French Horn Soloists

Pieces for French Horn and Piano by DOUGLAS ALLANBROOK: The Majesty Of The Horn Stravinsky's always been my favorite 20th century composer. That's why I'm so drawn to Allanbrook's music—particularly this monumental, nearly symphonic French horn and piano piece. No writing I know so passionately explores the horn's enormous range of expression. Allanbrook's son John, a rising young horn virtuoso, turns in an extraordinarily sensitive reading—it's obvious their musical bonds go far deeper then the score. "Night Music", a panoramic five-movement suite for piano, rounds out the CD.

The Silver Hound - British Music for Tenor, Horn, and Piano. Bruce Atwell - Horn Frank Hoppmeister - Tenor Timothy Lovelace - Piano The Silver Hound - by Betty Roe (b. 1930) Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal - by Benjamin Britten Affirmations - by Clair Liddell (b. 1937) Three Songs from the Heart of the Matter - by Benjamin Britten Three Old English Song Arrangements - by Frank Spedding (1929-2001)

PROGRAM LISTING Themes from Die Fledermaus (J. Strauss Jr.) Queen of the Night from The magic Flute (W.A. Mozart) Che gelida manina from La Boheme (G. Puccini) Sempre Libera from La Traviata (G. Verdi) Nessun dorma from Turandot (G. Puccini) La donna e mobile from Rigoletto (G. Verdi) Largo al factorum from The Barber of Seville (G. Rossini) Un bel di from Madame Butterfly (G. Puccini) Che faro senza Euridice from Orfeo (Gluck) All'idea di qual metallo from The Barber of Seville (G. Rossini)

World premiere recordings of six new pieces by five different composers that were written for hornist Thomas Bacon and pianist Caio Pagano. The title comes from the major work on the disc: Trio “a carta de Pero Vaz de Caminha” for horn violin and piano. Inspired by the writing of Pero Vaz de Caminha, the secretary and keeper of the journal chronicling the events of the first Portuguese expedition to Brazil in the year 1500, the Trio describes the explorers’ first sighting of the land and its people.