Description
In the summer of 1888, Richard Strauss, while engaged in the composition of his tone poem Don Juan, created a brief Andante for his father, Franz Strauss, a prominent horn player and member of the Munich Court Opera. This Andante was meant to serve as the slow movement of an incomplete sonata, which Strauss ultimately never finished, much to the disappointment of horn players. The work remained unpublished until 1973, when G. Henle Publishers released a new Urtext edition, based on the original autograph manuscript from the Munich Public Library. The Andante presents moderate difficulty, making it well-suited for educational purposes and as a compelling piece for Romantic performance.
