Composer: Jean-Baptiste Krumpholtz
Performer: Anna Pasetti
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Dynamic
Catalogue: CDS7988
Release: 2023
Size: 1.2 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Sonata, ‘Comme scène de demi-caractère’, Op. 17
02. Sonate comme scène dans le style pathétique
03. Sonate comme scène de demi-caractère
04. Sonate comme scène gäy
05. Sonate comme scène de demi-caractère
06. Sonate comme scène
A native of Prague, Jean-Baptiste Krumpholtz (1747-1790) acquired a passion for the harp at a young age and, after the encouragement of Haydn, became one of the most renowned harpists in Paris. His innovations in harp design enhanced its sound, and his compositions were highly appreciated by his contemporaries and for a long time after his tragic death. Recorded here together for the first time, the six Sonates en forme de scènes adopted the German sensitive style and used free form as a medium for maximum expressive depth, being admired by one commentator for their ‘profound sense of harmony and unexpected modulations’.