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Telemann played a key role in shaping musical professionalism, encouraging public performance and cultivated listening. ℹ️ Work Information Composer: Georg Philipp Telemann Work Title: Concerto for Two Horns in E-flat Major Year of Composition: 1733 Collection: Tafelmusik (Musique de Table), Third Production Duration: approximately 8–10 minutes Form: Double concerto in four movements Instrumentation: two horns, strings and basso continuo ______________________________ Among the most inventive concertante works of Georg Philipp Telemann stands the Concerto for Two Horns in E-flat Major , included in the third production of the celebrated Musique de Table (Tafelmusik) published in 1733. This collection represented one of the composer’s most ambitious publishing projects. It was not intended merely as background music for social occasions, but rather for circles of cultivated listeners seeking music of refined formal craftsmanship. What was known as “table music” was ther...

ℹ️ Work Information Composer:   Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Work Title: Horn Concerto No. 2 in E-flat Major, K. 417 Year of Composition: 1783 First Performance: c. 1783, Vienna Soloist: written for the horn player Joseph Leutgeb Duration: approximately 12–15 minutes Form: Concerto for horn and orchestra Instrumentation: horn and orchestra _____________________________ In the early 1780s, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was reshaping his artistic identity in Vienna. No longer tied to the Salzburg court, he was forging a career as an independent composer and performer. This period saw the emergence of a more mature orchestral language—clear in structure, yet increasingly refined in color and balance. It is within this context that the Horn Concerto No. 2 in E-flat Major, K.417 (1783) was composed for Mozart’s friend, the distinguished horn player Joseph Leutgeb. At the time, the horn was a natural instrument—without valves and limited to the harmonic series. Chromatic inflections...