Horn Concerto No. 2 (Strauss)

Horn Concerto No. 2
Concerto by Richard Strauss
Dennis Brain's horn
English	Second concerto in E-flat major for horn and orchestra
Native name	Zweites Konzert in Es-Dur für Horn und Orchester
Key	E-flat major
Catalogue	TrV 283
Composed	Completed 28 November 1942
Dedication	To the memory of my father
Performed	11 August 1943, Gottfried von Freiberg [de] (horn), Karl Böhm (conductor) with the Vienna Philharmonic at the Salzburg Festival
Scoring	horn orchestra

Richard Strauss composed his Horn Concerto No. 2 in E-flat major, (TrV 283) whilst living in Vienna in 1942. The work was premiered in 1943 at the Salzburg Festival and was recorded in 1944, both with solo horn Gottfried von Freiberg [de]. The score was published by Boosey & Hawkes of London in 1950. It was taken up and popularised by the British horn player Dennis Brain. It has since become the most performed and recorded horn concerto of the 20th century.^{[citation needed]}