Barry Tuckwell and Mozart are synonymous. He recorded the composer’s works several times during his horn-playing career, beginning with the Horn Concertos recorded with Peter Maag. In July 1983, he recorded them again, directing the English Chamber Orchestra from the horn. The sessions extended to include many of Mozart’s chamber works with horn – the Horn Quintet, the Quintet for Piano and Winds, as well as three of the Duets for Two Horns. Fragments from horn concertos were also recorded, as was the Sinfonia Concertante for winds. In all, nearly two hours and forty minutes of Mozart’s music for horn, performed by one of the greatest living exponents of this music.
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
CD 1
Horn Concerto No. 1 in D major, KV 412/514
Horn Concerto No. 2 in E flat major, KV 417
Horn Concerto No. 3 in E flat major, KV 447
Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat major, KV 495
Se il padre perdei (from Idomeneo) – Sheila Armstrong, soprano
Fragment in E flat major, KV 370b
Rondo in E flat major, KV 371
Rondo in D major, KV 514
Fragment in E major, KV 494a (K Anh. 98a)
Barry Tuckwell, horn & conductor
English Chamber Orchestra
CD 2
Sinfonia concertante in E flat major for oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn, KV 297b (K Anh. 9)
Derek Wickens, oboe · Robert Hill, clarinet · Martin Gatt, bassoon · Barry Tuckwell, horn
Quintet in E flat major for horn, violin, two violas and cello, KV 407
Barry Tuckwell, horn · Kenneth Sillito, violin · Kenneth Essex, Ian Jewel, violas · Kenneth Harvey, cello
Three Duets for two horns in E flat major, KV 487
Barry Tuckwell, horn I & II
Quintet in E flat major for oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon and piano, KV 452
Derek Wickens, oboe · Robert Hill, clarinet · Martin Gatt, bassoon · Barry Tuckwell, horn · John Ogdon, piano
Recording Producer: Paul Myers
Balance Engineer: John Pellowe
Recording Location: Henry Wood Hall, London, UK, 5 & 9–11 July 1983
‘This is a double celebration: of Mozart and of Barry Tuckwell’s artistry … A superlative box.’ Hi-Fi News
‘… a worthy tribute to one of the great horn players of our time’ Gramophone