There is thought that this horn part was written for an early valved horn. Certainly the lower, non-natural notes which occur later in the work would be very difficult to play in tune on an old "waldhorn" or natural horn. That said, people argued for decades over what type of instrument played the 4th horn part in the Beethoven 9. When all is said and done, it is entirely possible on a natural horn as I imagine this part is with proper hand-in-bell technique.
Who’s the horn player? It’s great!
Beautiful song! Thanks for uploading with sheet music. At 3:27 reminds me of the opening of the 2nd mov of Brahms's String Sextet op.18! Coincidence?
There is thought that this horn part was written for an early valved horn. Certainly the lower, non-natural notes which occur later in the work would be very difficult to play in tune on an old "waldhorn" or natural horn. That said, people argued for decades over what type of instrument played the 4th horn part in the Beethoven 9. When all is said and done, it is entirely possible on a natural horn as I imagine this part is with proper hand-in-bell technique.
It's a long lied but not bad