Mozart's Horn Concerto No. 2 was my go-to solo/concerto piece when I played the french horn, and my good friend Lynn was my trusty accompanist. I love all three movements but the rondo is the most fun to play (starts at 9:44).
Now that I'm home with the littles, we listen to so much music, and my family always laughs at me with my ongoing shout-outs to the horn. James loves the Star Wars theme song; I love the french horn awesomeness (especially from 58 seconds to 1:10…"french horn!"). In high school and college, I would warm up before rehearsals by playing John Williams's theme song to Jurassic Park which is basically the ultimate french horn--meets--cinematic theme-song mashup. Geoffrey Burgon's Aslan's Theme from the BBC version of The Chronicles of Narnia features the French horn right from the beginning. Thomas says that this song is "b-yoo-tee-full", and all the children now say it before I do: "French horn!"
There are highbrow french horn moments too such as the horn solo from Tchaikovsky's 5th Symphony (Second Movement), or the powerful horn solos from Mahler's Symphony No. 5 (3rd Movement). And listen to the sweet depth the horns bring to Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man (especially at 48 seconds to 1:19…"french horns!"). Bring back the horns!
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