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CSO Principal Trumpet Esteban Batallán performs an excerpt from Michael Haydn's Trumpet Concerto in D Major — one of two concertos he will play in his highly-anticipated solo debut with the Orchestra led by Riccardo Muti June 12-14. Tickets →

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Caroline 'TrebleMuse' Bennett1 год назад

@EstebanBatallan Batallán in Haydn with Muti and the CSO—this promises to be a real highlight. Absolutely marking my calendar for these performances.

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ulises1 год назад

@EstebanBatallan 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

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Decoding Mozart's Horn Concerto No. 1: When Mozart Found Beauty Within the Horn's Limitations Listening to Horn Concerto No. 1 in D major, K.412, performed by Radek Baborák with the Berliner Philharmoniker under the baton of Daniel Barenboim, one is immediately drawn to the elegance so characteristic of Mozart: A bright, resonant horn. A perfectly balanced orchestra. A musical flow that is graceful, lively, and full of vitality. Yet the true fascination of this concerto lies beneath its surface beauty. A more important question is: How could Mozart create such a natural, complete, and expressive work with an eighteenth-century horn whose technical possibilities were still so limited? The answer lies in his profound understanding of the instrument and in the astonishing precision with which he organized every sound. 1. An Imperfect Horn—and Mozart's Deep Understanding In the eighteenth century, the horn had no valves. It was a natural horn, producing pitches primarily through the harmonic series of a long coiled tube. This created two distinct sound worlds. Open notes emerged directly from the instrument's natural acoustical design. They were broad, resonant, and effortlessly brilliant. Meanwhile, notes outside the natural harmonic series had to be produced by placing the hand inside the bell. These hand-stopped notes possessed a different character: Darker. Softer. Less resonant. If we imagine the horn as a human voice, it resembles a singer with a unique timbre whose entire range cannot be produced with equal ease. What makes Mozart remarkable is that he never tried to disguise these characteristics. He understood that an instrument's identity lies not only in what it does best, but also in the way it responds to its own limitations. 2. The Art of Placement: When Every Limitation Has Its Place Mozart's genius lies in his ability to guide the listener's attention. 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