Katalógové číslo:
GCD C81303
Autori:
Georg Friedrich Händel
Interpreti:
Giovanni Togni, Maria Galassi
Maria Galassi (harp), Giovanni Togni (organ/harpsichord/fortepiano)
Handel: Suite in D minor, HWV448
Maria Galassi, Giovanni Togni
Babell: Lascia ch'io pianga from Handel's Rinaldo
Maria Galassi, Giovanni Togni
Handel: Harp Concerto in B flat major, Op. 4 No. 6, HWV 294
Maria Galassi, Giovanni Togni
anon.: Theme avec variations pour Harpe compose par G. F. Handel
Maria Galassi, Giovanni Togni
Jones, E: Microcosm Concerto composed by G. F. Handel
Maria Galassi, Giovanni Togni
Bochsa: O Let Eternal Honours and From Mighty Kings (from Handel's Judas Maccabeus)
Maria Galassi, Giovanni Togni
Bochsa: For Unto Us A Child Is Born (from Handel's Messiah)
Maria Galassi, Giovanni Togni
The story of Handel's associations with the harp and also those of harpists with his music stretches out across more than a century, from before the composers arrival in London in 1712 until well into the 19th century, when arrangements of his works were continuing still to be published. There appear both compositions written by Handel for the instrument, such as the Harp Concerto HWV 294 and the Suite in D minor HWV 448, as well as later arrangements by composers such as Edward Jones and Nicolas Charles Bochsa. The harpist Mara Galassi performs on two contrasting period instruments, a Welsh triple harp and an Érard pedal harp. She shares centre stage with the keyboard player Giovanni Togni, who acts as the ideal musical companion on any of the three instruments which he makes use of for this CD: the organ, the harpsichord and the fortepiano.