Chamber Music for Horn

The reviewers say:
Now Magazine:
"..romantic chamber rarities...excellent playing and good acoustics."

Classical Music Magazine:
"The playing, music and audio quality of this disc are uniformly excellent. Sommerville's mellow horn playing is a constant joy. He masters even the tricky phrasing of the Gounod... This is a top-drawer production."
- Robert Franner

Now Magazine:
"The treat here is Carl Reinecke's Trio For Horn, Oboe and Piano, with its little gem of Scherzo where the horn and oboe play catch with small fragments of the melody... Excellent playing and good acoustics."

The Horn Call:
"It is particularly good finally to have a recording of Gounod's Melodies now available. All or any of this fine set of six cantabile character pieces would fill a lyric spot well on any recital. In the character of Romantic lieder, their style allows the player to demonstrate the horn sound so associated with this era... All combine to hold the listener's attention to the very end."

Winnipeg Free Press:
"Sommerville is a young Canadian hornist to watch, and this program... shows his wholehearted musicianship. Particularly evident is his ability to make the French horn sing which is no small achievement on such an unforgiving instrument. Sommerville's tone is warm and full, his intonation beyond reproach and his technique rock-solid..."

Fans of Chamber Music for Horn say:

"The playing is superb. Really first class. Bravo!!"
- Tony C, West Orange NJ

"A beautiful recording."
- James P, Kingston ON

"Amazing, astonishing! I love it."
- Serge L, Sept Iles QC

"I'm very impressed with the sound quality and musicianship. Great work!" - C O, Saskatoon, SK

"Fantastic recording."
- W.L.C, West Palm Beach FL

"I am very pleased with the melodic, peaceful, and beautiful music on this CD."
- Tari G, Calgary AB

"Very interesting recording. It's sound is gorgeous. The choice of music is wonderful." - Raymond T, St. Alphonse QC

"A beautiful sampling of music for the French horn by a superb artist. Well done!"
- Eric S, Deep River ON

"Very well played and very well recorded."
- Steve W, Etobicoke ON

"Fine musicianship."
- Gord C, Ancaster ON

"Lovely, brings peace to your mind."
- Steve B, Oakville ON

"It was wonderful."
- Ted C, Reno NV

"There ought to be more recordings including James Sommerville!" - Tricia C, Kitchener ON

Chamber Music for Horn