HUBLER, Carl Heinrich (1822-1893) - Concertstück für Vier Waldhörner

Carl Heinrich Hübler (1822-1893) - Concertstück für Vier Waldhörner (c.1855)

Performers: Peter Arnold (horn); Charles Tibbets (horn); Ulrike Guggenberger (horn);

Matthias Stier (horn); Rundfunk-Orchester Kaiserslautern

Painting: Erik Henningsen (1855-1930) - Changing of the Guard (1888)

Further info: Hornissimo! Waldhorn Romantics

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Carl (August) Heinrich Hübler

(Wachwitz, 4 December 1822 - Dresden, 14 April 1893)

German hornist and composer. After studying with hornist August Haase, he joined the Dresden Hofkapelle in 1844, where he served as a hornist until his retirement in 1891. In October 1849 he engaged in a private performance in the apartment of Johann Rudolph Lewy in Dresden of Robert Schumann's Konzertstück for four horns and orchestra (op. 86) with the composer in attendance. The event inspired Hübler to compose his own Konzertstück for four horns and orchestra, written c.1855, the single piece for which he is remembered. He was appointed royal chamber musician in 1851, and in 1886 was given the title chamber virtuoso, in recognition of his merits. Hübler was a founder of the Dresden Tonkünstler-Verein and remained a member of its governing board for more than two decades.