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Horn Concerto No. 2 in E flat major
Composer: Richard Strauss
Performers: ±«Óãtv Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Performer: Richard Watkins (Horn)
Conductor: Pierre-André Valade
Date of broadcast: 14 December 2013
Strauss was always destined to put the horn front and centre in his music – his father, Franz was the leading player in late 19th Century Germany. His second concerto is probably the greatest written for the instrument in the 20th century. It’s fantastic – and extremely virtuosic. Check out the solo leaps at the very beginning, and the climax at the end.
Composer: Richard Strauss
Performers: ±«Óãtv Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Performer: Richard Watkins (Horn)
Conductor: Pierre-André Valade
Recording date: 14 December 2013
Date of broadcast: 14 December 2013
