Search - Jeffrey Powers (horn); Vincent DeVries (piano) :: Into the 21st Century: Music for Horn and Piano

This recording is a collection of beautiful and inspired music that shows the horn at its very best, as an instrument that is heroic, lyrical and sonorous. The music represents several of the different musical trends that were present in compositions written after World War II and leading into the beginning of the 21st century. The music of Karl Pilss, which invokes the sound and style of Richard Strauss, is indicative of the conservative neo-romantic tradition of post war Europe. Vignery s Sonata is representative of the more progressive Belgian national school of composers active in Flanders at the time. Bentzon was a very eclectic and stylistically advanced composer who bridged the gap between the romantics and the avant-garde. The music of the young American composer Daniel Baldwin is heavily influenced by the minimalist tendencies of late 20th century music. The music of these four composers demonstrates some of the wonderful variety of writing for the horn during this period, yet it also recognizes the lyrical, sonorous quality of the horn.