Mozart and his friend Joseph Leutgeb spent a lot of time trying to one-up each other. And it's a good thing they did, because it caused Mozart to write some amazing music for horn. Sergei Nakariakov ...

Horn Concerto in D, K. 412/514 (Allegro K.412 + Rondo K.514): 1. Allegro Horn Concerto in D, K. 412/514 (Allegro K.412 + Rondo K.514): 2. Rondo (Allegro) Horn Concerto No.2 in E flat, K.417: 1.

Rollicking - no word better describes Mozart's last concerto for horn. In the final movement we're seated on a horse bounding over hedges; we almost feel the animal leap and fly.

Horn Concerto No.1 in D, K.386b (K.412 & 514): 1. (Allegro) K.412 Horn Concerto No.1 in D, K.386b (K.412 & 514): 2. Rondò. Allegro K.514 Horn Concerto No.2 in E flat ...

The concertos for solo horn and orchestra by Mozart fall into this latter category, although not all are as familiar to audiences as (the wrongly numbered) No 4 (K495) of Flanders and Swann "An Ill ...

A guide to Mozart's beloved opera The Marriage of Figaro ...