Toshio Hosokawa, a composer featured on this album, considers the harp his 'western Koto' due to its fragile and delicate sound, reminding him of the Japanese instrument his mother played.
Performer Biography
Eline Groslot, the solo harpist on this album, is also the solo harpist with the Brussels Philharmonic, an orchestra that frequently performs music from the 20th and 21st centuries.
Compositional Technique
The harp is unique in its ability to produce an aeolian glissando, a technique extensively used by Geoffrey Gordon in his Harp Concerto, Eolian.
Composer's Artistic Vision
For Toshio Hosokawa, the timbre of an instrument is of primary importance, and he finds the harp's 'dreamlike sounds' perfectly express what he wants to convey in his folk songs.
Composition History
Geoffrey Gordon, a composer on this album, composed his Harp Concerto, Eolian, after being inspired by a poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
Recording & Production
Eline Groslot plays a Camac, model Orianne harp for this recording.
Compositional Technique
John Cage, a composer on this album, questioned the existence of silence, believing that there is always something to hear or see, even in seemingly empty spaces.
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