(2002) Romantic French Concertos & Pieces for Harp & Orchestra Othmar Schoeck The full breadth of the

The full breadth of the Russian force behind these works finds expression in the interpretation of the Chamber Orchestra KREMLIN under the direction of Misha Rachlevsky

and conducting with Albert Wolff in Munich

whose name is synonymous with the German Lied

the merrymakers have gone to bed

Mendelssohn sketched out what was to become the theme of the overture “The Hebrides” (Fingal's Cave)

(2002) Romantic French Concertos & Pieces for Harp & Orchestra Othmar Schoeck The full breadth of theThe harp is one of the oldest instruments in the world. But it was not until Berlioz and Debussy that composers truly began to take advantage of its unique instrumental and expressive qualities. Since then nearly all of the major composers have composed for it, but it has been the French school of composition that has refined the art of writing for the harp to its quintessence: delicate, pure and poetic. The four works featured on this recording offer