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What prompts a composer to write fantasies and impromptus? And what do the fantasy, a free form, and the impromptu, originally an improvised poem, have in common? We know that Spohr was inspired by a young harpist who was later to become his wife. But did Fauré, as director of the Paris Conservatory, simply have no option than to write, because a compulsory solo piece was required for the harp class examinations? Was the marine officer Roussel influenced by his travels to distant shores? And were the fantasias by Saint-Saëns inspired by his great love of the Arab world? We can sometimes only guess. What we do know is that the harp has always appealed to the imagination, and that both fantasies and impromptus have inspired many composers to give free rein to their creative powers. (...)Lavinia Meijer ( from liner notes)
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Gabriel Pierné, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Lavinia Meijer, MainArtist
2011 Channel Classics Records 2011 Channel Classics Records
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Louis Spohr, Composer - Lavinia Meijer, MainArtist
2011 Channel Classics Records 2011 Channel Classics Records
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Louis Spohr, Composer - Lavinia Meijer, MainArtist
2011 Channel Classics Records 2011 Channel Classics Records
CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Lavinia Meijer, MainArtist
2011 Channel Classics Records 2011 Channel Classics Records
Gabriel Fauré, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Lavinia Meijer, MainArtist
2011 Channel Classics Records 2011 Channel Classics Records
Gabriel Fauré, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Lavinia Meijer, MainArtist
2011 Channel Classics Records 2011 Channel Classics Records
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Gabriel Verdalle, Composer - Lavinia Meijer, MainArtist
2011 Channel Classics Records 2011 Channel Classics Records
Johannes Snoer, Composer - Lavinia Meijer, MainArtist - Jules Heinrich Zimmermann, Leipzig, MusicPublisher
2011 Channel Classics Records 2011 Channel Classics Records
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Albert Roussel, Composer - Lavinia Meijer, MainArtist
2011 Channel Classics Records 2011 Channel Classics Records
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Reinhold Glière, Composer - Lavinia Meijer, MainArtist
2011 Channel Classics Records 2011 Channel Classics Records
Album review
What prompts a composer to write fantasies and impromptus? And what do the fantasy, a free form, and the impromptu, originally an improvised poem, have in common? We know that Spohr was inspired by a young harpist who was later to become his wife. But did Fauré, as director of the Paris Conservatory, simply have no option than to write, because a compulsory solo piece was required for the harp class examinations? Was the marine officer Roussel influenced by his travels to distant shores? And were the fantasias by Saint-Saëns inspired by his great love of the Arab world? We can sometimes only guess. What we do know is that the harp has always appealed to the imagination, and that both fantasies and impromptus have inspired many composers to give free rein to their creative powers. (...)Lavinia Meijer ( from liner notes)
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 01:11:57
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Lavinia Meijer
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Channel Classics
- Genre: Classical
2011 Channel Classics Records 2011 Channel Classics Records
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