Harp Music, Chamber Music, & Harp Concerto

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Label
Tactus
Release Date
July 31, 2026
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Francesca Caccini, Luigi Molino, Misha Mullow-Abbado, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Elsa Respigh
    • PERFORMER
      Oliver Wass, Pelleas Ensemble, Gabriela Opacka-Boccadoro, Ensemble APM
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      July 31, 2026
    • UPC
      8007194200751
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      TC760090
    • LABEL
      Tactus
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      2
    • GENRE
      Chamber Music & Recitals
    Works ⌄

    1. Toccata No. 2 - Ligatura per l'arpa a 4

      Composer: Giovanni Maria Trabaci

      Performer: Oliver Wass

    2. Ricercare primo tono

      Composer: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

      Performer: Oliver Wass

    3. Il primo libro delle musiche: O che nuovo stupor mirate intorno (arr. for harp)

      Composer: Francesca Caccini

      Performer: Oliver Wass

    4. Il primo libro de madrigali, Op. 1: Al battitor di bronzo (arr. L. Tunnicliffe for flute, viola and harp)

      Composer: Barbara Strozzi

      Ensemble: Pelléas Ensemble

    5. Arie a voce sola, Op. 8: Che si può fare (arr. L. Tunnicliffe for flute, viola and harp)

      Composer: Barbara Strozzi

      Ensemble: Pelléas Ensemble

    6. Il primo libro de madrigali, Op. 1: Silentio nocivo (arr. L. Tunnicliffe for flute, viola and harp)

      Composer: Barbara Strozzi

      Ensemble: Pelléas Ensemble

    7. Red Ruth

      Composer: Misha Mullov-Abbado

      Performer: Oliver Wass

    8. Due canzoni Italiane (arr. for harp)

      Composer: Elsa Respighi

      Performer: Oliver Wass

    9. I. Gabi

      Composer: Misha Mullov-Abbado

      Performer: Gabriela Opacka-Boccadoro, Oliver Wass

    10. II. Keren

      Composer: Misha Mullov-Abbado

      Performer: Gabriela Opacka-Boccadoro, Oliver Wass

    11. III. Jellyfish

      Composer: Misha Mullov-Abbado

      Performer: Gabriela Opacka-Boccadoro, Oliver Wass

    12. Recuerdos de la Alhambra (arr. for harp)

      Composer: Francisco Tárrega

      Performer: Oliver Wass

    13. No. 1. Watercolour

      Composer: Misha Mullov-Abbado

      Ensemble: Pelléas Ensemble

    14. No. 2. Clear Green Sky

      Composer: Misha Mullov-Abbado

      Ensemble: Pelléas Ensemble

    15. No. 3. Little Fire Drum

      Composer: Misha Mullov-Abbado

      Ensemble: Pelléas Ensemble

    16. I. Maestoso

      Composer: Luigi Molino

      Ensemble: Ensemble APM

      Performer: Oliver Wass

      Conductor: Luca Vacchetti

    17. II. Romance: Andantino

      Composer: Luigi Molino

      Ensemble: Ensemble APM

      Performer: Oliver Wass

      Conductor: Luca Vacchetti

    18. III. Polacca: Allegro non troppo

      Composer: Luigi Molino

      Ensemble: Ensemble APM

      Performer: Oliver Wass

      Conductor: Luca Vacchetti


The idea behind this recording by the acclaimed harpist Oliver Wass (first prize winner at the "Suoni d'Arpa" International Competition and now professor at the Royal College of Music in London) is to juxtapose music by Misha Mullov-Abbado with works by (mostly) Italian composers from four earlier centuries. The artist's ambition was to record the music he commissioned from Misha Mullov-Abbado and pair it with music for modern harp and Italian triple harp. The album is in fact performed on an Italian triple harp for the early repertoire, and on a modern pedal harp for the classical and modern repertoire. The performance also includes a chamber music section featuring Henry Roberts on flute, Luba Tunnicliffe on viola-both members, along with Wass, of the Pelléas Ensemble-and Gabriela Opacka-Boccadoro on violin. The CD also features a highly fascinating world premiere recording (and performance) of the Concerto for Harp and Orchestra by Luigi Molino, recorded live at the opening concert of the "Suoni d'Arpa" Festival in Saluzzo (Cuneo) on August 24, 2024. Oliver Wass here is accompanied by the Ensemble APM orchestra, conducted by Luca Vacchetti.