Sarah Christ left her permanent position at the Vienna State Opera after two years to focus more on her freelance work as a chamber musician and soloist.
Performer Biography
Sarah Christ, the harpist on this album, performed with the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra under Claudio Abbado at age seventeen and later became a member of the Vienna State Opera orchestra.
Recording & Production
The recording of this album took place in September 2020 at the Weinbergkirche Pillnitz, using a Lyon & Healy Style 11 gold harp from 2001.
Album & Artwork
This album, titled 'UN BAL', explores the omnipresence of dance in music history, featuring pieces from the Baroque period to modernism.
Interpretation
Harpist Sarah Christ selected a wide stylistic range of pieces for this album, going beyond the usual harp repertoire, and arranged several works originally for other instruments.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Astor Piazzolla, a composer strongly inspired by Bach, Stravinsky, Bartók, and jazz, revolutionized tango into his 'Tango nuevo' through polyphonic structures and novel harmonies.
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