Orchestral Excerpt Insights: Hostetler Plays Dvořák

Perhaps one of the most popular melodies in 19th-century music, the English horn solo from the second movement of Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9 is as challenging to master as it is beautiful. CSO English horn Scott Hostetler demonstrates how he interprets this iconic solo, from examining each measure to envisioning what he aims to communicate while playing. “I take each bar and think about what I want that bar to do technically, but when I sit down to perform it, I don't want to be thinking about all these details. I practice them, so that they become automatic, and then when I go to perform, I want to think about the bigger picture.”
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[@orchplayers]

Perfection, Scott! Great coaching as well - thanks for posting this.

[@andrewsnow1933]

I’ve heard this countless times but never with such intimacy and warmth. Bravo

[@saidtoshimaru1832]

Beatiful...

[@Hugo____98765]

Spot on.

[@mvk3717]

Thanks for this. So glad I found you.

[@Pepe136]

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[@marcusjuniusbrutus7001]

Very antiseptic sound and too much vibrato