The horn is surely the most romantic of instruments, and it is a well-known fact that it plays a prominent role in Weber's oeuvre. Der Freischütz and Oberon would be unthinkable without their horn calls, whether to signifyyearning or the clarion call of the hunt. But Weber did more than give the instrument important solo parts in his operas - he also wrote a virtuoso concert piece that to this day is regarded as one of the most difficult in thewhole horn repertoire - not least because the solois