The former first horn of the Boston Symphony Orchestra writes about
playing under Klemperer, Koussevitzky, Munch etc, the french horn, and
specific horn passages.
In this volume, Harold Meek, former first horn of the Boston Symphony
Orchestra, shares anecdotes and insights about the joys and travails of
playing under Klemperer, Koussevitzky, Munch, and others. He also brings
together some important information about changes in the instrument
itself, including a little-known letter from the great British horn
virtuoso, Dennis Brain, about the virtues of different makes of horn. A
valuable appendix prints interpretively challenging horn passages from
three dozen masterpieces, and evaluates the solutions offered in
recordings by various prominent conductors.