Musique pour harpe et musique de chambre

Description

The idea behind this recording by the famous harpist Oliver Wass (winner of the first prize at the international competition "Suoni d'Arpa" and now a professor at the Royal College of Music in London) is to juxtapose the music of Misha Mullov-Abbado with works by composers (mainly) Italian from four centuries earlier. The artist's ambition was to record the music he commissioned from Misha Mullov-Abbado and to pair it with music for modern harp and Italian triple harp. The album is actually performed on an Italian triple harp for the initial repertoire, and on a modern pedal harp for the classical and modern repertoires. The performance also includes a chamber music section with Henry Roberts on flute, Luba Tunnicliffe on viola — both members, along with Wass, of the Pelléas ensemble — and Gabriela Opacka-Boccadoro on violin. The CD also features a very fascinating world premiere recording (and performance) of the Harp Concerto by Luigi Molino, recorded live during the opening concert of the "Suoni d'Arpa" festival in Saluzzo (Cuneo) on August 24, 2024. Oliver Wass is accompanied here by the Ensemble APM orchestra, conducted by Luca Vacchetti.