Strauss: Horn Concerto No. 1, Duett-Concertino & Serenade in E flat major

Featuring

Alec Frank-Gemmill
Robin Ticciati
Maximiliano Martín
Peter Whelan
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Scottish Chamber Orchestra Wind Soloists

Richard Strauss

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Composer Biography

Richard Strauss grew up with the sound of the horn constantly present, as his father was the principal horn player in the Munich court orchestra for nearly fifty years.

Critical Reception

Richard Strauss himself described his early Serenade in E flat major as 'the respectable work of a music student', acknowledging his immaturity at the time.

Composition History

Richard Strauss's Serenade in E flat major, Opus 7, for 13 wind instruments, was composed when he was seventeen or eighteen years old.

Composition History

Richard Strauss composed his Horn Concerto No. 1 at the age of fourteen, showing remarkable assurance for a teenager.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Richard Strauss provided a narrative for his Duett-Concertino, describing a dancing princess, a grotesque bear, and its transformation into a prince.

Notable Performances

The premiere of the Serenade in E flat major was conducted by Franz Wüllner in Dresden on November 27, 1882.

Composition History

The Duett-Concertino was composed by Richard Strauss in 1947, during a period often called his 'Indian summer', where he created smaller-scale works of a more Classical nature.