Davidsharfen - A Concerto for Two Harps

Weiss, Silvius Leopold;
anonim;
Fischer, Johann Caspar Ferdinand;
Bach, Johann Sebastian

Galassi, Mara;
Papadopoulos, Flora

GCD 921305

The David harp is a type of harp from the German Baroque period. The figure of King David is usually depicted on the head of the harp column. The strings are fitted with brays, which gives this instrument a typical buzzing sound. In addition to the David harp, however, a number of other types of harp were used in baroque Germany, such as the single-row hooked harp, on which the pitch could be altered with hooks on the strings, or double-row chromatic harps. Mara Galassi and her colleague Flora Papadopoulos present a hitherto unknown German repertoire with their harp duets, which they interpret on five different harp types of this period. The works come from various German collections, such as the Dresden "Musikalische Rüstkammer", the collection of the Silesian Dominican monk Father Pius Hancke, but also works by Silvius Leopold Weiss, whose lute duets were transcribed for two harps. The CD ends with a transcription of Bach's famous "Concerto nach Italienischen Gusto", which the two harpists arranged for themselves in the style of the above-mentioned harp manuscripts and lute duets.

Works:

•Silvius Leopold Weiss: Partita D-Dur
• Silvius Leopold Weiss: Concerto Dal Weiss S.
• Silvius Leopold Weiss: Preludio F-Dur
• Anonymus: Entree 14; Menuet 16; Menuet II; Aria 12; Aria I; Bouree 5; Sonata I; Aria & Bouree
• Caietano Schega: Präludium
• Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer: Präludium harpeggiato
• Johann Sebastian Bach: Italienisches Konzert BWV971

CD

Muzyka klasyczna

Glossa

05-06-2023

8424562213050