Xavier de Maistre plays Mozart
Xavier de Maistre (harp), Magali Mosnier (flute)
Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, Ivor Bolton
De Maistre produces such a wide range of colour and dynamics, executing tapered phrase-endings and ornaments with astonishing ease, and all with such elegance, that the ear is very quickly persuaded...
Xavier de Maistre plays Mozart
Xavier de Maistre (harp), Magali Mosnier (flute)
Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, Ivor Bolton
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De Maistre produces such a wide range of colour and dynamics, executing tapered phrase-endings and ornaments with astonishing ease, and all with such elegance, that the ear is very quickly persuaded...
About
Acclaimed solo harpist Xavier de Maistre has gained a reputation as one of the most extraordinary musicians of this generation.
The harpist's first Mozart recording, including the concerto for harp & flute and transcriptions of piano works, was recorded in Mozart's hometown with one of the most authoritative and renowned Mozart orchestras conducted by Ivor Bolton
Xavier is generally fêted as the artist who has managed to liberate the harp from its reputation for wonderful but very soft sounds, and establish it as a solo instrument in the concert hall. He has appeared with major orchestras under the direction of such eminent conductors as Riccardo Muti, André Previn or Simon Rattle. In 1998 he joined the prestigious Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra – a position which he left in summer 2010 in order to devote himself to his international solo career.
Contents and tracklist
- Xavier de Maistre (harp), Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg
- Mozarteum Orchestra, Russia
- Ivor Bolton
- Xavier de Maistre (harp), Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg, Magali Mosnier (flute)
- Ivor Bolton
Awards and reviews
October 2013
De Maistre produces such a wide range of colour and dynamics, executing tapered phrase-endings and ornaments with astonishing ease, and all with such elegance, that the ear is very quickly persuaded into thinking that this is an original concerto...Altogether a most successful disc.
13th November 2013
This CD is a peach...De Maistre knows how to arrange music effectively, and he knows how to play well. If you like Mozart, harps, or Mozart on harp, there’s nothing else left to say.
