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