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Mozart: Horn Quintet

Sarah Walker for Building a Library listens to some of the available recordings of Mozart's Horn Quintet and makes a recommendation.

Mozart's genial Horn Quintet was the first work he wrote for the Viennese virtuoso Joseph Leutgeb, who must have been a wonderful player to have inspired such music. By turns lyrical, virtuosic, and humorous, it reflects Mozart's affection for both instrument and player, a gem of the chamber repertoire recorded by many of the leading horn players of the modern era, whether soloists, principals of major orchestras, or period instrument specialists.

Recommended recording:

Radek Baborak (horn), Baborak Ensemble.

SUPRAPHON SU 4207-2 (CD)

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Duration:

49 minutes

Credits

Role Contributor
Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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