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Why did Franz Strauss not give the first performance of Horn Concerto No. 1?
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Although Richard Strauss originally intended for his father, Franz Strauss, to give the premiere of his Horn Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major, Franz ultimately declined to perform it.
While Franz was an active performer and the principal hornist of the Munich Court Orchestra, he found the composition to be extraordinarily difficult. After practicing the piece, he determined that the numerous high notes were too risky to perform in public. Consequently, he allowed the honor of the first performance to be passed to another hornist, Gustav Leinhos.1