Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Horn Concerto No.

[2] Mozart's good-natured ribbing of his friend, hornist Joseph Leutgeb for whom this and other works were written, is evident in the manuscript's inscription "W. A. Mozart took pity on Leitgeb, ass, ox and fool in Vienna on 27 May 1783.

"[3] The final movement of the concerto was used in various movies and TV shows such as Little Einsteins and JFK.

[4] The work is in three movements: Given its duration (no more than 20 minutes), the concerto is typically grouped with Mozart's other 3 for the instrument.

[citation needed] The foremost example[6] is Dennis Brain's November 1953 recording of the four horn concertos on EMI with the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan.