La Harpe Reine: Music at the Court of Marie-Antoinette

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.