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Concerto for Horn (Gliere)

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Reinhold Glière

Reinhold Glière


The work bears the designation "Opus 91."


General Info

Year: 1951
Duration: 23:50
Difficulty: IV-1/2 (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Editions Marc Reift
Cost: Score and Parts - ~$380.00


Movements

1. Allegro - 11:30
2. Andante - 6:25
3. Moderato - Allegro vivace - 6:35


Instrumentation

Solo Horn in F
Flute I-II
Oboe (optional)
Bassoon (optional)
Eb Clarinet (optional)
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet (optonal)
B-flat Soprano Saxophone (optional)
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
Eb Baritone Saxophone (optional)
Bb Trumpet/cornet I-II-III
Horn in F & Eb I-II-III
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Bb and Bb Bass
Timpani
Percussion, including:

  • Snare Drum
  • Crash Cymbals
  • Glockenspiel


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

Reinhold Glière's Concerto for Horn and Orchestra in B-flat major, Op. 91, was completed in 1951. It was premiered on May 10, 1951, by Russian hornist Valery Polekh in Leningrad (later renamed St. Petersburg) with the Leningrad Radio Symphony Orchestra. Polekh met Glière at the Bolshoi Theatre in 1950, during a break in a rehearsal of Glière's ballet The Bronze Horseman. During this brief encounter, Polekh suggested that Glière write a concerto for the horn. Glière promised he would work on a concerto in his free time. Polekh later met with Glière and demonstrated the capabilities of the horn to him; a year later, Glière finished writing the concerto.

The Horn Concerto is perhaps the best known of Glière's acclaimed works. Concertos for horn are rare, well-written concertos rarer still. The addition of valves in the early 19th century allowed composers a greater flexibility in their compositions, and the horn became a full range solo instrument. Many composers, valuing its large range and unique tone, incorporated it more prominently in their compositions. Glière went one step further; he captured its full power by composing a concerto for horn and orchestra, the longest commonly played.

Despite being composed in the 1950s, the concerto is written in a neoclassical style with strong Romantic influences; three movements comprise the concerto:

I. Allegro
II. Andante
III. Moderato - Allegro vivace

The standard cadenza played with the concerto was written by Valery Polekh, the first to perform the concerto. Polekh's cadenza is very much in the style of the concerto, and its virtuosic demands far exceed the majority of the piece. Because of this, many horn players prefer to modify this standard cadenza, while still more write their own; some horn players, however, play the exact cadenza written by Polekh.

- Program Note from Wikipedia


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