Czech-American Horn Duo – Steven Gross and Jiri Havlik

Czech-American Horn Duo – Steven Gross and Jiri Havlik
Catalog number: 636

Tracks:

01 Concerto for Two Horns in F Major - Mvt. 1. Allegro con brio
comp: Antonio Rosetti
02 Concerto for Two Horns in F Major - Mvt. 2. Romance: Allegro
03 Concerto for Two Horns in F Major - Mvt. 3. Rondo: Allegretto
04 Concerto for Two Horns in Eb Major, Op. 5 - Mvt. 1. Concertante: Allegro
comp: Joseph Reicha
05 Concerto for Two Horns in Eb Major, Op. 5 - Mvt. 2. Romanza: Cantabile
06 Concerto for Two Horns in Eb Major, Op. 5 - Mvt. 3. Rondo: Allegretto
07 Concerto for Two Horns in D Major - Mvt. 1. Allegro
comp: Frantisek Vaclav Habermann
08 Concerto for Two Horns in D Major - Mvt. 2. Adagio cantabile
09 Concerto for Two Horns in D Major - Mvt. 3. Allegro assai
10 Concerto for Two Horns in Eb Major - Mvt. 1. Allegro
comp: Antonio Rosetti / Franz Joseph Haydn
11 Concerto for Two Horns in Eb Major - Mvt. 2. Andante
12 Concerto for Two Horns in Eb Major - Mvt. 3. Allegro: Tempo di minuet

“…these musicians…have found a happy stylistic middle ground wherein their sounds merge compatibly.  …impressive feat!…Let’s hope that musicians and conductors will be inspired to program these works after hearing this excellent recording.”  -The Horn Call

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Steven Gross is a former member of the Atlanta Symphony, National Symphony, and the Santa Fe Opera Orchestra. His recent international solo appearances include the Orchester der Stadt Vöcklabruck in Austria, the Royal Academy of Music in London, the Moscow Conservatory, and the L’Abri International Arts Festival. His Carnegie Hall debut was described by the New York Concert Review as “offering some of the cleanest articulation and purest musicality … a listenable, bravura display of instrumental technique.” Jiri Havlik has been a member of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra since 1979. He has won several prizes at international music competitions (Concertino Praga, The Prague Spring), as well as Special Award of the Czech Ministry of Culture for the composition and performance.

Featured Artists
Steven Gross: horn
Jiri Havlik: horn
Camerata Filarmonica Bohemia

Track Listing
ROSETTI: Concerto in F major • REICHA: Concerto in E flat major, Op. 5 • HABERMANN: Concerto in D major • ROSETTI/HAYDN: Concerto in E flat major