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md 3172 (2 CD for the price of 1)
 
   
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HORNUCOPIA
RICHARD RUNNELS (horn),
BRACHI TILLES (piano), PAUL SABLINSKIS (marimba)

This 2 CD set is exactly what the title implies - a cornucopia* of horn music: from the familiar sonatas of Beethoven and Hindemith and the Saint-Saëns Romance to new and wondefully fresh pieces by several composesf, including those from Australia whose work deserves much wider recognition, such as George Dreyfus , Larry Sitsky and Helen Gifford. A bargain set at the price of one CD.

* "cornucopia" is of coufrse Latin for "horn of plenty"

playing time: disc A 49.39 disc B 59.20   108.59
direct sale price:  $18.99
audio  sample: Unmeasured Prelude no. 22  
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tracks:
Ludwig van Beethoven:
Horn Sonata in F, Op. 17
Francis Poulenc:
Élégie
Jacques-François Gallay:
Unmeasured Preludes -
nos 22,23,25,26,27,31
George Dreyfus:
Tender Mercies
Ronald Caltabiano:
Rotations for 16 horns
Paul Dukas:
Villanelle
Eugène Bozza:
En Forêt
Helen Gifford:
Of Old Angkor
Camille Saint-Saëns:
Romance, Op. 36
Malcolm Arnold:
Fantasy
Robert Schumann:
Adagio and Allegro, Op. 70
Larry Sitsky:
Mertzazil
Paul Hindemith:
Horn Sonata in F

“On this two disc set ... all is perfection and there is no doubt that Richard Runnels ... is among the elite of his craft. As a compendium of horn playing ... at its very best, these CDs are valuable.” - Soundscapes
“It is a terrific set, especially for those new to collecting recorded horn repertoire, for this is a great 'one-stop-shopping' source of the mainstays.” - The Horn Call