Concerto No. 1 in E Flat major Op. 11 – for Horn and Piano

Strauss composed his Violin Concerto in 1882, closely followed by the Horn Concerto that same year, he was 19. It has remained a favourite in the repertoire ever since. The music, especially in the first movement, is reminiscent of Beethoven and Schumann, with a touch of the late Romantic style. conducted the premiere performance in 1885) to call him a “stripling born old.