{"title":"Xavier de Maistre","description":"\u003cp\u003eb. 1973. French harpist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eXavier de Maistre is a well-known French harpist signed to Sony Classical, recognized as one of the leading harp soloists of his generation.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"la-harpe-reine-concertos-for-harp-at-the-court-of","title":"LA HARPE REINE: CONCERTOS FOR HARP AT THE COURT OF","description":"The triumph of the harp! When Marie-Antoinette arrived at the French court in 1770, she brought a harp in her luggage. Thanks to her enthusiasm, the instrument was to enjoy a revival of interest that produced an abundant repertory. Available once more from the hamronia mundi archived, \"Christie's collaboration with the superb Xavier de Maistre is an exquisitely refined account of Krumpholtz's enchanting Fifth Harp Concerto\" (BBC Music Magazine). \"This is rococo entertainment music at it's most decorously pastel... de Maistre's playing is a marvel of delicate coloring and shimmering, perfectly even passagework.\" (Gramophone)","brand":"HARMONIA MUNDI","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":46013072146666,"sku":"3149020947524","price":21.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/files\/4235224-3073836.jpg?v=1778364926"},{"product_id":"xavier-de-maistre-christmas-harp-952703","title":"Xavier de Maistre: Christmas Harp","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"The harp and Christmas: this is a perfect fit, as the warm and elegant sound of the harp creates a very special atmosphere. I carefully selected various well-known Christmas tunes which are transcribed for solo harp, but I find it important to add lesser-known melodies as well – many of them reflecting different Christmas traditions.\" -Xavier de Maistre\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"All the works that are included in \u003cem\u003eChristmas Harp\u003c\/em\u003e bear the hallmarks of harpists and composers who have been intimately familiar with their instrument. It was Xavier de Maistre himself who undertook the arrangement of the \"Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy\" from the \u003cem\u003eNutcracker Suite\u003c\/em\u003e by Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840-93). The arrangement of \"The Waltz of the Flowers\" was prepared by the young Russian harpist and composer Alexander Boldachev, as was the transcription of \"Carol of the Bells.\" The Welsh harpist and composer John Thomas (1826–1913) left a substantial body of work, including a transcription of the \u003cem\u003eAve Maria\u003c\/em\u003e by Franz Schubert (1797–1828). The French harp virtuoso Alphonse Hasselmans (1845–1912) [wrote] the \u003cem\u003eConte de Noël\u003c\/em\u003e that de Maistre is performing here. One of Hasselmans’s pupils was Carlos Salzedo (1885–1961), who studied with Hasselmans for a year before being accepted into his harp class at the Conservatoire at the age of only thirteen. His works feature in the lion’s share of the pieces that are included in this album. Particularly delightful are his concert variations on the opening carol \u003cem\u003eO Tannenbaum\u003c\/em\u003e, where he may be said to pull out all the stops in his desire to show how much music lies hidden in this number’s apparently simple twelve bars.\" -Thomas Otto\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sony Masterworks","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":46013183066346,"sku":"194398846323","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/files\/4010159-2753960.jpg?v=1778266276"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/collections\/960px-Xavier_de_Maistre.jpg?v=1777587023","url":"https:\/\/arkivmusic.com\/collections\/xavier-de-maistre.oembed","provider":"ArkivMusic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}