[Hornlist] Re:Mozart Sinfonia no.29 in A
Also a lot of fun with natural horn, and much much easier! Playing it next week. Jaakko Välimäki Lappland Chamber Orchestra Finland from: hans [EMAIL PROTECTED] subject: [Hornlist] Mozart Sinfonia no.29 in A What is so difficult with this symphony ? I have received several stories about it, that it is feared very much horn players are just happy when the horns are back in their case. Yes, off course, it is a difficult piece, IF PLAYED ON THE REGULAR BIG HORNS. But this symphony - I nicknamed it THE UNAVOIDABLE - is a standard for every professional chamber orchestra, which required a very light sound from the horns. To day we have the right instruments to produce this very special silvery sound: the single high-F horn. But if you are not familiar with the F-horn fingerings finger it one octave lower, you might go to hell playing this symphony. But if you are at home with the F-horn fingerchart - at home means, that you can play these things even fold blind - then there should not be any difficulty. I have played it between 250- 500-times with various chamber orchestras ( gave up counting) earned a lot of money with it. It was great fun allwaysd the conductors very scared BEFORE the audience. Wonderful music, but after that mantimes it has become difficult to bear the earworm beginning from the first movement. Luggage? GPS? Comic books? Check out fitting gifts for grads at Yahoo! Search http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=oni_on_mailp=graduation+giftscs=bz ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
[Hornlist] Dennis Brain anniversary
Hello friends, colleagues, horn students, horn fans, May I remind you to the coming 50th anniversary of Dennis Brains tragic early death at age 36 early monrning on Sept.1st, 1957, when driving home after a performance of Tchaikovski´s Sixth (pathetique) on August 31st, 1957 in Edinburgh. He had refused giving Richard Mereweather (the genious horn designer for Paxman) a ride as if he felt something. Anyway D.B. was much overworked really exhausted which might have resulted finally that he fell into one so called sleep of a mini second. We - means Luca Benucci, Dale Clevenger myself - just dedicated the mini-symposium of three days we held in Sicily, we dedicated it to the memory of D.B. It is not a shame to tell you, that we both - Dale me - came to tears when we told the listeners about our feelings when we got the terrible notice of the accident. Dale was 17 then, I was not yet 15 1/2. I remember that I just had played my first Mozart 4 with the orchestra I played as a professional then. It was four days after, when I heard the terrible news. Dennis Brains Mozart concertos was our only horn record we owned, Dale me. Well, if you admire Dennis Brain as we do, you should be interested into the DVD I prepared which is scheduled to be ready for shipping at the anniversary. If you are interested, send me a simple note with no other text than Brain DVD as the topic. You will receive a pdf file with full details inlay card. I know, this is shameless advertising, but it might be of great interest for a multitude of horn players, old young, students, amateurs or prfessionals. ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
RE: [Hornlist] Re:Mozart Sinfonia no.29 in A
But how about the written f2 (concert d2) Intonation ? Must be PERFECT . A mini-flip by the right hand it is corrected. Try this signal playing standing with quite open bell. That is a superb effect, perhaps wanted by Mozart. = -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jaakko Välimäki Sent: Monday, August 20, 2007 7:03 AM To: horn@music.memphis.edu Subject: [Hornlist] Re:Mozart Sinfonia no.29 in A Also a lot of fun with natural horn, and much much easier! Playing it next week. Jaakko Välimäki Lappland Chamber Orchestra Finland from: hans [EMAIL PROTECTED] subject: [Hornlist] Mozart Sinfonia no.29 in A What is so difficult with this symphony ? I have received several stories about it, that it is feared very much horn players are just happy when the horns are back in their case. Yes, off course, it is a difficult piece, IF PLAYED ON THE REGULAR BIG HORNS. But this symphony - I nicknamed it THE UNAVOIDABLE - is a standard for every professional chamber orchestra, which required a very light sound from the horns. To day we have the right instruments to produce this very special silvery sound: the single high-F horn. But if you are not familiar with the F-horn fingerings finger it one octave lower, you might go to hell playing this symphony. But if you are at home with the F-horn fingerchart - at home means, that you can play these things even fold blind - then there should not be any difficulty. I have played it between 250- 500-times with various chamber orchestras ( gave up counting) earned a lot of money with it. It was great fun allwaysd the conductors very scared BEFORE the audience. Wonderful music, but after that mantimes it has become difficult to bear the earworm beginning from the first movement. Luggage? GPS? Comic books? Check out fitting gifts for grads at Yahoo! Search http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=oni_on_mailp=graduation+g iftscs=bz ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/hans%40pizka. de ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
Re: [Hornlist] Mozart Sinfonia no.29 in A
On 20/08/07, hans [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jonathan, you are absolutely right. Today´s young less young players are much better prepared - technically - than we were or are, but they miss the music all too often or completely. Everything needs to be set up, nothing from the heart, nothing naturally (with few exceptions, by far not enough exceptions !). I suspect that has been true of young players throughout the ages, with rare exceptions. I think it is perhaps unfair to complain that young players lack a maturity which requires age and experience they have not yet had an opportunity to acquire. For instance, I learned Strauss 2 while I was at college. At least, I learned the notes. Quite frankly I couldn't make head or tail of it musically, particularly the first movement (though I lacked the maturity at the time to fully realise the fact). A couple of years ago, I was asked to participate in a performance of the Sonatina for Wind Happy Workshop, which was another of Strauss's Indian Summer pieces. And as I listened to it and practiced my part, and as we rehearsed it I gradually felt I understood better what Strauss was on about. I listened to several other of his late works and gained insight from them as well. I suspect that years of playing and listening to much other music has also contributed. I don't think it is possible to understand Strauss without also having listened extensively to Mozart, Schumann, Wagner, Bruckner and Mahler, among others. Now, 25 years on from when I first learned the concerto, I think I could now manage a fairly musical performance of it. Of course, as an amateur player I'm not likely ever to be asked to perform it! But that doesn't bother me. It is enough to know that I have learned enough that I could give it a go, even though there is always more still to learn. Regards Jonathan West ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
RE: [Hornlist] Mozart Sinfonia no.29 in A
Jonathan, I studied Strauss 2 when I was seventeen - well, I studied it with the first performer, my teacher Gootfried von Freiberg (we spent just just two weeks with it, means two or thre lessons) and I played it in public at age 18, no near 19. My first performance with orchestra was 1964. This performance has been recorded secretly by my father I found the tape after his death so I produced it on CD, all played on single F Pumpenhorn. As I began my music studies at age 4 with violin, at age 9 adopting viola horn too, exposed to orchestra playing professional playing solo, I think I did it mature. But I am not the surveyors rod of all things. With this performance Oct. 1964 I am within the list of the first ten soloists of this piece. May I include some interesting info for you as pdf file. It is a shameless advertising. Kindest greetings Hans ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
[Hornlist] RE: Mozart Sinfonia no.29 in A
Hans is allmost there - I do think that one may use a high F horn , but not single , but double .I mean , Bb/Hi F.and because you may use it right on the F# on the top of the staff , you would have no hard time with the fingerings . As for the sound - just follow your ear , and your body would guide you properly . Alon ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
RE: [Hornlist] RE: Mozart Sinfonia no.29 in A
Your problem is, that you are used to Bb fingering, while I prefer the F-fingering, so high F fingering is ZERO problem. On the Bb horn you miss the great opportunity to avoid finger-squeezing for the ##-tonalities, haha. If you like a bit stronger sound, use the Bb-high F but removing the Bb-slides. It works superbly is a compromise. === -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alon reuven Sent: Monday, August 20, 2007 11:05 PM To: horn@music.memphis.edu Subject: [Hornlist] RE: Mozart Sinfonia no.29 in A Hans is allmost there - I do think that one may use a high F horn , but not single , but double .I mean , Bb/Hi F.and because you may use it right on the F# on the top of the staff , you would have no hard time with the fingerings . As for the sound - just follow your ear , and your body would guide you properly . Alon ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/hans%40pizka. de ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
