Horn Concertos by Pokorný, Rosetti & Punto - Baborák

"With his successful career and, above all, engagement with the Berliner Philharmoniker, Radek Baborák has followed the path taken by the Czech horn players who back in the second half of the 18th century gained fame in distinguished chapels in the territoiry of today's Germany. As the repertoire of this recording proves, besides the most renowned of them, Giovanni Punto, other Czech composers too had a penchant for creating music for the natural horn. The reason for the growing popularity of this instrument and its frequent application not only in orchestral and chamber music but also in solo parts was the technical improvement and, consequently, greater interpretational possibilitiesand higher attractiveness of sound. (...)"

[Lucie Maňourová in the booklet]

František Xaver Pokorný (1729-1794):
Concerto for French Horn, Timpani and Strings in D major
Francesco Antonio Rosetti (born Franz Anton Rösler) (c. 1750–1792):
Concerto for French Hiorn and Orchestra in E flat major, C 49/K III:36
Concerto for French Horn and Orchestra in D minor, C 38/K III:43
Giovanni Punto (born Jan Václav Stich) (1746-1803):
Concerto for Franch Horn and Orchestra No.5 in F major

Radek Baborák - French Horn
Prague Chamber Orchestra

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