Description
Hornithology includes the premiere recording of Gunther Schuller’s Five Pieces for Five Horns and includes the world-renowned and enduringly brilliant master technician, Barry Tuckwell.
The NFB Horn Quartet, comprised of accomplished musicians who first met as students of the the legendary John Barrows, “sets a new standard to which all others should strive” (John Williams, Boston Pops Orchestra).
The late Sir Michael Tippett is widely regarded as one of England’s finest composers. Sonata for Four Horns is an exuberant tour de force that also creates, at times, a languid, mysterious ambiance.
PERFORMERS
NFB Horn Quartet
Ricardo Almeida, William Hoyt, David Kappy, Jay Wadenpfuhl, French horns;
Special Guest: Barry Tuckwell, French horn (on Five Pieces for Five Horns); Gunther Schuller, conductor
PROGRAM
Gunther Schuller: Five Pieces for Five Horns (1952) 9:54
1. I. Largamente e maestoso 1:30
2. II. Adagio e con tenerezza 1:28
3. III. Tranquillo 2:16
4. IV. Con moto e agitato — Adagio 3:19
5. V. Toccata (Energico) 1:14
Michael Tippett: Sonata for Four Horns (1957) 12:54
6. I. Allegro molto moderato 2:53
7. II. Allegro giocoso 2:29
8. III. Lento cantabile tranquillo in stilo notturno 4:48
9. IV. Allegro molto e vigoroso 2:42
10. Jay Wadenpfuhl: Textures (1988) 13:03
Total time: 36:05
Recorded on May 27 & 29, 1993 at the Campion Center in Weston, Massachusetts.
Producer: Gunther Schuller
This project was supported by Millennium Resources, Inc
“Honoring the human spirit.”
ALSO AVAILABLE
Also available for downloads on Amazon as well as other digital sites.
