Canto

Canto, lyric works for horn and piano

John Ericson, horn, and Eckart Sellheim, piano

Many of the greatest works for the horn feature the instrument in a characteristically lyrical role. This collection, Canto, celebrates the singing tone of the horn through representative works for horn and piano from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The works recorded on this CD are:

• Trygve Madsen: Sonata for Horn and Piano, Op. 24
• Robert Schumann: Adagio und Allegro in A-flat Major, Op. 70
• Reinhold Gliere: Nocturne, Op. 35, No. 10
• Carl Nielsen, Canto Serioso
• H. K. Schmid: Im tiefsten Walde, Op. 34, No. 4
• Arnold Cooke: Rondo in B-flat Major
• Franz Danzi: Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 28