Of her instrument, Berlin Philharmonic principal horn Sarah Willis writes: "The French horn is notoriously difficult to play. You can practice as much as you like, but there is no guarantee that the note you blow into the mouthpiece will be the same note that comes out of the bell after it has gone through all the twists and turns of the tube. But when all goes well, the horn is glorious, and I absolutely love being a horn player, despite all the risks - and maybe even because of them." On Horn Discoveries, this extraordinary musician demonstrates the astonishingly wide-ranging potential of her instrument with four original compositions: Richard Bissill's Song of a New World transports the horn to the world of the blues; Mainframe Tropics by Mason Bates with its prepared piano is a fascinating blend of sounds, while Willisabethan Sarahnade by Klaus Wallendorf is a tongue-in-cheek tribute to Sarah Willis herself. Velvet Valves by David Riniker are six beautiful arrangements based on well-known repertoire pieces by Tchaikovsky, Bizet and Debussy.