--- Graham Jarvis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi listers > I just came across this video on the Swedish Royal Opera House homepage and > thought it might be > of interest. The text gives some background to the Long Call in its context. > The hornplayer is > Annamia Eriksson. I heard her give a recital of music for Horn and harp > during the summer and > was very impressed. > http://www.hovkapellet.com/sv/artiklar/visa_artikel.do?original_id=34
Very well played! For my taste it is a bit on the fast side, tempowise. And it clearly has been played from memory-only a lot of times since the music last was on the stand. The interpretation is quite free. But then the sound is very alive, bright and projecting. And the intonation is earpleasingly good. Interesting, that the F side slides are so meticulously emptied. I dont think they are used at all in this performance. Also interesting, that the main lobby (not the entry hall) of the Stockholm opera is so similar in its period expression to its equivalent in the old opera of Copenhagen (still in function mainly as a ballet stage). Is the horn used for this performance an Alexander 103? I did not get a good look at the change valve, but the very well carrying sound pointed my ears in that direction. Speaking in F-notation: With a very long stretch of virtuous hand horn technique this piece might be played on a natural horn, but I do not think, that Wagner intended that. Still it sounds very much like a piece for hand horn except for the repeated A-minor to F-major section. I can hear, what is possible on a hand horn, and that section sounds a bit strange to me, if I put on my hand horn ears. Ranting, but I enjoyed the link. And I have heard the performance 5 or 6 times. Comparing it to the manuscript available from Hanss site. Klaus Smedegaard Bjerre __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
