Albin Frehse, born on 10 February 1878 in Leipzig, played for many years the principal horn of the Gewandhaus Orchestra. His teacher was Arno Rudolph. Before Leipzig, he had played in the Magdeburg Orchestra, the Royal Opera in Warsaw and the orchestra Hans Winterstein. Frehse was from 1 Juni 1903-1939 hornist of the Gewandhaus Orchestra and professor of the Leipzig Conservatory (1926 - 1958, professorship 1948). In 1973, he died in Leipzig.
Please read more about Albin Frehse here: http://www.french-horn.net/index.php/biographien/89-albin-frehse.html
The source for this edition of 20 quartets for 4 Horns is owned by the publisher. There are autographs of Frehse in individual partbooks. The composer together almost in this collection own original compositions and arrangements. The entries in the individual parts of the manuscript show that it must have been making music frequently.
No. 6 Glockenweihe - Hymnus
Titles:
Fanfaren
Mahnung
Widmung
Einführung
Kleine Jäger
Glockenweihe-Hymnus
Heimgang
"Weidgerecht"-Jagdchor
Zueignung
Serenade Nr. 1
Nach der Volksweise "Guter Mond du gehst so stille"
Brommelbeeren
"Der Lindenbaum"
Rosenstock, Holderblüt
Der Jäger aus Kurpfalz
Dem Gedächtnis der Kameraden
Bundeslied
"Für die Alten" - Langsamer Walzer
Serenade Nr. 2
"Aus der Jugendzeit"
