Carla Blackwood, Elizabeth Sellars, Jenny Khafagi, Rhodri Clarke, Lucy Warren, Caroline Henbest, Peter de Jager, David Griffiths - The Australian Horn, Vol. 1: A Century of Chamber Music (2026) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Horn Quartet in E-Flat Major
02. Horn Quartet in B Major: I. Allegro
03. Horn Quartet in B Major: II. Lento penseroso
04. Horn Quartet in B Major: III. Allegro grazioso
05. Horn Quartet in B Major: IV. Allegro animato
06. Quartet in G Minor House Quartet: I. —
07. Quartet in G Minor House Quartet: II. Adagio
08. Quartet in G Minor House Quartet: III. Rondino. Allegro giocoso
09. Quartet in G Minor House Quartet: IV. Allegro deciso
10. Horn Concerto (Arr. for Horn & Piano by Catherine Likhuta): I. Lento
11. Horn Concerto (Arr. for Horn & Piano by Catherine Likhuta): II. Adagio
12. Horn Concerto (Arr. for Horn & Piano by Catherine Likhuta): III. A tempo. Drammatico
13. Horn Concerto (Arr. for Horn & Piano by Catherine Likhuta): IV. Tenero
14. Horn Concerto (Arr. for Horn & Piano by Catherine Likhuta): V. Misurato
15. Horn Concerto (Arr. for Horn & Piano by Catherine Likhuta): VI. Con spirito
16. Horn Concerto (Arr. for Horn & Piano by Catherine Likhuta): VII. Tranquillo
17. Horn Concerto (Arr. for Horn & Piano by Catherine Likhuta): VIII. A tempo
18. Night Song (Version for Horn Trio)

Classical music in Australia is barely two centuries old, and many of its riches remain as good as unknown, both at home and abroad. This album of chamber music featuring the horn – itself a largely unfamiliar genre – charts the evolution of Australian music in microcosm, from Romanticism via modernism to a sound suggesting the open space of the outback. This repertoire is as good as unknown at home and further afield, though all of it has personality and presence, and should prove a revelation to the international horn-playing community and to audiences more generally.

Carla Blackwood, horn
David Griffiths, clarinet
Elizabeth Sellars and Lucy Warren, violins
Caroline Henbest and Jenny Khafagi, violas
Rhodri Clarke, piano
Peter de Jaeger, piano