Sonata for Horn & Piano

Instrumentation

horn in f and piano

Other Information

Commissioned by Roland Horvath of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, and first performed by James Lowe with Anne Madison in the Theresianische Akademie, Vienna, on 17th March 2001, with subsequent performances at a Hauskonzert bei Familie Horvath in Vienna (June 2001); at the Osterreichische Gesellschaft fur Musik, Vienna (December 2001); in the Recital Hall of Birmingham Conservatoire (April 2002); and the last movement in Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Omaha, Nebraska, USA (August 2002) and at the Haus der Komponisten, Vienna (June 2004).  Ondrej Vrabec (Principal Horn Czech Philharmonic Orchestra) with pianist Daniel Wiesner, performed the complete work in a recital at the Villa Bertramka Mozart Museum, Prague, in September 2008.  James Lowe and Anne Madison recorded the Sonata for CD entitled Schlosskonzert in March 2001 (This CD also includes Andrew Downes Suite for 6 Horns) 

The work has also been played as part of BBC Young Musician of the Year recitals.

This work has been transcribed by Cynthia Downes for Viola and Piano for Phillip Houghton and his accompanist, Jasmina Kulaglich.