Music For One Horn / Howard Wall
A longtime member of two of the worldâs most renowned orchestras â The New York Philharmonic and The Philadelphia Orchestra, hornist Howard Wall also performs and records with the All-Star Orchestra, and is an avid chamber music proponent. Among the 22 tracks in his solo album âMusic for One Hornâ, 16 are world-premiere recordings. This is a kaleidoscopic collection of eclectic styles and genres ranging from Charles Koechlinâs refined impressionism and Elliott Carterâs sophisticated modernism, to Phillip Rameyâs Bartokian reflections, Astor Piazzollaâs melancholic tango mood, Elizabeth Raumâs idiomatic virtuosity, Pascal Proustâs exalted dance rhythms, the poetic inspirations of Georges Barboteu, the otherworldly mysticism of Alice Gomez, the profound emotion of Lev Koganâs Kaddish prayer, the stunning beauty and unique rhythms of Bulgarian folk music and Venezuelan joropo.
A longtime member of two of the worldâs most renowned orchestras â The New York Philharmonic and The Philadelphia Orchestra, hornist Howard Wall also performs and records with the All-Star Orchestra, and is an avid chamber music proponent. Among the 22 tracks in his solo album âMusic for One Hornâ, 16 are world-premiere recordings. This is a kaleidoscopic collection of eclectic styles and genres ranging from Charles Koechlinâs refined impressionism and Elliott Carterâs sophisticated modernism, to Phillip Rameyâs Bartokian reflections, Astor Piazzollaâs melancholic tango mood, Elizabeth Raumâs idiomatic virtuosity, Pascal Proustâs exalted dance rhythms, the poetic inspirations of Georges Barboteu, the otherworldly mysticism of Alice Gomez, the profound emotion of Lev Koganâs Kaddish prayer, the stunning beauty and unique rhythms of Bulgarian folk music and Venezuelan joropo.
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A longtime member of two of the worldâs most renowned orchestras â The New York Philharmonic and The Philadelphia Orchestra, hornist Howard Wall also performs and records with the All-Star Orchestra, and is an avid chamber music proponent. Among the 22 tracks in his solo album âMusic for One Hornâ, 16 are world-premiere recordings. This is a kaleidoscopic collection of eclectic styles and genres ranging from Charles Koechlinâs refined impressionism and Elliott Carterâs sophisticated modernism, to Phillip Rameyâs Bartokian reflections, Astor Piazzollaâs melancholic tango mood, Elizabeth Raumâs idiomatic virtuosity, Pascal Proustâs exalted dance rhythms, the poetic inspirations of Georges Barboteu, the otherworldly mysticism of Alice Gomez, the profound emotion of Lev Koganâs Kaddish prayer, the stunning beauty and unique rhythms of Bulgarian folk music and Venezuelan joropo.
