Robert Planel:
Caprice
Légende
Henri Busser:
Piece en Ré (Morceau de concert op. 39)
Jacques de la Presle:
Le reve du jeune faon (1949)
Berceuse pour piano
Scherzetto 1935
Marcel Boucard:
Légende Rustique pour cor et piano
Raoul Pugno:
Andantino en La mineur (1900) - ouverture
Esquisse pour piano
Solo pour cor en fa et piano
Andantino en La mineur (1900) - conclusion
Elsa Barraine:
Fanfare (1936)
Hommage a Paul DUKAS pour piano (1936)
Guillaume Balay:
Chanson du forestier
Paul Le Flem:
Piece pour cor et piano
Bastions de sable pour piano
Francis Bousquet:
Agrotera pour cor en fa et piano
Eugene Bozza:
Sur les Cîmes

The stereotype of the French is well known: a man with a beret and a baguette. The stereotypical image of the horn is the hunting horn, the only vision the public has of an instrument they hear almost daily but know little about. So why does horn player Hervé Joulain title his new CD "L'Appel du Coir" (The Call of the Horn), why step into cliché? The hunting horn is part of the horn’s history, and composers turned these origins into inspiration. Rustic, thunderous, or poetic, they used the softened calls, the 'tayouté', the 'débuché de la plaine' and the 'halali' as material for modern horn writing. Some pieces performed by Hervé Joulain may seem like minor works from 'conservatory competitions'. His playing shows they deserve to be heard. From Busser to Bozza, Pugno to Planel, his horn takes us through dreams, lullabies, legends, and whims, up to Elsa Barraine’s feminine vision of the instrument in her brass band. Together with pianist Fanny Azzuro, he interprets these works – some premiere recordings – with wonderful musicality.