Moldau: The Romantic Solo Album | Sony 88875049042

Moldau: The Romantic Solo Album

Label: Sony

Cat No: 88875049042

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Instrumental

Release Date: 20th April 2015

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About

Xavier de Maistre is generally celebrated as the artist who has managed to liberate the harp from its reputation for wonderful and very soft sounds, and establish it as a solo instrument in the concert hall.

His new album ‘Moldau: The Romantic Solo Album’ is a result of the classical world calling for an album of pieces for solo harp. It contains some of the most beautiful and well-known pieces from Russia and Bohemia, including Xavier de Maistre's sought-after encore The Moldau from Má vlast and excerpts of the famous ballets by Tchaikovsky (The Nutcracker) and Prokofiev (Romeo and Juliet).

No one could have imagined what to expect - even Xavier de Maistre himself - when he challenged himself to change the face of the solo harp 16 years ago. He performs works with breath-taking precision, presenting masterful arrangements of works that are usually played by an entire orchestra. The interpretation of these works, that few harpists before him have even considered playing, has contributed to his reputation as one of the most creative and extraordinary musicians of his generation.

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