Am I the only one who loves french horns?

Love the sound of "the horn." Off the top of my head, favorites are Stauss's horn concertos 1 & 2 and Mozart's horn concertos.

I could listen to the VPO's horns all day long. They use Vienna horns which are smaller and use different valves than the typical French horn.
So mellow and smooth.

Forgot to add Mozart's Horn Quintet in E flat major.

Re: Mozart horn concertos, I highly recommend Karajan/Philarmonia Orchestra,
recorded 1953.

Mozart, of course. But also Adam Unsworth's "Excerpt This." Brilliant!

I pay particular attention to reproduction of French Horns when auditioning new equipment.  I have found that a piece of equipment that gets horns right usually gets everything right.  If an audition doesn't get horns right, and I mean really right, I move on.  I will never be satisfied with that equipment.   I enjoy all of Lowrider's nominations, but for me the horn is best used sparingly.  It is best appreciated as a side dish, not a main course.

So I was watching an Anime and the main character plays the Euphonium. I don't really hear about that in classical music. Any fans or recommended recordings?

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