Search - Haydn, Koster, L'Archibudelli :: Natural Horn

Remarkable clarity and precision

03/21/1998

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Ab Koster and the soloists and ensemble of L'Archibudelli have executed an outstanding performance of five of Josef Haydn's works for horn with remarkable clarity, precision, and grace. Two divertimenti for horns and string quartet are included and grouped with a horn cassatio, a divertimento à tre, and a D Major Horn Concerto. The use of period instruments (including two Stradivarius and Amata violins) enhances the quality infinitely beyond that of performance on modern instruments. These are true jewels of the musical repertoire, several of which have only recently been discovered in the musical archives of Europe. Highly recommended for fans of chamber music. END"

Contagius perfomance

09/06/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Excellent recording fot the horn and chamber music literature. Ab Koster is one of the bests horn players in the world, especially in the natural horn he's unique. The horns that he play are historical documents from Haydn's time. L'Archibudelli it's a fantastic chamber group with the famous cellist Anner Bylsma. A fundamental recording for all the people who loves music."