Pauline Haas, the harpist on this recording, was at the age of leaving childhood behind and entering the wider world when she made this recording.
Instruments
The harp is often considered the 'Romantic instrument par excellence', inspiring poets like Byron and Thomas Moore, despite musicians sometimes treating it with condescension.
Album & Artwork
The album cover features Caspar David Friedrich's painting, 'Der Traümer / Dreamer (Ruins of the Oybin)', which depicts a young man seated in ruins, contemplating a distant horizon.
Recording & Production
The album also features a world premiere recording of Pauline Haas's arrangement for harp of Wagner's 'Liebestod', originally transcribed for piano by Franz Liszt.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The album's concept, inspired by the cover art, is a journey of initiation about Man travelling his path of life and an artist in pursuit of truth.
Recording & Production
This album includes world premiere recordings of Pauline Haas's transcriptions for harp of Tchaikovsky's 'The Seasons' and Mendelssohn's Prelude and Fugue in E minor.
Interpretation
Harpist Pauline Haas created this album to explore the traditional harp repertoire and other works considered inaccessible for the instrument, weaving a connecting thread between them.
