Credits:

Magdalena Hoffmann

Description:

DG debut album by a rising star of the harp world from SwitzerlandDeutsche Grammophon presents the debut album by a rising star of the harp world, Magdalena Hoffmann. The virtuoso harpist invites the listener into the deep and mysterious world of the night. Born in Basel, Switzerland, Magdalena Hoffmann began harp lessons at the age of six, studied at the Robert Schumann University of Music in Düsseldorf, the Royal Academy of Music in London, and received her master's degree from the Munich College of Music. and won two special awards at the Munich ARD Music Competition as a solo artist in 2016. Two years later he became principal harpist of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. The album includes Britten's Suite for Harp, beautiful nocturnes by Field, Chopin, and Clara Schumann, and smaller masterpieces by Respighi, Pizzetti, and Hirsch.With the music on this album, I wanted to use my harp to tell different nighttime stories, dance all night long, and have dreamlike nights."(Magdalena Hoffman) Universal Music/IMS

Tracklisting:

1.Sei pezzi per pianoforte P 44~No. 3 Notturno in G flat major
2.Valse in A minor KK IVb/11 (B 150)
3.Valse in E minor KK IVa/15 (B 56)
4.Sogno
5.Suite for Harp Op. 83~1. Overture. Majestic
6.Suite for Harp Op. 83~2. Toccata. Fast and gay
7.Suite for Harp Op. 83~3. Nocturne. Slow and quiet
8.Suite for Harp Op. 83~4. Fugue. Lively
9.Suite for Harp Op. 83~5. Hymn. Slow and solemn
10.Nocturne in B flat major H 37
11.Nocturne in G major H 58
12.Danse des lutins
13.Soirees musicales Op. 6~No. 2 Notturno in F major
14.Images (Suite No. 4 Op. 39 no. 3)~No. 12. La Danse du Moujik
15.Valse in A minor "Grande Valse brillante" Op. 34 no. 2
16.Three Character Studies~No. 1. Nocturne for the Left Hand Alone
17.Fantaisie pour harpe sur des motifs des Contes d'Hoffmann d'Offenbach
18.Nocturne in F sharp minor Op. 48 no. 2