Re: [Hornlist] Le Chasseur Maudit

2009-08-26 Thread Ralph Hall
Hi Rick, There are two good US recordings; the immortal Charles Munch with the Boston on RCA (I cannot give you the number as my copy is Japanese bought in Germany); more recently, Muti and the Philadelphia on EMI Classics Red Line 7243 5 73235 2 9 - how about that for an

Re: [Hornlist] NHR Healthcare in Europe

2009-08-19 Thread Ralph Hall
Hornlisters, Although now living in Germany, I am British and take a keen interest in what is happening back home. At least it means I have a more objective view of the travails of the NHS and a comparison to make between my experiences at home and those I have come across in Germany.

Re: [Hornlist] Audition help!

2009-07-30 Thread Ralph Hall
Mathew, Late I know but holidays intrude. The Shostakovitch is to be found in Orchestra Excerpts for Horn, Volume 2, International Music Company, New York. The Ravel appears in Philip Farkas's Orchestral Passages for Horn from the French Repertoire. I'm surprised that anyone going in for

Re: [Hornlist] (Czech) recordings

2009-06-27 Thread Ralph Hall
Hi Dave, At the age of only 61, Zdenek Tylsar died on August 18th 2006. I had the sad privilege of writing his obituary for 'The Horn Player', the organ of the British Horn Society. Up until his death, he was the Solo Horn of the Czech Philharmonic since 1968. It is safe to say that most

Re: [Hornlist] Playing under a ceiling fan-not too horn related

2009-05-30 Thread Ralph Hall
, Vincent Duval wrote: Ralph Hall wrote: As a side issue, playing whilst watching TV makes the picture appear to 'frizz' and vibrate. Actually, Ralph, if I'm not mistaken, that is the result of your eyeballs shaking around in their sockets. I'm not kidding. It doesn't have anything

Re: [Hornlist] Playing under a ceiling fan-not too horn related

2009-05-30 Thread Ralph Hall
, brasshausmusic.com On 30 May 2009, at 19:37, Francis Pressland wrote: On 30 May 2009, at 10:16, Ralph Hall wrote: my experience of 'frizzy' pictures in the high tessitura are pretty limited! Its just a sort of red haze really, as I'm sure you notice when you end up having to count bars

[Hornlist] Konzertstuck

2009-05-10 Thread Ralph Hall
Horn Listers, My former colleague and good friend John Brownlee - late of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, the Tonkunstler in Vienna and the BBC orchestra in Wales - is performing the Schumann very soon. He has sent me some questions for the programme notes which I am unable to

Re: [Hornlist] Ifor James playing Neruda

2009-04-28 Thread Ralph Hall
from bl**dy hard work. Cheers, Lawrence 2009/4/27 Ralph Hall ra...@brasshausmusic.com Hornlisters, One of the reasons for Ifor's facility in the high tessitura is because he started out as a cornet player in British brass bands. It is also a reason for his technical ability

Re: [Hornlist] Ifor James playing Neruda

2009-04-27 Thread Ralph Hall
Hornlisters, One of the reasons for Ifor's facility in the high tessitura is because he started out as a cornet player in British brass bands. It is also a reason for his technical ability. Hence, he was the dedicatee and first performer of the Edward Gregson concerto for French Horn and