Favorite opening horn call

Started by Brian, October 06, 2017, 09:57:50 AM

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Which opening horn call is the best?

Weber's Oberon overture
0 (0%)
Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 2
4 (22.2%)
Humperdinck's Hansel und Gretel
2 (11.1%)
Bruckner's Symphony No. 4
2 (11.1%)
Mahler's Symphony No. 3
2 (11.1%)
Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4
1 (5.6%)
Schubert's last symphony in C major
0 (0%)
Dvorak's Scherzo Capriccioso
0 (0%)
Wagner's Das Rheingold
3 (16.7%)
Other (tell us)
4 (22.2%)

Total Members Voted: 16

TheGSMoeller

Quote from: Sergeant Rock on October 06, 2017, 12:13:58 PM
I'll go with "other": Haydn Symphony No. 31 in D major "Hornsignal"


Sarge

Damn, that's a hard to one to top. Great pick, Sarge.

TheGSMoeller

Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on October 06, 2017, 11:47:13 AM
So, subliminal revenge upon his father?

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Mumma, Hornpipe

And for the more traditionally inclined:

Kutavičius, Last Pagan Rites

Mirror Image

The second movement (Lento moderato) of RVW's A Pastoral Symphony.

Wanderer

Quote from: Brian on October 06, 2017, 01:03:30 PM
Arguably the two best parts of that concerto are the horn solo and the cello solo!

::)

amw

Quote from: Wanderer on October 06, 2017, 09:40:25 PM
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Yes that's unfair, the horn solo really isn't all that great >.>

I'd probably go with Messiaen's Appel interstellaire... does that count?

vandermolen

Quote from: Mirror Image on October 06, 2017, 05:05:12 PM
The second movement (Lento moderato) of RVW's A Pastoral Symphony.
+1

For opening of a work Sibelius Symphony 5
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