Bax, Casella, Ibert, Respighi et al.: The Philharmonia Recordings / Newell, Stuyvesant Quartet

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Label
Artek
Release Date
April 15, 2022
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Arnold Bax, Alfredo Casella, Gaetano Donizetti, Jacques Ibert, Gian Francesco Malipiero, Ottorino Re
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      The Stuyvesant String Quartet
    • PERFORMER
      Laura Newell
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      April 15, 2022
    • UPC
      661853006726
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      AR-0067-2
    • LABEL
      Artek
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Harp Sonata, op. 68

      Composer: Alfredo Casella

      Performer: Laura Newell

    2. Notturno (arr. Laura Newell)

      Composer: Ottorino Respighi

      Performer: Laura Newell

    3. Antiche Danze ed Arie

      Composer: Ottorino Respighi

      Performer: Laura Newell

    4. Harp Solo from Lucia di Lammermoor

      Composer: Gaetano Donizetti

      Performer: Laura Newell

    5. Quintet for Strings and Harp

      Composer: Arnold Bax

      Ensemble: Stuyvesant Quartet

      Performer: Laura Newell

    6. Trio for Violin, Cello, and Harp

      Composer: Jacques Ibert

      Ensemble: Stuyvesant Quartet

      Performer: Laura Newell

    7. Sonata a Cinque

      Composer: Gian Francesco Malpiero

      Ensemble: Stuyvesant Quartet

      Performer: Laura Newell


This album presents selected works performed by harpist Laura Newell. "American harpist Laura Newell was born December 16, 1900 in Denver. She studied harp there with Kajetan Attl, and at New England Conservatory with Alfred Holý. A pioneering orchestral and chamber freelance musician in the male-dominated musical world of the era, she played with the Cleveland Orchestra, National Symphony, and in New York with WOR's Wallenstein Sinfonietta, NBC Symphony, and on radio and television with The Bell Telephone Hour. She recorded the Britten Ceremony of Carols with Robert Shaw for Victor twice, and recorded the Debussy trio for Columbia and Decca. Her recordings with the Shulman brothers - of the Ravel Introduction and Allegro, with the New Friends of Rhythm, and these recordings for their Philharmonia label - reflect her remarkable versatility, which transcended genres. Her student and close friend, founding editor of the American Harp Journal Sam Milligan, said that she had "the cleanest technique I ever heard." She retired in the early 1970s and devoted her creative activity to painting watercolors, calligraphy and enamels. Laura Newell died in New York City January 24, 1981". -Jay Shulman