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Franz Schubert, Richard King (French horn); Susan Teicher (piano)
21 Schubert Lieder transcribed for French Horn
Genres: Pop, Classical

Track Listings (21) - Disc #1
1. Wohin? from Die sch?ne M?llerin
2. Du Bist die Ruh
3. Liebe Schw?rmt auf Allen Wegen
4. Fr?hlingssehnsucht
5. Wiegenlied, D. 498
6. Heidenr?slein, D. 257
7. Gretchen am Spinnrade
8. Die Forelle
9. An Die Musik
10. Ellens Zweiter Gesang
11. Nacht und Tr?ume
12. Rastlose Liebe
13. St?ndchen
14. R?ckblick
15. Am Meer
16. Der Musensohn
17. Der Einsame
18. Die Post
19. Der Lindenbaum
20. Auf dem Wasser zu Singen
21. Litanei auf das Fest Aller seelen

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All Artists: Franz Schubert, Richard King (French horn); Susan Teicher (piano)
Title: 21 Schubert Lieder transcribed for French Horn
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Albany Records
Original Release Date: 7/1/2006
Release Date: 7/1/2006
Genres: Pop, Classical
Styles: Vocal Pop, Opera & Classical Vocal, Chamber Music, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830)
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 034061085621

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Why transcribe? The process allows more musicians to experience the magnificence of a previously inaccessible work firsthand. Most of the original elements remain. Style, tonal relationships, form and structure must not be compromised, while still being sensitive to idiomatic features of the new instrument. University of Illinois Horn Professor Kazimierz Machala has been cited by Horn Call Journal for his marvelous skills, and he has found ample new material in Schubert?s beautiful songs. Besides, Schubert never wrote any pieces for solo horn, making these arrangements an absolute boon for the avid horn player and all those enthusiastic listeners for whom the horn calls! Richard King began serving as principal horn of the Cleveland Orchestra in 1997, having joined the orchestra as Associate Principal at age 20 in 1988. He is a graduate of Juilliard and Philadelphia?s Curtis Institute, and his principal teacher was former Cleveland player Myron Bloom. King is on the faculty of the Cleveland Institute of Music, and as well he has served on the faculties of The Oberlin College Conservatory of Music and Carnegie-Mellon University.

CD Reviews

A master horn player gives a lesson in singing

Santa Fe Listener | Santa Fe, NM USA | 01/16/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Richard King, the first-chair hornist of the Cleveland Orch., here offers a recital of seemingly simple tunes by Schubert. There have been similar CDs from cellists, most notably Mischa Maisky. The cello is a more expressive, singing instrument than the French horn. Nevertheless, King imbues these melodies with subtlety and nuance. The way he sustains the long legato line of Du Bist die Ruh is quite amazing. As an object lesson in breath control, musical taste, and legato tone, it would be hard to beat this recording.

The absence of words is not exactly crippling to Schubert lieder, but I was interested to see how King might manage the miniature drama of Gretchen am Spinnrade. He offers a long crescendo leading to an impassioned outburst, lacking only the ultimate heartache that one hears from a great singer. Rastlose Liebe could be more exciting, but I like the joke of Die Post from Winterreise, where the piano imitates a horn throughout while the real horn imitates the voice. In the end, this CD may appeal mostly to French horn students but taken a few songs at a time there's enjoyment for the general listener, too."