Mahler no. 5 has been premiered - not in Vienna - 1904 in Cologne, Max Hess playing first horn & the obligato in the Scherzo. Well, Mahlers favorite horn player was Karl Stiegler, whom he took with him for the obligato part (means solo part !!! it is like a concertino for horn), when he conducted this symphony in Brno & other places.
When I played this symphony on many occasions, horn 5 took over the first part in the orchestra. Why ? The 5th horn usually is the deputy solo horn here in Europe. We do not use an assistant, except in Vienna. I had my music stand in the back of the horn section, but elevated, so I could play standing, holding the horn in a manner similar to Dennis Brains posture. What an enormous acoustical & optical effect. The free held horn allows a much wider sound than in seated position. Try it & be convinced. (side effect: you will need much less power than playing it seated, but you will sound like a rising sun !!!). And, we were entitled to an extra honorarium "as a soloist". Not bad. *************************************************************************************************************************** Am 12.02.2010 um 21:30 schrieb Richard V. West: > My guess, assuming that the premier of Mahler 5 was in Vienna, is that > the obbligato would have been given to Karl Stiegler. Hans Pizka > probably has the definitive answer to the question, I'm sure. > > Richard in Seattle > > On 2/12/2010 11:53 AM, [email protected] wrote: >> Wasn't Mahler inclined to bring his favorite hornplayer to >> performances of the 5th and stand him on a pedestal for the obbligato >> solos? >> >> Does anyone know his name? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ....an Sankt nimmerlein >> >> _______________________________________________ >> post: [email protected] >> unsubscribe or set options at >> https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/hornfella%40comcast.net >> >> >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 9.0.733 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2683 - Release Date: 02/11/10 >> 23:35:00 >> >> > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/hpizka%40me.com _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
