Welcome to Hyperion Records, an independent British classical label devoted to presenting high-quality recordings of music of all styles and from all periods from the twelfth century to the twenty-first.

Hyperion offers both CDs, and downloads in a number of formats. The site is also available in several languages.

Please use the dropdown buttons to set your preferred options, or use the checkbox to accept the defaults.

Click cover art to view larger version
Track(s) taken from SIGCD345

Horn Concerto No 3 in E flat major, K447

composer
1787

Roger Montgomery (horn), Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Margaret Faultless (conductor)
Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available
CD-Quality:
Studio Master:
CD-Quality:
Studio Master:
Recording details: January 2012
Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, United Kingdom
Produced by Nicholas Parker
Engineered by Mike Hatch
Release date: November 2013
Total duration: 14 minutes 5 seconds
 

Other recordings available for download

Pip Eastop (horn), The Hanover Band, Anthony Halstead (conductor)

Reviews

'Montgomery slips into their varying moods through affecting phrasing, resilient changes in tempo, accentuation and dynamics, partnered by the OAE at its best. Well worth owning' (Gramophone)

'Montgomery plays the notoriously difficult valveless horn with extreme dexterity and skill, revealing a wide range of tones. The orchestra provides tight and sparkling accompaniment' (Classic FM)» More
By the time of the third concerto, K447, we see the horn emerge even further as a concert instrument from its hunting-horn ancestry; orchestral clarinets and bassoons replace the pairs of oboes and horns of the previous concertos, giving a softness and richness to the texture of this more harmonically complex work. The solo-writing, still demanding, now has a more subtle quality displaying a wish to please both audience and soloist with more than mere technical virtuosity.

from notes by Richard Payne © 2015

À l’époque du troisième concerto, K 447, on voit le cor s’affirmer encore davantage comme instrument de concert par rapport à son ancêtre la trompe de chasse; les clarinettes et les bassons de l’orchestre remplacent les deux hautbois et les deux cors des concertos précédents, donnant une douceur et une certaine richesse à la texture de cette œuvre plus complexe sur le plan harmonique. L’écriture soliste, encore exigeante, est maintenant plus subtile, révélant le désir de plaire à la fois à l’auditoire et au soliste avec autre chose que la simple virtuosité technique.

extrait des notes rédigées par Richard Payne © 2014
Français: Marie-Stella Pâris

Um die Zeit des dritten Konzertes KV 447 entwickelt sich das Horn von seinen Jagdhornvorgängern noch weiter zu einem Konzertinstrument; Klarinetten und Fagotte treten im Orchester an die Stelle der Oboen- und Hornpaare der früheren Konzerte und verleihen der Textur dieses harmonisch komplexeren Werkes Weichheit und Fülle. Der weiterhin anspruchsvolle Hornstil ist nun subtiler und gefällt sowohl den Hörern als auch dem Solisten mit mehr als nur technischer Virtuosität.

aus dem Begleittext von Richard Payne © 2015
Deutsch: Christiane Frobenius

Other albums featuring this work

Mozart: Horn Concertos
Studio Master: CDA68097 Baroque albums for £8.00Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available
Waiting for content to load...
Waiting for content to load...