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Anneke Scott
Scott’s command of the natural horn is breath-taking; her control, especially evident in rapid slurred passages, is a triumph over the nature of the instrument. Trills – accomplished on a natural horn solely by manipulation of the airstream and embouchure – are impeccable, and her intonation – so perilous on an unvented brass instrument confined to the overtone series – is flawless.
Anneke Scott’s playing is exquisite. Her tone quality, expertly executed ornamentations, and agile hand-stopping technique make these performances truly remarkable. The piano playing by Steven Devine is perfectly balanced to Scott’s horn and together they produce hair-raising dynamic contrasts and bombastic finishes
Solo - Other
Instrumentation
- Anneke Scott - historic horn
- Steven Devine - fortepiano / piano
Repertoire
Concerts Cachés - Préludes, Caprices, Fantaisies. Anneke Scott (horn)
Solo programme of an hour for unaccompanied horn based around the Douze grand caprices, Op. 32 by Jacques-François Gallay.
Beyond Beethoven. Anneke Scott (horn) & Steven Devine (piano)
Available as either a full or lunchtime recital. Includes works by Friedrich Starke, Ludwig van Beethoven, Ferdinand Ries, Eugene Thurner and Hendrik Coenraad Steup.
Le Cor Mélodique: Mélodies, Vocalises & Chants. Anneke Scott (horn) & Steven Devine (piano)
Available as either a full or lunchtime recital. Includes works by Charles Gounod, Auguste Panseron, Marco Bordogni, Joseph Meifred, Franz Schubert and Jacques-François Gallay.
Biography
Anneke Scott is a leading exponent of historical horn playing. Her work takes her around the globe and throughout centuries of music with a repertoire incorporating music and instruments from the late seventeenth century through to the present day.
Anneke is principal horn of a number of internationally renowned period instrument ensembles including Sir John Eliot Gardiner’s Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique and The English Baroque Soloists, ensemble Pygmalion, The Orchestra of the Sixteen, the Irish Baroque Orchestra, and the Dunedin Consort. She is similarly in great demand as a guest principal horn, regularly appearing with orchestras and ensembles worldwide.
Anneke enjoys an international solo career and discography embracing three centuries of virtuosic horn works. Her expertise in baroque horn repertoire ensures that she is frequently to be heard performing the famous obligato arias of composers such as Bach and Handel as well as solo concertos from this period. Her critically acclaimed solo recordings also include three discs focussing on the music of the leading Parisian horn player of the nineteenth century, Jaques-François Gallay. In 2021 she was awarded a Royal Philharmonic Award “Enterprise Fund” which lead to her filming a series of performances of some of the best loved works in the solo horn repertoire.
Anneke enjoys collaborating with a wide group of musicians and is a key member of a number of chamber music ensembles including nineteenth century period brass ensemble The Prince Regent’s Band and the Harmoniemusik ensemble Boxwood & Brass. She regularly works with leading period keyboardists including Steven Devine, Neal Peres da Costa, Geoffrey Govier and Kathryn Cok and period harpist Frances Kelly.
In 2018 Anneke was appointed a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music (FRAM) and in 2019 was received the International Horn Society’s Punto Award. www.annekescott.com.
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