Harp Recital
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4022143925619
92561
ACX
2006.04.01
"Die Soloharfenistin der Münchner Philharmoniker findet für die Literatur von der Klassik bis hin zur Moderne ihre eigene Note. Speziell aber bei der Musik der französischen Impressionisten, die das Farbspektrum der Harfe für sich entdeckt haben." (MDR Figaro)
"Anyway, the whole program adds up to a stunningly wide-ranging exploration of the potential of the harp, and O'Brien plays not just with a totally commanding technique and a liquid tone, but with almost no extraneous noise. She's also recorded in absolutely state-of-the-art SACD multichannel sound. This is the sort of disc that's all too easy to overlook. Try to see that you don't." (classicstoday.com)
This SACD includes five major works of the harp literature from various periods. The Sonata in G major of C. P. E. Bach marks the beginning of solo literature for the harp; until then, the instrument was only used as an accompanying instrument with an exotic timbre. Heinz Holliger also orientated...