Rating: 4/5
Review:
Well played and enjoyable
Rather to my surprise, I like this disc. I was dubious about the overall idea and was
put off by both the trendy title and the "we're-just-four-crazy-guys"
cover, but I heard a little on Radio 3 and was sufficiently intrigued to try
it. I'm glad I did.
German Hornsound is a quartet of orchestral horn players;
here they have each chosen pieces they like (hence the disc's title) which
features in an arrangement for four horns.
The arrangements are generally very good - many are by the players
themselves. It's a good variety of forms
and periods and of the well-known and more obscure. They play very well indeed, bringing genuine
feeling and depth where appropriate – rather in the way that a top-class brass
band do.
I have to say that an entire disc of arrangements for horn
quartet does get a bit much and I have to listen to a few pieces at a time
before wanting a bit of tonal variety, but it is far better and more enjoyable
than I expected and I can recommend this disc.
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