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Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-flat major, K. 495

178616 min

This guide follows Mozart’s Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-flat major, K. 495 (1786) in three parts: Allegro moderato (sonata form), Romanza. Andante cantabile and Rondo. Allegro vivace (rondo).

Recording: Felix Klieser (horn), National Arts Centre Orchestra, Alexander Shelley (2023)

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  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II.
  3. III. · Rondo
ISonata form0:30–8:12

The orchestra plays alone for 42 , with the and a , before the horn enters. In the the and then a . In the the horn must manage lines through hand-stopping. Then the starts, the horn plays its , and a short follows.

  1. :
  2. :
II. 8:38–12:24
III. Rondo12:31–16:09

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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