Both of the song cycles recorded here combine lyricism with powerful storytelling, covering a wide range of emotions that are well suited to the beautiful sonorities and vocal nature of the French horn. Schubert's late 'Schwanengesang' conveys it's pastoral setting, messages of love, pain of separation, and haunted loss so descriptively that the music is just as effective without words. Brahms arranged his 'Zigeunerlieder' or 'Gypsy Songs' from vocal quartets, their Hungarian folk-music character lending themselves superbly to further transcription. Tim Thorpe is gaining a reputation as one of the most accomplished horn players of his generation. He has received extensive orchestral experience as principal horn with several amateur and youth orchestras including the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain and the European Union Youth Orchestra. As an orchestral musician, Thorpe has played principal horn with all the major London orchestras and with other UK orchestras including the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and the Northern Sinfonia.

Tracklist:

Schwanengesang, D. 957 (Arr. T. Thorpe For Horn & Piano): No. 1, Liebesbotschaft
Schwanengesang, D. 957 (Arr. T. Thorpe For Horn & Piano): No. 2, Kriegers Ahnung
Schwanengesang, D. 957 (Arr. T. Thorpe For Horn & Piano): No. 3, Frühlingssehnsucht
Schwanengesang, D. 957 (Arr. T. Thorpe For Horn & Piano): No. 4, Ständchen
Schwanengesang, D. 957 (Arr. T. Thorpe For Horn & Piano): No. 5, Aufenthalt
Schwanengesang, D. 957 (Arr. T. Thorpe For Horn & Piano): No. 6, In Der Ferne
Schwanengesang, D. 957 (Arr. T. Thorpe For Horn & Piano): No. 7, Abschied
Schwanengesang, D. 957 (Arr. T. Thorpe For Horn & Piano): No. 8, Der Atlas
Schwanengesang, D. 957 (Arr. T. Thorpe For Horn & Piano): No. 9, Ihr Bild
Schwanengesang, D. 957 (Arr. T. Thorpe For Horn & Piano): No. 10, Das Fischermädchen
Schwanengesang, D. 957 (Arr. T. Thorpe For Horn & Piano): No. 11, Die Stadt
Schwanengesang, D. 957 (Arr. T. Thorpe For Horn & Piano): No. 12, Am Meer
Schwanengesang, D. 957 (Arr. T. Thorpe For Horn & Piano): No. 13, Der Doppelgänger
Schwanengesang, D. 957 (Arr. T. Thorpe For Horn & Piano): No. 14, Die Taubenpost
11 Zigeunerlieder, Op. 103 (Excerpts Arr. T. Thorpe For Horn & Piano): No. 1, He, Zigeuner, Greife In Die Saiten
11 Zigeunerlieder, Op. 103 (Excerpts Arr. T. Thorpe For Horn & Piano): No. 2, Hochgetürmte Rimaflut
11 Zigeunerlieder, Op. 103 (Excerpts Arr. T. Thorpe For Horn & Piano): No. 3, Wisst Ihr, Wann Mein Kindchen
11 Zigeunerlieder, Op. 103 (Excerpts Arr. T. Thorpe For Horn & Piano): No. 4, Lieber Gott, Du Weisst
11 Zigeunerlieder, Op. 103 (Excerpts Arr. T. Thorpe For Horn & Piano): No. 5, Brauner Bursche Führt Zum Tanze
11 Zigeunerlieder, Op. 103 (Excerpts Arr. T. Thorpe For Horn & Piano): No. 6, Röslein Dreie In Der Reihe
11 Zigeunerlieder, Op. 103 (Excerpts Arr. T. Thorpe For Horn & Piano): No. 7, Kommt Dir Manchmal In Den Sinn
11 Zigeunerlieder, Op. 103 (Excerpts Arr. T. Thorpe For Horn & Piano): No. 11, Rote Abendwolken Ziehn

UPC: 747313381579
Label: Naxos
Release Date: 7.13.18
Format: CD

Brahms / Shubert - Schwanengesang (CD)