Performing both the Beethoven Septet in E-flat for winds and strings and the Mozart Horn Quintet, K. 407, VerMeulen finds the chance to demonstrate his formiddable technique:
The dedication of the horn quintet reads "Wolfgang Amade Mozart takes pity on Leutgeb, ass, ox and fool, at Vienna, 27 March, 1783." The subject of Mozart's meanness, Leutgeb, played on a natural horn, while VerMeulen had the benefit of valves. VerMeulen also happens to sport a fabulous embouchure and sweet tone; he made everything sound easy. Just before the end of the finale, he improvised a flamboyant cadenza, all show-off coloratura.
whoops
That's the dedication for K. 417, not 407, isn't it?
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