Nocturno by Franz Strauss performed by David Cooper

[@capellaaurigae3400]

Horn is all about playing with passion ! I love the way he plays the notes almost a bit longer than their real value making all the piece more slow than other versions I've heard. Excellent !

[@colesorensen3540]

My horn teacher is actually quite an excellent musician in the Utah Symphony and he basically teaches what you just said! He constantly tells me to hold out the note for just a hair longer than what it is written, for what you just said, and also because it helps pass the melody along to whoever takes it next. So I think you hit the nail on the head with your comment 👌

[@josephgoldstein7784]

James Stagliano also advised that horn playing should have a sense of repose- to savor the sound, as it were. What could be more suited to romanticism than a reticence to let the sound pass into silence? What a wonderful performance.

[@zalancsizmadia5210]

My teacher said, it's a slow piece. I listened to one of the recordings, and it was so fast! (Relatively, but of course)

[@titicatfollies6615]

This is wonderful. But: Shouldn't you give some credit to the accompanist?

[@dasteufelhund]

Consistent core and phrasing over the bar lines This is the first version that I've heard of this piece being done correctly.

[@unknown-vv8hm]

and he got principal horn in the Berlin philharmonic

[@goodnewzs1]

I know! I am so happy for him and look forward to his videos with the Berlin Philharmonic too! :-)

[@erickbaez3292]

Co-principal*

[@colesorensen3540]

And he left and now he's with Chicago

[@xabierezpeleta3036]

deserved

[@Joewylie3]

Gone from Chicago now in LA.

[@nicolapaxman]

That Horn seems a Rauch or a Steve Lewis (Rauch wrap...) Bravo signor Cooper, from Italy!

[@abc114able]

+Nicola Pace It's a Lewis.

[@clintow]

Cooper plays a Lewis now but this was recorded when he was playing his Rauch. I've tried that horn -- great playing instrument!

[@zixianglin6868]

bravo!forte parts is really good!

[@paulcutinici7405]

Is it just me, or he looks like Daniel Craig aka James Bond?

[@_alicia__]

HE DOES

[@annaelisabeth3028]

OMG YES

[@Zlmtrjmudjgp450]

この演奏に惚れました！ とてもとても尊敬します。 私なんてまだ始めたばかりで、プロになるつもりもありませんが このような演奏目指して頑張りたいです。

[@albertoperez2251]

Bien dicho!

[@nathanhalberstadt6152]

This is the best performance of Nocturno by Strauss that I have ever heard. David Cooper has to be my favorite horn player.

[@organboi]

+Nathan Halberstadt really. even with that crack three notes into the piece?

[@nathanhalberstadt6152]

organboi what cracked note(s)? It sounds note perfect to me.

[@UturnatA2]

@organboi dude... seriously? xD

[@michaelmay3982]

That was 4 notes into the piece!!

[@jeremiahtaylor3476]

Nathan Halberstadt the entrance near 3:00-302.

[@nhtom8]

Those slurs... Yikes! How does he do that?!?!? Oh, yeah. Practice...

[@amendez615]

Allen Iverson: We talkin about practice.........

[@shakamarko7260]

Holy Cow! This is the most mind blowing performance of this piece I've seen!

[@se4050]

Unquestionably the most profoundly beautiful recording of this piece I have ever heard!

[@rcmallory]

I've been working on this for a few month's. Yours is the best rendition I've heard. I love the passion in the double forte parts Thank you!!

[@z1vsok]

2:08

[@kimkoch2342]

I play french horn in beginner band...I should just quit while I'm behind XD

[@davida1517]

Don't. Trust me. With a lot of practice you will sound great

[@reeree2698]

@@davida1517 yeah I’m in 8th and did this as my solo in 7th but I practice a lot more than anyone at my school typically an hour and a half a day not including the full time I play with the band

[@Bob1Mack]

Where you are, we all were. Keep going.

[@emmim-b]

I actually plan on playing this piece for a college audition

[@ryanfoley2939]

Just want to make sure that we have a comment for this month

[@titicatfollies6615]

Excellent performance by both Cooper and . . . who is the pianist? Negligent of you to give only the "star's" name.

[@joshrauw545]

The pianist's name is Cary Chow.

[@surenkarapetyan1262]

Bravissimo!!!

[@EvanYoungMusic]

He is one of those god given talents where you aren't listening to a horn player. You are listening to a musician.

[@snail415]

Best pun ever: dynamic duo.

[@z1vsok]

2:08

[@albertolacambraramon5253]

Fff fff de

[@albertolacambraramon5253]

Viva 🇪🇸

[@santicruz4012]

Just awesome, David. Hope to see you soon in Monterrey, México.

[@Jm-eve]

Bravo 👍 très belle interprétation 👏👏👏 merci !

[@owenbanks2089]

Beautiful playing, but sometimes can hear a kind of swelling of the notes. Have heard it called wa-wa. Otherwise really nice!

[@АлександрШор-ы3ф]

Очень хороший музыкант. Выразительно, филиграннейшая фразировки, хорошее звуковедение.

[@StocksIn60Seconds]

It's so funny. He basically has copied Erik Ruske to a tee, and he has taught from him, but I think this is an example of teacher copying that works immensely well.

[@mdub2375]

Pretty much how many pieces are learned. My version of this was exactly the same. Lower quality of course lol

[@toeribbon]

I showed this movie to my 9 years old students. ( in an elementary school) One student said, “ I was fascinated by the music. Also, the way he plays the horn and how he expresses feeling were amazing. “

[@hughwhaley9605]

Most musical performance of this work I have heard. The tone, style, push and pull were ideal for this work.

[@FishYuMusic]

anyone know what mouthpiece he uses? It is really fit his horn and sound really good.

[@jarjared5037]

He was with the Berlin Philharmonic, and I believe the standard for horn players there is the McWilliam. I believe the designer is Bruno Tilz.

[@pinguinn_]

everybody talking about the horn but nobody talks about the piano :(

[@casparwong6367]

Best performance ever

[@christinejao7787]

Cooper made the best sound of this nocturno by Franz Stauss!!!It is an excellent tune the melody is great and he played excellent!!!

[@maxfanelli02]

Bravo!!

[@albertolacambraramon5253]

Viva ESPAÑA ☺

[@yeqianshi4045]

Very nice dynamic range. True passion felt here

[@albertolacambraramon5253]

Viva España

[@albertolacambraramon5253]

Eres el mejor

[@MikeCrowl]

Who's the pianist?

[@robertobonalumi2044]

Fantastic 👏👏☺️☺️

[@dominiquemartin9237]

super car il est génial avec stéfan sarah

[@TheRedeemedMan]

Bravo 👏👏👏

[@erickbaez3292]

true music 👌

[@davidhornsplayers]

Bravo 👏 🥹

[@rolandler9133]

nem !

[@juanitagreen4434]

Absolutely beautiful!

[@dgs_DC_0501]

ソロコンテストで吹きました！ 金賞いただけました〜⸜❤︎⸝‍

[@たけぴんりょうりょう]

おめでとうございます‼️

[@albertolacambraramon5253]

Que decis

[@TaeminChung]

You played like Opera singer! Vvvvvvvvvery nice playing ! Thank you

[@annaelisabeth3028]

Wauw

[@anthonysmith2816]

LUMPY MAN

[@goodnewzs1]

Love the passion! My favorite performance of Nocturno by Franz Strauss! Bravo David Cooper!!

[@markkuijpers2186]

wauw

[@zevulunlong7411]

That was sooo beautiful

[@PuertoricanPatriot1]

Anybody know what horn this is?

[@isabellatraylor7683]

double I'm guessing

[@nicolapaxman]

that horn I think its a Rauch

[@usamahBlackLove]

It's a Rauch though it's of course as we see a FIXED bell...... Not a fan of fixed bell as switching flares can change the color of the sound and I like having choices

[@paulh.m3288]

Very nice sound!

[@floratassinari7811]

Ahhh I love this!!!

[@Hoopstx2]

Very nice coop

[@iceyblaze9251]

Something weird happened in the beginning didn't sound much like a crack

[@connorutegg2486]

Icey Blaze The slurs? I absolutely love that sound, I can do it decently

[@maxfanelli02]

Very good sound!!

[@rigobertnick5021]

Best Nocturno performance so far...good work!

[@vpaloma]

great performance! Bravo! I would like to see also the name of the pianist

[@TheGigiparce0]

Amazing!!!!!!!

[@paulmasgalajian8102]

To capture the essence of the Horn one must play like a person who has reached the very pinnacle of their life, but not without overcoming unspeakable trials and tribulations. The hornist without passion should play a euphonium. David Cooper is the ONLY passionate Hornist living today.

[@mikeanderson5728]

you got that sound like a trombone

[@AFGalopp]

Mike Anderson Maybe trombones sound like horns sometime ;)

[@organboi]

Wow. A big crack like that right at the start.

[@TallGlassOfLemonade]

+organboi when?

[@erickbaez3292]

that's not a crack, that was a valve switch.

[@StocksIn60Seconds]

Dude. Seriously, check your ears.

[@gabrielgray817]

If I hear what you here that was just a grace note, about in measure 13

[@狐-u2i]

I heard the two sets of grace notes that are supposed to be there but no crack in the sound.