Andreas Janke, the violinist, is the leader of the first violins in the Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra and a professor of Violin at the Zurich University of the Arts.
Interpretation
The interplay between horn and piano in Beethoven's Sonata Opus 17 can be interpreted as the dialogue of a married couple.
Compositional Technique
Jörg Widmann's 'Air for solo horn' is described as a 'nature piece about proximity and distance', created from natural notes interweaving with open piano strings.
Performer Biography
Mischa Greull, the horn player on this album, is the solo horn player in the Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra and a professor at the Zurich University of the Arts.
Performer Biography
Seung-Yeun Huh, the pianist, is one of Korea's leading pianists and forms the Huh Trio with her sisters.
Interpretation
The Beethoven Sonata for Piano and Horn, Opus 17, was composed for the natural horn without valves, making it slender and simple.
Instruments
Andreas Janke plays a violin by Carlo Bergonzi, named 'Hozier, Andrews', built between 1733 and 1739.
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