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Paul Lewis: Romantic Music For Harp

Rachel Talitman, Israel Strings Ensemble, Doron Salomon

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Format: CD

Cat No: CD505046

Release Date:  03 September 2021

Label:  Harp & Co

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  0198000706210

Genres:  Classical  Romantic  

  • Description

    Harpist Rachel Talitman presents a beautiful programme of romantic music for harp by British composer Paul Lewis.

    Songs of Israel

    "When Rachel Talitman suggested a work for harp and string quintet the subject matter immediately sprang to mind. Both she and I had a Russian Jewish grandfather; mine spawned a generation of musicians. Shalom Chaverim is a traditional song of farewell to old friends, Hava Nagila is a 19th century melody of Ukrainian origin and an elegy in memory of my wife's aunt, Helen Corran, who left England with her Jewish husband to live in the Mevo Hama Kibbutz, completes the suite.

    MEMORIES OF AMBOISE

    Amboise in France is my favourite Loire Valley city. Though it was the historic architecture that first attracted me, the memories I celebrate in these two solo harp pieces reflect the heartfelt hospitality I have always received there.

    CONCERTO ROMANTICO

    World War Two: a man and a woman see one another through the fence at a Nazi concentration camp and fall in love. They survive the war but neither knows if the other is still alive. Many years pass; they never forget each other, then suddenly they meet by chance, recognise one another and realise they are still in love." - Paul Lewis

    Rachel Talitman created her independent label Harp&Co, aiming to instigate mainly first recording of the harp repertory. The discography of Rachel Talitman is varied and original, covering different unknown registers – concertos, chamber music and recitals, and many compositions dedicated to her.

    CRITCIAL ACCLAIM

    "The completion of a harp concerto represents the fulfillment of a long held dream for the composer, and in Rachel Talitman he must have a dream interpreter. Her sound is always generous, but wrought with rhythmic discipline and full control of technical demands." – Harp Magazine

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Songs Of Israel I. Shalom Chaverim Fantasia
      • 2. Songs Of Israel II. Hava Naglia Rumba
      • 3. Songs Of Israel III. Mevo Hama Nocturne
      • 4. Memories Of Amboise I. Au Cheval Blanc
      • 5. Memories Of Amboise II. La Patisserie Bigot
      • 6. Concerto Romantico I. Cantilena Rapsodica
      • 7. Concerto Romantico II. Bitter-Sweet Blues
      • 8. Concerto Romantico III. Moto Perpetuo
      • 9. Concerto Romantico IV. Cantilena Ripresa

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