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The late Patric Standford may have written these short pieces deliberately to provoke our feedback. If so, his success is reflected in the rich range of readers' comments appearing at the foot of most of the pages.
La Harpe Reine: Music at the Court of Marie-Antoinette
HAF 8932276 (harmonia mundi, CD)
REISSUE (27 October 2023)
Playing time: 70'09"
Tracks: 10
Booklet pages: 32
℗ 2016 harmonia mundi musique sas
© 2023 harmonia mundi musique sas
Main country of recording: France
Reviewer: Gerald Fenech
Review of La Harpe Reine: Music at the Court of Marie-Antoinette published on 2 November 2023
Xavier De Maistre, harp
Les Arts Florissants
William Christie, director
Jean-Baptiste Krumpholtz (1747-1790):
Concerto for harp and orchestra No 5 Op 7 (1778) in B flat
1 Allegro moderato
2 Andante con variatione: Ô ma tendre musette
3 Rondo - Allegro
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809):
Symphony No 85 'La Reine', Hob I:85 (1785) in B flat
4 Adagio - Vivace
5 Romance. Allegretto
6 Menuetto. Allegretto - Trio
7 Finale. Presto
Johann David Hermann (c1760-1846):
Concerto for harp and orchestra No 1 Op 9 (1785-1789) in F
8 Allegro
9 Rondo
Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787), transcribed by Xavier de Maistre:
10 Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Orphée et Eurydice)
Xavier de Maistre and Les Arts Florissants take us on a voyage of discovery through this magnificent corpus, brought to life using instruments of the period in a programme that is as accomplished as it is captivating, placing other names, other masterpieces in the limelight alongside the likes of Haydn (La Reine Symphony) and Gluck.
Recorded live, 27-28 June 2016, at l'Opéra Royal du Château de Versailles, France.