Weber Horn concertino with the natural horn

Javier Bonet playing weber concertino with the natural horn in San Petersburg

[@larryjohnson3095]

Best I've ever heard on this solo - totally natural, no valves, using only hand and embouchure to play the entire solo. The section making "Chords by humming and playing simultaneously to make the chords is quite impressive". Never able to do this solo after 40 years of periodically working on this!! Bravo Javier..you still remain the best ever!! Thanks for sharing your talent with we hornists who admire your great talent!!

[@TheBony45]

Have you heard Anthony Halstead's recording for this? In my opinion that's still the best one for natural horn

[@KevinGenus]

@@TheBony45 You're comparing a studio recording to a live performance. You may as well be comparing it to Hermann Baumann's recording on a Geyer double. This is the only instance of a live recording, and Bonet should receive nothing but praise sans comparisons for doing it successfully.

[@kamastro948]

Tocar ese instrumento debe ser muy difícil. Pero hacerlo como solista, y con tal maestría, es casi sobrehumano. ¡Maravilloso! Larga vida, Señor Bonet.

[@rodneypatrick2148]

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[@lincolnjudson8172]

@Rodney Patrick Flixportal =)

[@rodneypatrick2148]

@Lincoln Judson Thank you, I went there and it seems to work :D I really appreciate it !!

[@lincolnjudson8172]

@Rodney Patrick You are welcome xD

[@Apfelstrudl]

1:07 Soft half stopped/ muted notes like these.. That's why people loved the natural horn so much beside the sexy stopped suspended notes! 😍

[@mal2ksc]

I don't get why people stopped (no pun intended) writing to this level of detail once valve horns became the norm. You'd think being able to play any note open, and most of them stopped, would make the technique more popular. I mean you see ° and ⁺ over notes fairly frequently (enough so that B♭ horns, which hand-stop up 1 and a half semitones, use the thumb for a specialized valve), but usually it's a series of notes using the same stopping or a gradually changing stopping. No more rapid leaps between wide open and fully choked -- a difficult effect to handle well, but when it _is_ handled well it sounds amazing. Of course, the horn became much more versatile with valves. I certainly wouldn't want to go back to a time without them. But it is possible to do a lot of this on valved horns too, and not completely lose the "wildness" when you want it.

[@robinblankenship9234]

You’re a great hornist, naturally.

[@somebody9033]

awesome pun

[@jordipeiro5265]

Fantàstic! Sempre disposat a anar un poc més lluny! Moltes gràcies!❤

[@jeansibelius5062]

Un orgullo para nuestro país, muchas felicidades maestro usted es uno de los mejores trompistas del mundo.

[@abigailkohn9890]

Incredible! I am a huge fan of period instruments and this is by far my favorite historically accurate recording of this piece.

[@TheDillonCake]

Multiphonics begin around 11:30

[@mal2ksc]

He secretly swapped in Albert Mangelsdorff as a stunt double for that section. 🤣

[@taxwiseaccounting6943]

Bravo Javi from the UK. I'm an ex horn player and that piece is a bugger with a double horn with valves, so unimaginable on a hand horn. You are a performer and it is great to watch your videos.

[@javierbonethorn]

Hello Dear Richard. I will be in Birmingham playing a recital with piano and I will probably play there the Weber Concertino with natural horn. ¿Do you live far from there?

[@taxwiseaccounting6943]

Hola buen señor, Yes I live in Manchester. I would love to watch your piano recital very much. When is it?

[@javierbonethorn]

www.bcu.ac.uk/conservatoire/events-calendar/concert-diary/javier-bonet-020317

[@taxwiseaccounting6943]

Hey Javier, I didn’t make Birmingham 6 years ago but wondered are you in the UK anytime this year or next? I need to watch you live. Hope you’re well 👍🏻

[@Ricky-bl7yz]

This is incredible! All those colour changes and phrasing... truly exceptional

[@nikolapavlovic749]

Very, very well! Sound, intonation, ambrosure! Right hand looks easy! Greetings from Serbia :)

[@blacKzII]

el mejor trompista español que tenemos, con un alma impresionante. da gusto oírle hablar y escuchar su música, enhorabuena por hacer que la trompa disfrute de usted. GRANDE JAVI!

[@sallymagallanes3325]

Beautiful rendition of this piece by one of the best horn players del mundo!

[@whosjoe1179]

HOOOOOOOOOW this man is such a mad lad

[@therewillbe5682]

Javier is the total Master of Le Cor !!

[@marsgelfo]

incredible job javier! doing this on natural horn is like biking the tour de france with one leg... yet you waltzed through the thing with grace & personality, love it! bravo maestro

[@YakovPetrovichGolyadkinSr]

Been listening to Javier since I was just a wee first year in university all bright eyed and bushy bell'd

[@RaoulTorresi]

Incredibile technique!!

[@mooyahorn]

7:51 So sweet.....

[@drjazzhorn1]

Extraordinary skill. Love the variations of the variations. A true virtuoso.

[@ffotograffyddgohebwyr8308]

Outstanding performance

[@arteducation01]

Oh my God, it's so incredible. I love it 😍. Thanks for this great moment. Bravo 👏 ! ART EDUCATION from France

[@josephgoldstein7784]

Well, that's the single most impressive thing I'm going to see for quite a while. Bravo!

[@timpapenbrock4494]

And with all repeats! You, sir, are a beast!!

[@bernardgravil4397]

jamais entendu ce concerto avec un "natural horn" , incroyable , splendide

[@azjc6352]

Beautifully played, and quite honestly, better performed than everyone else who has recorded this on a double or triple horn. Incredible phrasing; just beautifully performed music. Thank you!!

What a sound!!!!!!!!! Great playing.

[@feminaesapienti3456]

Qué cosa más impresionante... me quedé sin palabras...

[@olegbezverkhnii9952]

Виртуозно!

[@gilqueiroz]

Impresionante, magnífico, bravissimo! Simply amazing! Long life Javier Bonet.

[@sakuntalabasu1493]

Wonderful technique coupled with a very sensitive interpretation made this performance a joy to hear. Thank you

[@gregmonks]

You could've told this this was a natural horn masterclass and I would've believed you.

[@kn-bm4eh]

bravoooooooo!!!!!!!!!!! i love your sound!!!😢

[@gabriellahorn]

Como siempre, bravo Javi!

[@totibro7624]

Fantastic performance! Congratulations 👏

[@paulkimball8968]

Absolutely brilliant!!!

[@elmophone]

Too many incredible details to mention everything, but I will comment what no one else has yet. Audience, do you notice the circular breathing? 1:18 is a good example. What absolute mastery!

[@juleskray]

Wow! Those were the best multiphonics I have heard someone play in this piece. Amazing work, Javier :)

[@westminster860]

Certainly is a pleasure to hear Mr. Bonet or anyone who plays natural horn so well. Used to love hearing Lowell Greer play and hear him speak of the history of the instrument. I wish Mr. Bonet would tour the U.S. with the major U. S. orchestras. I'm curious if this is a reproduction horn? The wrap looks a bit like an Uhlman. It does appear that it sounds pretty easily. Of course it's his skill making it difficult to know on a video. 😮 His hand technique is flawless.

[@volkerf.sesselmann6783]

Unglaublich!! Fantastisch!!

[@comonbrocamposespinosa866]

maestro mucho gusto volver a ver un nuevo vídeo de usted me llamo Gustavo campos para servirle soy de México fui a todos sus clases cuando estuvo aquí toca impresionante

[@валторна1702]

уникальный исполнитель !!! Браво!!!

[@Koyaanissparris]

Absolutely amazing!

[@guypruvost3161]

Splendide. Bravissimo.

[@МихаилСеливанов-б9х]

Мастер ! Браво !!!

[@kyj1257]

정말 아름답습니다 부럽군요 감사합니다

[@MrJcasilva]

Como pode? Não tem chaves, e ele toca maravilhosamente bem!

[@thapeloheath]

Guau. What a ride. Maravilloso.

[@tomschnauber6749]

Amazing!

[@rendale1333]

fenomenalissimo

[@davidjared3402]

Wonderful performances; thank you for sharing. Could someone post the time stamps for the various movements (as applicable)?

[@marks6023]

AS a horn player myself for many years this was THE nightmare piece to play As students always focus on the high notes he missed every one of them but who cares!

[@asdfasdf-s7m]

he missed the high D#, and also very slightly split a high A during the concert C major section earlier in the piece, but no others.. his high notes are solid!

[@olegbezverkhnii9952]

Крут! Парень, ты крут!

[@albertsteinhauser4728]

Erstaunlich, wie Javier Bonet das Konzert auf dem Naturhorn spielt, das ja auf dem Ventilhorn schon schwer genug ist!

[@Apfelstrudl]

Wenn man das naturhorn wirklich beherrscht im wahrsten sinne des wortes, ist es um einiges leichter als vor allem am F-horn oder B-Horn, wo E-dur doch seehr schlecht liegt.

[@johannesbusemann9949]

oft machen, die ja auch ursprünglich für Naturhorn komponierten Stücke auf eben jenem diesem am meisten Sinn, wenn man das ursprüngliche Instrument denn auch soweit beherrscht. ich bin selbst noch ein Naturhorn Anfänger, aber trotzdem merke ich es immer wieder, dass viele Dinge auf dem Naturhorn mit einem Mal viel Sinniger sind und dadurch auch deutlich leichter von der Hand gehen

[@albertsteinhauser4728]

@@Apfelstrudl Das ist sicher richtig, ich als Posaunist kann das sicher nicht beurteilen.

[@maesttroimoveis]

Fantastic Javier !!

[@joaquimdasdores3047]

MARAVILHOSO , SEM PALAVRAS MUITO DEMAIS SUCESSO

[@giorgiogiorgini4458]

Spettacolare, bravissimo, eccellente professionista!

[@GerardvanR]

Both horn players in the orchestra play on valve horns! Isn't that strange? In Weber's time they had to play on natural horn like the soloist.

[@francoisvillon1300]

Прекрасно! Жаль, что я пропустил гастроли. Приезжайте еще.

[@caseycronan9217]

8:35 Oooo I like those additional notes!

[@numbersix1908]

top quality

[@martinkanthi3464]

IMPRESSIONNANTE PRESTATION SUR UN COR NATUREL DU JAMAIS ENTENDU ME CONCERNANT....!!!

[@JonatasAdoM]

So natural you don't even notice it is a natural horn!

[@joedegi01]

Stupendo!

[@kyj1257]

단연 최고네요 ㅋ~~~

[@vascopinheiro1872]

People don t imagine the difficulty of that D# at the final of the concert

[@snrnsjd]

Especially at the end it's so difficult!!

[@ashleymueller8242]

Bravo!! Puedes recommender alguno método para los multifonicos para la voz mujer? No lo puedo hacer con las notas escritas.

[@משפחתפז-י5נ]

WOW!!!!!

[@hua_horn]

Bravo!!

[@tomswiftyphilo2504]

when he starts harmonizing with himself and the conductor looks over to see how many french horn soloists there are...

[@sasawhare]

Was this concertino really originaly intended for nature horn? In the von Weber time were horns with valves already invented, weren't they? (Anyway Javier, you are a devil , devilishly good player ... :D :o . I cannot imagine playing even Mozart concerts on the nature horn...)

[@javierbonethorn]

Concertino was written in his first version in 1806, the second version a few years later, and valves were invented in 1815/1820. It´s clearly for natural horn

[@michaelsodt9402]

Oo

[@mal2ksc]

@@javierbonethorn Also, valves didn't immediately become mandatory on horn the way they did on trumpets and cornets and the like, because horns had already been partially freed from the shackles of being "brass timpani".

[@ericegle]

art!

[@vincentlombardo9797]

did he play double notes at the same time?? from 11.12 on??

[@jeancoulon1783]

Yes with the voice. Had to think both notes in the same time...

[@oswinbreu1711]

Super gut dass dies auf dem Naturhorn möglich ist. Waldhorn ist doch das beste Blasinstrument.

[@Apfelstrudl]

Nicht nur möglich.. Es wurde nur dafür geschrieben und liegt dort auch um einiges besser als am F- oder B-Horn, sofern man das naturhorn als eigenständiges Instrument wirklich beherrscht.

[@valeryalenine5461]

What's the crook tone used for this piece? Outstanding performance.

[@javierbonethorn]

Horn in E, of course!

[@georgeholloway3981]

Oh my god!

[@ProArtelevision]

miraculous!!

[@SonounSimpatico]

inimitable....

[@alessandroculatti1613]

Is this a valvectomy natural horn? By looking at the way the pipes are coiled it seems loke it could be. Regardless, outstanding performance!

[@juliamacdonell]

It's a cor solo, not cor d'orchestre

[@monkeyhunter6298]

Baumann, Javier, tuckwell,brain

[@pauljmeyer1]

The 'natural horn' must be excruciatingly difficult to play in tune.

[@AFGalopp]

Who the fuck is coughing on purpose on the final D# ??? -.-

[@Arturhorn69]

Я всё понимаю, это конечно большое мастерство играть на натуральной валторне, но зачем это нужно сейчас, в 21 веке? когда есть современный инструмент. А этот выход наверх, и вообще, в техничных частях, это разве красиво? 🙈 Мне кажется это извращение. Это получается примерно так, если бы мы ехали в соседний город не на машине а на ослике... Лично я до конца дослушать не смог 🤷‍♂️

[@thinkerly1]

Есть несколько причин использовать натуральную валторну для этого произведения. Во-первых, мы можем услышать и испытать произведение таким, каким его ожидал услышать композитор, и таким, каким его услышали люди того времени. В этом смысле использование натуральную валторну более точно соответствует духу музыки, чем использование современую валторну. Во-вторых, инструмент и техника, необходимая для игры на нем, воспроизводят звуки, не производимые современным музыкантом, играющим на клапанном инструменте.

[@Arturhorn69]

@@thinkerly1 на натуральных инструментах можно играть в оркестре, но соло - это борщ 🙈

[@somebody9033]

@@Arturhorn69 (sorry don't have russian keyboard) Weber wrote this piece for natural horn. therefore saying that playing solo on natural horn is "borsch" is just wrong.

[@Arturhorn69]

@@somebody9033 понимаете, композиторы рех времён, писали музыку для духовых на перспективу, что будет когда-нибудь инструмент позволяющий играть хроматические звуки, как и для других музыкальных инструментов, вот поэтому я и написал, что в наше время, какой смысл играть на несовершенных инструментах, когда есть современные, согласны?

[@somebody9033]

@@Arturhorn69 I don't agree, sorry. There were few composers who wrote music with the intention of people building instruments especially for their music (think Wagner, with his contrabass trombones and Wagnertuben, or Strauss, with his heckelphone to Low F). Weber was not in that mindset. Valves were only invented 15 years after Weber wrote this, when he was writing this, no-one had thought of the concept yet.

[@pelaexful]

Jo! Yo no soy músico ni sé nada de trompa, y se me ponen los pelos como escarpias. ¿Quién puede marcar esto con un no me gusta?

[@javierbonethorn]

La envidia es muy cochina querido Salvador

[@JiveDadson]

Look! I can play this with one lip tied behind my teeth.

[@paulursu404]

It’s very good but i have to say, not perfect. You failed at the end and i can understand it, i’m too a horn player but next time please do not fail anymore at least the ends 😂 I’m waiting for a better version!

[@thinkerly1]

Impolite

[@somebody9033]

come on, post a better version. I know it will be hard for you... (Javier is one of the best horn players in the world, so I don't see how you could even come close)