Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 4 in Eb, K 495 - 3. Rondo - Allegro vivace (Synthesized)

For information on the visualization, please read the note at the end.
Mozart's Horn Concerto No. 4, subtitled "Ein Waldhorn Konzert für den Leutgeb" ("A Hunting Horn Concerto for Leutgeb" was wow Mozart described K. 495 in his own catalog) was composed in 1786, and like his other three concertos, it was written for the preeminent Austrian horn player Joseph Leutgeb. Haydn is also thought to have written his horn concerto for him decades earlier. Leutgeb had known the child Mozart and his father when he worked in Salzburg, and after moving to Vienna, he became a good friend of Wolfgang as an adult. Although the two men were friends and Leutgeb was a virtuoso soloist, their friendship was such that Mozart mercilessly poked fun at him, sometimes with personal comments written into the score. In the autograph of this concerto, Mozart used blue, red, green and black ink to confuse the soloist. Another potential reason for the extra colour is that more recent studies have shown that the colourful score could have actually been some sort of code that Mozart was writing.
The horn at the time of composition was called a natural horn. This meant it had no valves whatsoever, making it nearly impossible to play chromatically. Leutgeb was an early practioner of hand-stopping on the valveless instrument, a practice which allowed the performer to play more notes outside the natural harmonic series. That made it possible for Mozart to create the fluid melodic lines that one hears in his horn concertos, although he was well aware of and sensitive to the restrictions of the instrument. By contrast, Haydn's concerto written for Leutgeb a quarter of a century earlier, when hand-stopping was not so common, is built more on the arpeggios and high passage work that require fewer stopped notes. In the last movement of this concerto, however, Mozart's arpeggios and horn calls conjure up the origins of the horn as an instrument for the hunt.
Set in 6/8 time, the rousing finale movement is perhaps the most memorable. The Rondo with its allegro vivace tempo requires fast technical work from the soloist and highlights the capabilities of the instrument even at the time of composition. This movement is the best example of hunting music, “The intervallic construction, featuring prominent tonic and dominant triads in the main melody, was to some degree dictated by the capability of the horn, and so was more closely allied with the original pure characteristics of the chasse as an open-air hunting call.” After a reprise of the main melody the music comes to a thrilling close as the orchestra finally unite for the last time to play a series of tonic-dominant stabs before the rousing finish.
With its jolly characterics and memorable melodies, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s high-energy Fourth Horn Concerto is one of the most-loved works for horn and is a staple in horn repertoire.
For those wanting to follow along with the MAMM player visualization, the instrumentation is listed as follows:
Oboes: Orange (top line)
Horns: Yellow
Solo Horn: Lime Green
Violins I: Cyan
Violins II: Light Blue
Violas: Purple
Cellos: Fuchsia
Double Basses: Rose (bottom line)
The use of headphones will enhance the listening experience.

[@DSZI.ShyHunterBB]

This is such a fun synthesized piece! ❤

[@CareyRMeltz]

Thanks so much.

[@Thereal67P]

3:31 Reminds me of the scherzo of Beethoven's 3rd symphony.

[@sillygoose9070]

Delicious! Thankyou Mr Meltz 👍

[@CareyRMeltz]

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[@simoncrocket2040]

Ah …. Absolutely wonderful ! Beautifully arranged,voiced, and produced…….fantastic!

[@CareyRMeltz]

Thanks so much Simon.

[@thepalaceworm]

Just fantastic. I don't know how you do it but you do it wonderfully. Thank You for sharing.

[@CareyRMeltz]

Thank you very kindly for your comment. I’m glad you liked it.

[@Geopholus]

And here it is ! Great Work.

[@CareyRMeltz]

Thanks Geo. Made some minor adjustments after you heard the rough mix.

[@grahamcaldecott]

Excellent - love it!!!

[@CareyRMeltz]

Thank you Graham. 🙂

[@jas4511]

Mesmerizing!!!

[@CareyRMeltz]

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[@Vextrove]

Amazing work!

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[@OrzoMondo]

A little correction on brightness, contrast and color saturation and MAM jumps straight out of the screen. Beautiful video to accompany an excellent rendition!