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Hark! The horn!

The French horn is expressive. it can be mellow, it can be heroic. It has some of the greatest parts in the orchestral literature, but is also a thrilling solo instrument. We’ll hear it in a chamber music setting and as a soloist partner with a tenor. The full resources of the instrument are on full display.

Compositions and Recordings

Trio in E-flat for Piano, Violin and Horn, Op. 40
by Johannes Brahms
Sebok, Grumiaux, Orval

Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings
by Benjamin Britten
Carlo Maria Giulini and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Dale Clevenger, Robert Tear

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