Oliver Wass, Pelléas Ensemble, Gabriela Opacka-Bocccadoro, Ensemble APM, Luca Vacchetti - VV.AA. Harp music · Chamber music · Harp concerto (WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING) (2026) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Trabaci Toccata Seconda & Ligatura per l’Arpa
02. Palestrina Ricercar Primo Tuono
03. Caccini O che nuovo stupor mirate intorno
04. Strozzi Al battitor di bronzo della sua crudelissima Dama
05. Strozzi Che si puo fare
06. Strozzi Silentio nocivo
07. Mullov-Abbado Red Ruth
08. Respighi Due canzoni Italiane
09. Mullov-Abbado Treachery I. Gabi
10. Mullov-Abbado Treachery II. Keren
11. Mullov-Abbado Treachery III. Jellyfish
12. Tarrega Recuerdos de la Alhambra
13. Strozzi Three Meditation Songs I. Watercolour
14. Strozzi Three Meditation Songs II. Clear Green Sky
15. Strozzi Three Meditation Songs III. Little Fire Drum
16. Molino Concerto op. 1 per arpa e orchestra I. Maestoso
17. Molino Concerto op. 1 per arpa e orchestra II. Romance (Andantino)
18. Molino Concerto op. 1 per arpa e orchestra III. Polacca (Allegro non troppo)

The idea behind this recording by the acclaimed harpist Oliver Wass (first prize winner at the Suoni d'Arpa International Competition and now professor at the Royal College of Music in London) is to juxtapose music by Misha Mullov-Abbado with works by (mostly) Italian composers from four earlier centuries. The artist's ambition was to record the music he commissioned to Misha Mullov-Abbado and pair it with music for modern harp and Italian triple harp. The album is in fact performed on an Italian triple harp for the early repertoire, and on a modern pedal harp for the classical and modern repertoire. The performance also includes a chamber music section featuring Henry Roberts on flute, Luba Tunnicliffe on viola - both members, along with Wass, of the Pelleas Ensemble - and Gabriela Opacka-Boccadoro on violin. The CD also features a highly fascinating world premiere recording (and performance) of the Concerto for Harp and Orchestra by Luigi Molino, recorded live at the opening concert of the Suoni d'Arpa Festival in Saluzzo (Cuneo) on August 24, 2024. Oliver Wass here is accompanied by the Ensemble APM orchestra, conducted by Luca Vacchetti.