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Horn Concerto No. 3 in E flat major, K 447

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performers: ±«Óãtv Symphony Orchestra
Performer: Alec Frank-Gemmill (Horn)
Conductor: Michael Seal
Date of broadcast: 17 July 2015

Mozart wrote four concertos for his horn-playing friend Joseph Leutgeb. Leutgeb was past his best but Mozart made up for his friend's limitations by composing a work that is gently playful. The lullaby-like slow section is the composition's highpoint.

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performers: ±«Óãtv Symphony Orchestra
Performer: Alec Frank-Gemmill (Horn)
Conductor: Michael Seal
Recording date: 08 May 2015
Date of broadcast: 17 July 2015

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