Dutch Horn Concertos

[mikehopf]

Look what's on Concertzender Radio this week:

Hoornconcerten NL.

1. Jean-Engelbert Pauwels (1768-1804). Hoornconcert nr. 1.

2. Johannes Bernardus van Bree (1801-1857).
Szene für Horn und Orchester .

3. Wouter Hutschenruyter jr. (1859-1943).
Nocturne, opus 3 .

4. Wouter Hutschenruyter sr. (1796-1878).
Hoornconcert nr. 5.
Ab Koster, hoorn.
Noord Nederlands Orkest olv. Jürgen Kussmaul

5. Johannes Meinhardus Coenen (1825-1899).
Morgendämmerung.
Paul van Zelm, hoorn.
Nationaal Jeugd Harmonie Orkest olv. Jan Cober.

and next week even rarer wind concertos!

[Peter1953]

Thanks Mike for mentioning this. It was broadcast 14 August, but I see that it will be broadcast again on 20 August, see here.

I'm pretty sure Concertzender has the CD 'Ab Koster plays Dutch Horn Concertos' by the North Netherlands Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Jürgen Kussmaul with Ab Koster as the soloist. But the Coenen is another release. I've never heard anything by Coenen and I will surely listen to his concerto ('Radio on demand').

I've written about the Hutschenruyter family in another thread. The concerto by Jean-Engelbert Pauwels is a real gem. It's Mozartean of course, with very memorable, cheerful themes. Once heard you cannot get the catching tunes out of your head, especially the theme of the 'Polacca Allegretto'. However, Pauwels doesn't fall within the scope of the forum...