Spohr / Donizetti / Krumpholz / Hovhaness: Music for Flute and Harp

Featuring

Robert Aitken
Erica Goodman
Louis Spohr
Gaetano Donizetti
Jean-Baptiste Krumpholtz
Alan Hovhaness

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Composer Biography

Louis Spohr, a prominent violinist and composer, married harpist Dorette Scheidler, which led him to compose numerous solo and chamber works for the harp.

Composition History

Louis Spohr's Sonata for flute and harp, Op. 113, was originally composed in 1806 as a sonata for violin and harp in D major, then significantly altered by Spohr himself for flute and harp.

Composer Biography

Johann Baptist Krumpholz, a celebrated harpist and composer, tragically took his own life by drowning in the Seine at age 45, after his wife, Anna Maria Steckler, eloped and was unfaithful.

Performer Biography

Harpist Erica Goodman was invited to play at the White House for President John F. Kennedy in 1962, early in her career.

Composer Biography

Johann Baptist Krumpholz, a foremost classical harp composer, received musical instruction from Joseph Haydn while serving in Prince Esterházy's orchestra.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Alan Hovhaness dedicated his work 'The Garden of Adonis' to 'Rafnis Bancoc,' an anagram for Francis Bacon, whom he considered a 'mysterious master of philosophy, poetry and drama.'

Composer's Artistic Vision

Alan Hovhaness's unique musical style was shaped by his interest in diverse musical traditions, including Japanese Gagaku, South Indian dance music, Korean Ah-ak, and 7th-century Armenian religious music.