A La Carte (Hr. in F)

A La Carte (Hr. in F) Solos with piano accompaniment. These delightful miniatures for horn and piano are all connected with the Paris Conservatoire, and most were intended as sight-reading tests for the horn class at the annual Concours, or competition to find the best instrumentalist of the year. Of particular interest to horn players is the atmospheric and dreamy Morceau de lecture which Paul Dukas wrote for the Concours of 1906. This charming piece, which has never before been published, was therefore written for the same competition as his famous Villanelle. It is joined here by original compositions for horn by Jules Massenet, Charles Lenepveu, and Adrien Barthe, which are also being published for the first time, and the 3rd of a set of six Mélodies by Charles Gounod. This is the only piece in A La Carte which was not written for the student competitors at the Concours, though Gounod himself was a student at the Conservatoire when he composed it in 1839. ...Morceau de Lecture - Dukas • Morceau de Lecture a Premiere Vue - Bruneau • Andante Cantabile - Massenet • Moderato - Lenepveu • Andantino - Lenepveu • Morceau de Lecture pour Cor - Pfeiffer • Maestoso-Molto Mederato - Barthe • Andante - Gounod