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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.