Ten Steps Ahead That's because Horn can easily change notes 15 times if you over blow. That's either natural, or usually learned. With Trumpet and Trombone, and Tuba they have a little more control and flexibility naturally. Horn intervals are very close together. Horn players have to learn control over the years to get the volume he has without changing notes, staying clean, crisp and clear, and without going flat or sharp... Being a Hornist myself, it's hard at times, especially the higher you get. It also deals with your hand position in your bell and the way you sit. Horn no matter how loud you play, you're never loud enough. Even his volume isn't loud enough to majority conductors. Horn is the hardest brass instrument. Your Horn players are just fine volume wise. It's natural for a lot of us to be that way. It takes a lot of your air to play Horn, you can feel yourself out of breathe playing a symphony

Musician Friendly, I never knew any of that about the French Horn. Nice information.

@@musicianfriendly2005 Hardest in terms of control, other instruments beat it in other terms.

Oh, holy cow...incredible.

You mean to tell me this player is fourth horn with DSO?

She sure is. And deservedly so. This musician's skill and technique are incredible.

I actually didn't mean my post as a compliment...

+dasteufelhund - Yeah and what is it that you do for a living?

the old section with Seifert was superior in quality and musicianship

Wow, he totally had his sound edited...damn.

So apparently you don't know his sound. I've been to his masterclasses. If edited, it would be volume only. Other than that, this IS his sound, as a matter of fact, if you are in proximity, even his pianos are bigger than what he demonstrated here.

+dasteufelhund Saying that his sound sounds edited isn't necessarily accusing him of editing it, it's just saying that he sounds like someone who has.

I guess that's the signature sound (or tone) of the Berlin Phil horn section. Every orchestra's individual section has their own signature sound. That's why done people can identify the Vienna, Berlin or NY Phil, to name a few, just by listening. Musicians who go audition for these ensembles know their tone

Horn player here (6 years later) - I suck at whistling and have been playing horn for over 20 years. lol

I think it is just microphone placement.

Because it isn't spit. It is just condensed water from the surrounding air.