Beethoven, Cello Meets Harp / Aichhorn, Johansen

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Label
CPO
Release Date
August 13, 2021
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      VARIOUS
    • PERFORMER
      Johansen, Aichhorn
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      August 13, 2021
    • UPC
      761203546329
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      555463-2
    • LABEL
      CPO
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Nocturne, Op. 7 (arr. for cello and harp)

      Composer: Franz Strauss

      Performer: Mathias Johansen, Silke Aichhorn

    2. 3 Old Viennese Dance Melodies: II. Liebesleid (arr. for cello and harp)

      Composer: Fritz Kreisler

      Performer: Mathias Johansen, Silke Aichhorn

    3. Adagio for Mechanical Clock in F Major, WoO 33/1 (arr. F. Beyer for cello and harp)

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Mathias Johansen, Silke Aichhorn

    4. Divertimento

      Composer: Nikolaus Kraft

      Performer: Mathias Johansen, Silke Aichhorn

    5. Sonata for Violin and Harp, Op. 114: II. Andante: Potpourri on Themes from The Magic Flute (arr. for cello and harp)

      Composer: Louis Spohr

      Performer: Mathias Johansen, Silke Aichhorn

    6. Sicilienne, Op. 78 (arr. for cello and harp)

      Composer: Gabriel Fauré

      Performer: Mathias Johansen, Silke Aichhorn

    7. Après un rêve, Op. 7, No. 1 (arr. for cello and harp)

      Composer: Gabriel Fauré

      Performer: Mathias Johansen, Silke Aichhorn

    8. Nocturne, Op. 21

      Composer: Marcel Tournier

      Performer: Mathias Johansen, Silke Aichhorn

    9. Péchés de vieillesse, Vol. 14: Altri Péchés de vieillesse: No. 12. Allegro agitato in A Minor (arr. for cello and harp)

      Composer: Gioachino Rossini

      Performer: Mathias Johansen, Silke Aichhorn

    10. Confidence, Op. 24 (arr. for cello and harp)

      Composer: Alphonse Hasselmans

      Performer: Mathias Johansen, Silke Aichhorn

    11. Old Robin Gray

      Composer: Charles Oberthur

      Performer: Mathias Johansen, Silke Aichhorn

    12. Pavane pour une infante défunte (arr. for cello and harp)

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Performer: Mathias Johansen, Silke Aichhorn

    13. Meditation, Op. 18

      Composer: Gabriel Verdalle

      Performer: Mathias Johansen, Silke Aichhorn

    14. Carnival of the Animals: XIII. Le Cygne (The Swan) (arr. for cello and harp)

      Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

      Performer: Mathias Johansen, Silke Aichhorn


Rare but Irresistible: Cello Meets Harp Singing melodies of the cello borne by the silvery splendor of the harp’s tonal cascades – Mathias Johansen and Silke Aichhorn formed their duo in 2018 in order to revive the rarely performed literature for these two instruments. It is not clear why there are so few original compositions for this duo form. In the nineteenth century the tradition was for the harp to accompany virtuoso violinists. In his time Frederick the Great of Prussia employed a harpist to accompany his own flute solos and the violin sonatas of his violinists Benda and Graun. Prior to the French Revolution this combination was very much in vogue in the distinguished residences of the Parisian nobility, and then, in the early nineteenth century, it found its place on the German concert stage with the musical husband and wife Louis and Dorette Spohr. The combination of soft, bowed tones on the violin or the cello with sparkling runs on the harp is tonally irresistible – as Silke Aichhorn and Mathias Johansen demonstrate on their first joint album. The program includes original works as well as familiar classics and hidden treasures for orchestra or other combinations of instruments – all masterfully presented by the two musicians. The result is a unique sound space, full of romantic feeling, power, and emotion, in which listeners will experience new fascination on each new hearing.