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"Grand Quator nr.1 In Eb for Harp, Clarinet, Bassoon & Horn "
The recently rediscovered Swedish harpist and composer Anton Edvard Pratté (1796-1875), once described by his contemporaries as "the Harpking of the North", composed over 200 works and enjoyed an illustrious career as a harp virtuoso, both in Scandinavia and Continental Europe, alongside other illustrious figures such as Elias Parish-Alvars (1808-1849) and Nicholas-Charles Bochsa (1789-1856). Interestingly, a critic compared Pratté´s playing with the latter, stating that Pratté was "the teacher" and Bochsa "the student"!
We are extremely grateful to harpist Delphine Constantin-Reznik for the opportunity for us to be the first to publish Pratté's harp music and for her dedication, hard work, enthusiam and diligence throughout this huge project. It is through her passion for pursuing new repertoire for the harp and researches in Swedish archives which has resulted in the unexpected discovery of the works of this Romantic harp virtuoso and prolific composer who, coincidentally, lived in the very same region and town as she does herself: Norrköping, Eastern Sweden.
This is a major, varied and balanced work for harp and winds, truly elegant and exquisite in its melodic lines. Intermediate to advanced level. Duration approx. 35 mins. Presented as score and parts.
Delphine writes: 'The particularity of this beautiful quartet is to unite the sounds of instruments that are rarely seen together in chamber music: harp, clarinet, french horn and bassoon. This combination of instruments is, to my knowledge, nowhere else to be seen in Romantic era chamber music; not only does it create a very special general colour but also highlights the richness of the harp’s tone.' Edited by: Delphine Constantin-Reznik
For: Harp, clarinet, French horn, bassoon.
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1. Allegro MaestosoComposer: Anton Edvard Pratté |
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2. Con VivoComposer: Anton Edvard Pratté |
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3. Andante SostenutoComposer: Anton Edvard Pratté |
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4. Allegro VivaceComposer: Anton Edvard Pratté |
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Part of the ABRSM syllabus | |
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