Concerto No. 4 in E flat major for French Horn and Orchestra, K. 495

Rondo. Allegro vivace


  • Recorded: 3rd June 2016
  • Record Place: the Church of Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren in Prague - Vinohrady
  • First Release: 2016
  • (P) 2016 SUPRAPHON a.s.
  • Genre: Chamber Music

Artists

  • music by: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  • French horn: Radek Baborák
  • musical group: Baborák Ensemble

Album

Radek Baborák, Baborák Ensemble

Mozart: Horn Concertos, Quintet

Catalogue Number: SU 4207-2
Published: 23rd September 2016
Genre: Chamber Music
Format: 1 CD
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Quintet in E flat major for horn, violin, two violas and cello, K 407; Horn Concertos (No. 1 in D major, K 412/514; No. 2 in E flat major, K 417; No. 3 in E flat major, K 447; No. 4 in E flat major, K 495), arranged for horn and string quartet

Radek Baborák - horn, Baborák Ensemble: Dalibor Karvay, Martina Bačová - violin, Karel Untermüller, Vilém Kionka - viola, Hana Baboráková - cello, Štěpán Kratochvíl - double-bass

Precious few have as much to say about Mozart's horn concertos as does the superlative, internationally renowned Czech horn player Radek Baborák, who for a number of years was a soloist of the Berliner Philharmoniker. An artist with a penchant for seeking out the new, he has joined forces with other outstanding musicians (including Štěpán Kratochvíl, from the Münchner Philharmoniker and the Lucerne Festival Orchestra, and Vilém Kionka, from the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra) so as to interpret the pieces as arranged for horn and string quartet: "I liked the idea of presenting the concertos in the form they may have been heard when Mr. Leutgeb would visit the Mozarts' home, get together with Mr. Michael Haydn and Mr. Süssmayr, and make music." In Mozart's time, such treatments were quite common (Michael Haydn, for instance, transcribed the Rondo from Concerto No. 3), with their serving to pinpoint the dialogue between the virtuoso parts of the first violin and the horn. According to the preserved correspondence, Mozart tried his hand at the horn, which he found highly amusing. The composer wrote most of his horn works for his older friend, the far-famed virtuoso Joseph Leutgeb. His mocking comments in the score ("Wolfgang Amadé Mozart takes pity on Leutgeb, ass, ox, and simpleton."), as well as writing Concerto No. 4 in inks of four colours, bear witness to the close relationship between the two artists. This playfulness and the sheer joy of making music together are duly reflected in this inspiring album, recorded by Radek Baborák and friends.

Mozart's horn concertos with Radek Baborák - chamber and virtuoso music.

Reviews

“This playfulness and the sheer joy of making music together are duly reflected in this inspiring album, recorded by Radek Baborák and friends.”
My Classical Notes, September 2019

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Quintet in E flat major for French Horn, Violin, Two Violas and Cello, K. 407 (386c)
1. (Allegro) 04:17
2. Andante 06:06
3. Rondo. Allegro 03:51
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Concerto No. 1 in D major for French Horn and Orchestra, K. 412/ 514
4. Allegro 04:36
5. Rondo. Allegro (finished by Franz Xaver Süssmayr) 03:37
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Concerto No. 2 in E flat major for French Horn and Orchestra, K. 417
6. Allegro maestoso 05:54
7. Andante 02:54
8. Rondo. Piu allegro 03:36
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Concerto No. 3 in E flat major for French Horn and Orchestra, K. 447
9. Allegro 06:58
10. Romanze. Larghetto (arr. J. M. Haydn) 04:40
11. Allegro 03:13
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Concerto No. 4 in E flat major for French Horn and Orchestra, K. 495
12. Allegro moderato 08:56
13. Romance. Andante cantabile 03:46
14. Rondo. Allegro vivace 03:30