Hermann Baumann - Glière, Saint-Saëns, Dukas, Chabrier (1987)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 45:59 | 204 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Philips | Catalog: 416 380-2
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 45:59 | 204 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Philips | Catalog: 416 380-2
The Glière is the most ambitious work here, running for nearly 23 minutes, almost a record length for a horn concerto. It is very florid and romantic—its unlikely model is Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto, to which it comes nearest in the finale which is a lively Russian dance. Although some of the material is ingenuous, notably the march rhythm of the first movement, it is quite a jolly piece and has much in common with the Richard Strauss concertos. Otherwise the best known work is the Dukas Villanelle which Dennis Brain liked to play, and which is attractively diverse in mood and style, although essentially a miniature.