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Beethoven for Harp

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Details

Composer
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Artist
Paola Perrucci
Format
CD
Label
Dynamic
Released
Mar 14, 2025
Catalog #
DYN-CDS8059
UPC
8007144080594

About

The invention of the chromatic pedal, which simplified playing, significantly increased the popularity of the harp. So popular did the instrument become that Beethoven wrote his Variations on a Swiss Song 'pour harpe ou piano'. Later, his most popular pieces were arranged, such as the 'Moonlight' Sonata, which was virtuosically transcribed by John Thomas, harpist to Queen Victoria. The Divertissements pour la harpe were once thought to be by Beethoven but are possibly by his contemporary and acquaintance, Count Karl Wilhelm von Haugwitz. Leading Italian harpist Paola Perrucci plays on an erard harp except for the Adagio grazioso, Op. 31, No. 1 where she plays on a modern instrument.

Tracklist 9 tracks

  1. 1 6 Variations on a Swiss Song, WoO 64 (arr. for harp) 03:55
    Track
    1
    Title
    6 Variations on a Swiss Song, WoO 64 (arr. for harp)
    Duration
    03:55
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Paola Perrucci
  2. 2 No. 1. Maestoso moderato 04:41
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 1. Maestoso moderato
    Duration
    04:41
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Paola Perrucci
  3. 3 No. 2. Adagetto 06:51
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 2. Adagetto
    Duration
    06:51
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Paola Perrucci
  4. 4 No. 3. Maestoso 04:51
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 3. Maestoso
    Duration
    04:51
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Paola Perrucci
  5. 5 3 Bagatelles: Valse (arr. N.-C. Bochsa for harp) 01:58
    Track
    5
    Title
    3 Bagatelles: Valse (arr. N.-C. Bochsa for harp)
    Duration
    01:58
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Paola Perrucci
  6. 6 I. Adagio 06:54
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Adagio
    Duration
    06:54
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Paola Perrucci
  7. 7 II. Allegretto 02:12
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Allegretto
    Duration
    02:12
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Paola Perrucci
  8. 8 III. Presto agitato 10:23
    Track
    8
    Title
    III. Presto agitato
    Duration
    10:23
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Paola Perrucci
  9. 9 Piano Sonata No. 16 in G Major, Op. 31, No. 1: II. Adagio grazioso (arr. for harp) 11:49
    Track
    9
    Title
    Piano Sonata No. 16 in G Major, Op. 31, No. 1: II. Adagio grazioso (arr. for harp)
    Duration
    11:49
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Paola Perrucci