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A number of items have come in for review, and to start catching up on that today we have two 2013 products of interest.
First up is the CD Jan Koetsier: Music for Horn performed by James Boldin. This wonderful CD contains the following works of Koetsier, all either never or rarely recorded:
- Sonatina, Op.59, No.1 for horn and piano (1972)
- Romanza, Op.59, No.2 for horn and piano (1972)
- Variations, Op.59, No.3 for horn and piano (1986)
- Scherzo Brillante, Op.96 for horn and piano (1983)
- 13 Études Caractéristiques, Op.117 (1989) – Rythme comme Le Sacre du Printemps
- Chorale Fantasy, Op.89 for horn and organ (1981)
- Sonata, Op.94 for horn and harp (1983)
Most of this music is completely new to me and I have to wonder why?? These are wonderful works, beautifully performed in a quality CD well worth buying. Do check out this CD and the works included in the collection, they are gems. It is available from many sources but the Amazon listing is here and direct from MSR Classics here.
The other 2013 publication I wanted to go back to and briefly highlight are the three volumes of horn solos for younger horn players composed by Ricardo Matosinhos. Published as Pequena Suite [Little Suite] numbers one, two, and three, he has created a very nice set of solos with piano for younger players. If you teach younger students and are tired of the OLD standards out there that make use of the same, limited range, these original works are certainly worth looking into. Movement titles include “Hello Siegfried!,” “Penta Blues,” “Drunkard’s Dance,” and “Heroic Rondo,” giving you an idea of the general styles and variety. They are published by AVA Musical Editions in Portugal.
Tying the present article together, a longer review of the Matosinhos publication may be found in James Boldin’s Horn World website, the review being by, you guessed it, James Boldin, the soloist on the Koetsier recording!
And be looking for more reviews of this type again in Horn Matters soon, we will aim to have brief and longer reviews of items of interest posted every few weeks.
