Brahms — Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a
Excerpt 1 – Variation 6: Vivace
Horn in in B-flat basso
Horn 2 in B-flat basso
Horn 3 in F
Horn 4 in E-flat
Audio Files
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim
Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell
Houston Symphony, Christoph Eschenbach
Vienna Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein
Brahms — Concerto for Piano No. 2, Op. 83
Excerpt 1
Excerpt 1 – I. Allegro non troppo
quarter = 92
ms. 1-5
Horn 1 in B-flat basso
Audio Files
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner
Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Andre Previn
Vienna Philharmonic, Claudio Abbado
Excerpt 2
Excerpt 2 – I. Allegro non troppo
quarter = 92
ms. 114-122 (D – 5 after D)
Horn 3 in F
Audio Files
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner
Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Andre Previn
Vienna Philharmonic, Claudio Abbado
Excerpt 3
Excerpt 3 – I. Allegro non troppo
quarter = 92
ms. 174-198 (F – 7 before G)
Horn 3 in F
Audio Files
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner
Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Andre Previn
Vienna Philharmonic, Claudio Abbado
Brahms — Concerto for Piano No. 1, Op. 15
Excerpt 1
Excerpt 1 – I. Maestoso
ms. 191-216 (8 after C2 – 10 before C3)
Horn 3 in F
Audio Files
Berlin Philharmonic, Claudio Abbado
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner
Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell
Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy
Excerpt 2
Excerpt 2 – I. Maestoso
ms. 423-443 (25 after G – Tempo I)
Horn 1 in D
Audio Files
Berlin Philharmonic, Claudio Abbado
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner
Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell
Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy
Excerpt 3
Excerpt 3 – III. Rondo: Allegro non troppo
ms. 218-238 (19 before E – E)
Horn 3 in B-flat basso
Audio Files
Berlin Philharmonic, Claudio Abbado
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner
Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell
Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy
Excerpt 4
Excerpt 4 – III. Rondo: Allegro non troppo
ms. 410-436 (H – 25 after H)
Horn 1 in D
Audio Files
Berlin Philharmonic, Claudio Abbado
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner
Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell
Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy
Brahms — Academic Festival Overture
Excerpt 1
Excerpt 1 – Allegro
ms. 1-16 (beginning – A)
Horn 1 in C
Audio Files
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim
Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell
Houston Symphony, Christoph Eschenbach
Vienna Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein
Excerpt 2
Excerpt 2 – Un poco maestoso
ms. 143-188 (10 after F – G)
Horn 3 in E
Audio Files
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim
Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell
Houston Symphony, Christoph Eschenbach
Vienna Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein
Berlioz— Romeo & Juliet, Op. 17 (Queen Mab)
Excerpt 1 – III. Prestissimo
dotted quarter = 138
(9 after 57 – 4 after 62)
Horn 3 in B-flat alto
Audio Files
Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini
San Diego Symphony Orchestra, Yoav Talmi
Beethoven — Symphony No. 9, Op. 125
Excerpt 1
Excerpt 1 – I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso
quarter = 88
ms. 469-478 (Q – 10 after Q)
Horn 1 in D
Audio Files
Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti
Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell
Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink
London Classical Players, Roger Norrington (period instruments)
Excerpt 2
Excerpt 2 – II. Presto
half = 116
ms. 438-454 (L – 7 after L)
Horn 1 in D
Audio Files
Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti
Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell
Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink
London Classical Players, Roger Norrington (period instruments)
Excerpt 3
Excerpt 3 – III. Adagio molto e cantabile
quarter = 60
ms. 83-121
Horn 4 in E-flat
Audio Files
Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
83-99
109-121
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti
83-99
109-121
Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell
83-99
109-121
Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink
83-99
109-121
London Classical Players, Roger Norrington (period instruments)
83-99
109-121
Beethoven — Symphony No. 8, Op. 93
Excerpt 1 – III. Tempo di Minuetto
quarter = 126
ms. 45-78
Horn 1 in F
Horn 2 in F
Audio Files
Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan
Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Cleveland Orchestra, Christoph von Dohnányi
Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy
London Classical Players, Roger Norrington (period instruments)