Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra third horn audition, 05/27/19

(Posted on April 2, 2019; last updated about 5 years ago)

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One of the following concerto movements
Mozart—Horn Concerto No. 2, K. 417	Mvt. I
Mozart—Horn Concerto No. 4, K. 495	Mvt. I
Strauss—Horn Concerto No. 1	Mvt. I
Strauss—Horn Concerto No. 2 in E♭	Mvt. I

Third horn orchestral excerpts
Beethoven—Leonore Overture No. 3
Berlioz—Roméo et Juliette	Queen Mab Scherzo
Berlioz—Symphonie fantastique	Mvt. V: 2 before 61 to 5 after 62
Brahms—Academic Festival Overture	175–188
Brahms—Piano Concerto No. 1	Mvt. I: 199–219
Brahms—Piano Concerto No. 2	Mvt. I Mvt. II
Brahms—Symphony No. 1	Mvt. I: 177–186
Brahms—Symphony No. 3	Mvt. IV: 194–200 Mvt. IV: 258–274
Brahms—Symphony No. 4	Mvt. I Mvt. II Mvt. III
Bruckner—Symphony No. 4	Mvt. IV: 187–199
Dvořák—Symphony No. 9, “New World”	Mvt. III
Mahler—Symphony No. 3	Mvt. I: 29–33
Mendelssohn—Symphony No. 3, “Scottish”	Mvt. II Mvt. III
Saint-Saëns—Symphony No. 3, “Organ”	Mvt. I: 6 after M to 14 after N Mvt. I: Q to 1 after S
Schumann—Symphony No. 3, “Rhenish”	Mvt. II: 8 after E to 5 after F
Shostakovich—Symphony No. 5, Op. 47	Mvt. I
Strauss—Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40	1 before 78 to 80
Strauss—Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks
Strauss—Don Juan, Op. 20
Wagner—Götterdämmerung: Siegfried’s Rheinfahrt	“Allegro” before 31 to 31
Wagner—Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg	Prelude

Excerpts to be performed with the RPO horn section
Beethoven—Symphony No. 3	Mvt. I: U–V Mvt. III: trio Mvt. IV: “Presto” after G to the end
Dvořák—Cello Concerto	Mvt. II
Mahler—Symphony No. 7	Mvt. II: 1–69 Mvt. II: 83–85
Rossini—William Tell Overture	“Allegro Vivace” after G to the end
Weber—Der Freischütz	Overture

Possible sight-reading

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