The authorship of the 'second horn concerto' is debated, with some musicologists attributing it to Joseph Haydn's brother, Michael Haydn.
Composition History
Joseph Haydn's First Horn Concerto was likely written for Joseph Leutgeb, an outstanding hornist and contemporary of Haydn, due to its technically demanding solo part.
Interpretation
Felix Klieser, who plays the horn without arms, spent years training his breath and tongue to achieve desired tone colors without using the traditional 'stopping' technique with the hand in the bell.
Performer Biography
Felix Klieser, the hornist on this album, was born without arms and operates the horn's valves with the toes of his left foot.
Composition History
Mozart's 'Horn Concerto no. 0' in E-flat major, featured on this album, is a reconstruction from two fragments (K370b and K371) whose history involves Mozart's widow distributing parts of the manuscript.
Composer Biography
Michael Haydn, Joseph Haydn's younger brother, was a colleague and close friend of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in Salzburg.
Performer Biography
Felix Klieser developed a special tripod with an instrument maker to hold his horn at head height, as he was born without arms.
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