Giovanni Gabrieli/Felix Hetzel
»Sonata pian’e forte« for eight instrumental voices in a version for four horns und four Wagner tubas (1597)
Bernhard Krol
»Taugenichts-Suite« for six horns - based on poems by Joseph von Eichendorff (1985)
Richard Wagner/Karl Stiegler
»Lohengrin-Fantasie« for eight horns - based on motifs from »Lohengrin« by Richard Wagner (1920)
Anton Bruckner/Michael Höltzel
»Andante Des-Dur« - arranged for four Wagner tubas (1843/1893)
Jan Koetsier
»Cinq Miniatures« for four horns (1971)
Alexander Reuber
»Gjallarhorn« for eight horns – world premiere
- Horn-Gruppe des Gürzenich-Orchesters Köln
Whenever the horn sounds, a special wind blows: a touch of the thrill of the chase and natural savagery is always in the air when the horns make themselves known in the orchestra. Over the course of centuries, the horn has developed from a simple signal instrument to a virtuoso instrument. The entire ‘horn family’ of the Gürzenich Orchestra presents themselves here in shiny form: with a mouth-blown foray through the horn literature, including classical, romantic, and humorous music – and even a premiere written for this occasion that optimally showcases the horns.
