The album "Metamorphosis" explores how the horn and piano have changed over time, featuring natural horn, romantic valve horn, and modern horn in dialogue with fortepiano, romantic, and modern pianos.
Instruments
The Beethoven Sonata is performed on a Natural Horn by F. Courtois (Paris, 1833) and a Conrad Graf Pianoforte (Vienna, 1821/22).
Interpretation
The performers, Pˇremysl Vojta and Tobias Koch, aimed to highlight individual musical identities through the use of varied instruments rather than homogenizing the timbre.
Instruments
Giselher Klebe's work is performed on an F-/B-Double Horn by Gebr. Alexander (Mainz, 2012) and a Steinway & Sons Concert Grand (Hamburg, 1992).
Performer Biography
Pˇremysl Vojta, the horn player, won First Prize at the 2010 ARD International Music Competition in Munich and received the prestigious Beethoven Ring Award in 2011.
Recording & Production
The recording process involved using three different types of horns and three different keyboard instruments over three days to demonstrate the evolution of instrumental timbre.
Instruments
The Schumann works are played on an F-Horn by Daniel Fuchs (Vienna, late 19th century) for Op. 70, and an F-/B-Double Horn by Gebr. Alexander (Mainz, 2012) for Opp. 73 and 94, with a Pierre Erard Pianoforte (Paris, 1839).
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