Modern Harp

Relevant Tones

English - March 23, 2013 18:00 - 59 minutes - 81.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 21 ratings
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Long a masterful purveyor of glissandi, harmonics, and heavenly arpeggios, the harp has leapt into the modern era with a plethora of dynamic new compositions. We’ll sample a few this week to see just how far the instrument has come since the days of Wagner and Tchaikovsky.

Hosted by Seth Boustead

Produced by Jesse McQuarters

Claude Debussy – Trio for flute, viola, and harp, Debussy Trio

Toru Takemitsu – And then I knew ’twas wind

Aurèle Nicolet (flute), Nobuko Imai (viola), Naoko Yoshino (harp)

Angelica Negron – Drawings for Meyoko

Janus Trio

Luciano Berio – Sequenza II

Frederique Cambreling (harp)Purchase

Hans Werner Henze – Carillon, Recitatif, and Masque

Noble Fowl Trio

Mischa Zupko – Despedida, Jule Ann Smith

Stephen Andrew Taylor – Unfurl, Duo Scorpio