Harpist Elizabeth Hainen planned her 2017 album, Home, to be a collection of pieces she has enjoyed playing privately, either by herself or with her husband, percussionist David DePeters. Yet this CD is considerably more than a domestic portrait or a personal diary, because the mix of classical gems with contemporary arrangements reveals a growing repertoire that harpists and harp fans should celebrate. Certain hits can be expected, such as the familiar Prelude in C minor and the Prelude in C major from Bach's Well-Tempered ...
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Harpist Elizabeth Hainen planned her 2017 album, Home, to be a collection of pieces she has enjoyed playing privately, either by herself or with her husband, percussionist David DePeters. Yet this CD is considerably more than a domestic portrait or a personal diary, because the mix of classical gems with contemporary arrangements reveals a growing repertoire that harpists and harp fans should celebrate. Certain hits can be expected, such as the familiar Prelude in C minor and the Prelude in C major from Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, and the Debussy favorites La Fille aux cheveux de lin and Clair de Lune. However, Hainen reaches beyond the routine by playing a variety of Baroque and contemporary pieces, ranging from straightforward performances of Rameau's L'Égyptienne and Couperin's Les Baricades mystérieuses and Le Tic-toc-choc, ou les Maillotins to Eleanor Fell's arrangement of Daryl Sherman's Cycling Along with You, DePeters' transcription for harp and vibraphone of Sting's St. Agnes and the...
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