or control, the … Continue reading Concert Review: NSO’s Blast of Spring
Fugue for Thought 