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Horn Concerto for horn and orchestra

  • Year
    2006
  • Duration
    12'
  • Category
    Solo and Orchestra
Instrumentation
1.2picc.2.corA.2.bcl.dbcl.2.dbn-0.2.2.1-perc(3):I=vib/lg gong/bongos/cowbell/high SD/lg almglocke/tgl/sm maracas/high SD/tpl.bl; II=marimba/2tom-t/lg susp.cym/4wdbl/sm susp.cym/2very high pipes/tamb/lg maracas/med SD; III=glsp/BD/low SD/log dr/med susp.cym/wind gong/guiro/lg pipe/med SD-pft-strings
Dedication
To James Levine for James Sommerville
Buy Score
Hendon Music (Boosey & Hawkes)
Manuscripts
Paul Sacher Stiftung
Premiere
Nov 15, 2007/ James Sommerville, horn / Boston Symphony Orchestra / James Levine/ Symphony Hall, Boston, MA
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James Levine, conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, told me several years ago that I should pay attention to the remarkable horn performances given at the symphony concerts of James Sommerville. I was so impressed with this player’s skills and artistic imagination that I decided to write a concerto for him.Many ideas swarmed through my mind, some of which I sketched out and he had the kindness to come to New York City and play them over so beautifully that I got busy with the score in 2006 in New York City.
The work is formed of a number of short sections presenting the many different facets of the horn, which are most remarkable and beautiful.

– Elliott Carter
Recordings (1)
  • Music of Elliott Carter, Volume Eight - 16 Compositions (2002-2009)
    Bridge Records 9314 A/B (2010)
    Martin Owen, horn | BBC Symphony Orchestra, Oliver Knussen, conductor | BBC Singers | New England Conservatory Percussion Ensemble, Frank Epstein, conductor | Leigh Melrose, baritone (+16)
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