Nikolaus von Krufft, composer of the Sonata for Piano and Horn in E major, was the son of a state minister and studied composition under Albrechtsberger, a highly sought-after teacher.
Performer Biography
Daniel Hill, the pianist on this album, won the Hopkinson Gold Medal and graduated with 1st Class Honours from the Royal College of Music.
Compositional Technique
Schumann's Adagio and Allegro, Op. 70, was designed to showcase the new virtuosic capabilities of the valved horn, an instrument that had only recently replaced the natural horn in orchestras.
Composer Biography
York Bowen, composer of the Sonata for Horn and Piano in E flat major, was a child prodigy who made his musical debut at age 8 as a piano soloist.
Composition History
Robert Schumann, a composer known for his piano works and lieder, composed his Adagio and Allegro for Horn and Piano in an intense week in February 1849.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Esa-Pekka Salonen, composer of Concert Étude for solo Horn, wrote the piece as an homage to his horn teacher, Holger Fransman, who was like a grandfather to him.
Performer Biography
Ben Goldscheider, the horn player on this album, reached the Final of the BBC Young Musician Competition in 2016.
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