Rhapsodie: Fantasie: Poème: Music for Horn and Orchestra

This recital is an exciting recording of French and Australian works for French horn and orchestra featuring one of Australia’s most acclaimed soloists, Ben Jacks , with Orchestra Victoria and The Queensland Orchestra conducted by Barry Tuckwell , the greatest brass player of his generation.

The title track Rhapsodie, by contemporary French composer, Jean-Michel Damase was commissioned by the famous satirist Barry Humphries for Barry Tuckwell and was first performed by him as soloist in 1987. This is the world premiere recording of this work.