Elisa Netzer, a leading young Swiss harpist, made her international solo debut in 2013 at the Hermitage Theatre in St Petersburg with the Hermitage Orchestra.
Recording & Production
Stephan Hodel's 'Toccare for harp solo' was specifically written for Elisa Netzer and her final recital at the Royal Academy of Music, which exclusively featured toccatas.
Compositional Technique
The term 'toccata', derived from the Italian 'toccare' ('to touch'), first appeared in print in 1536 and was initially associated with keyboard music.
Composer Biography
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, a Soviet composer of Armenian origin, was trained at the Moscow Conservatory and later held important positions in the Union of Soviet Composers.
Composer Biography
Nino Rota, a versatile Italian composer, wrote some 80 film scores, including collaborations with directors Federico Fellini, Franco Zeffirelli, and Luchino Visconti, as well as the score for Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather.
Cultural Impact
Pietro Domenico Paradisi's Toccata, originally the second movement of his Sonata No. 6, gained widespread fame and remained a staple in amateur keyboard repertoire for many years.
Composer Biography
Alessandro Scarlatti, composer of some 50 or more operas, was maestro di cappella to the exiled Queen Christina of Sweden and later to the Viceroy of Naples.
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