Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 / Strauss, R.: 4 Last Songs / Horn Concerto No. 1

Featuring

Günter Wand
Rudolf Firkušný
Martina Arroyo
Hermann Baumann
Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Richard Strauss

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Recording & Production

This album is part of a posthumous edition of Günter Wand's recordings, aiming to highlight aspects of his musical work not covered by commercially released discs during his lifetime.

Performer Biography

Hermann Baumann, the hornist, was renowned for his mastery of all forms of his instrument, from the valveless horn of Mozart's time to the "cor à piston."

Performer Biography

Günter Wand, the conductor, was Germany's youngest General Music Director in 1946, appointed to rebuild operatic and concert life in Cologne after World War II.

Performer Biography

Hermann Baumann, the hornist, began his musical career as a jazz drummer, choir conductor, pianist, and cellist before studying the horn.

Performer Biography

Martina Arroyo, the soprano, made her debut at Carnegie Hall in 1958 and had her breakthrough in Europe in the 1960s, gaining sensational success filling in for Birgit Nilsson as Aida.

Performer Biography

Günter Wand, the conductor on this album, was entrusted with a new production of Mozart's "The Magic Flute" in 1941, at the age of 29, for the 150th anniversary of Mozart's death.