The Horn in Romanticism / Nilsen, Fossheim

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Label
2L
Release Date
January 1, 2021
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      VARIOUS
    • PERFORMER
      Nilsen Fossheim
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      January 01, 2021
    • UPC
      7041888525523
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      2L162SABD
    • LABEL
      2L
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      2
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Villanelle

      Composer: Paul Dukas

      Performer: Steinar Granmo Nilsen, Kristin Fossheim

    2. 6 Melodies: No. 3. Andante

      Composer: Charles Gounod

      Performer: Steinar Granmo Nilsen, Kristin Fossheim

    3. Romance in F Major, Op. 36 (arr. for horn and piano)

      Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

      Performer: Steinar Granmo Nilsen, Kristin Fossheim

    4. Larghetto (arr. for horn and piano)

      Composer: Emmanuel Chabrier

      Performer: Steinar Granmo Nilsen, Kristin Fossheim

    5. Andante e polacca, Op. posth.

      Composer: Carl Czerny

      Performer: Steinar Granmo Nilsen, Kristin Fossheim

    6. Nocturne, Op. 7

      Composer: Franz Strauss

      Performer: Steinar Granmo Nilsen, Kristin Fossheim

    7. Adagio and Allegro, Op. 70 (version for horn and piano)

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Steinar Granmo Nilsen, Kristin Fossheim

    8. Andante in C Major, TrV 155

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Performer: Steinar Granmo Nilsen, Kristin Fossheim


The sound of the horn epitomized stormy emotions for composers of Romantic music. Robert Schumann is said to have spoken of the horn as being the orchestra's soul. For poets, the horn's sound was a symbol of the soul's longing. For horn players, however, what was at stake for much of the Romantic period was the soul of the horn itself, for it was an instrument that faced experiment and change occasioned by new technology, notably the invention of the valve. This recording explores and illustrates this important era in the evolution of the horn.