This album celebrates Jasper de Waal's twenty-fifth anniversary as a professional hornist.
Composition History
Carl Reinecke's Trio in B flat major for clarinet, horn and piano marked the beginning of Jasper de Waal's career, as he played it for his final exams twenty-five years ago.
Performer Biography
Candida Thompson, the violinist, is the artistic director and lead violin of Amsterdam Sinfonietta, a position she has held since 2003.
Performer Biography
Jasper de Waal, the horn player on this album, was the first horn with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra from 2004 until 2012.
Performer Biography
Frank van de Laar, the pianist, won a bronze medal at the prestigious Brahms International Piano Competition Hamburg in 1987.
Performer Biography
Hans Colbers, the clarinetist, is the solo-clarinetist in the 'Residentie Orkest' in The Hague since 1995 and a professor at the 'Conservatorium van Amsterdam'.
Compositional Technique
Schumann's Adagio and Allegro for horn and piano is a milestone in horn development, being the first composition explicitly written for the valve horn.
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