L'arpa Di Partenope - Harp Music From Baroque Nap

Margret Köll, arpa doppio

According to the saga, the sirens plunged from the cliffs into the sea after Odysseus failed to lure them to their doom. Parthenope was washed ashore dead from the Bay of Naples and buried there. Ever since, she has been venerated as the patron goddess of the city, and continues to beguile the residents of Naples with her music: "Imagine that you are hearing a wonderful harpist in the fog of the night or from far away, a harpist whom you cannot see. After several brief chords played in order to test the instrument's tuning, the most graceful and ornate works sound forth …" The harpist Margret Köll takes this description by Padre Daniello Bartoli from the year 1659 as her point of departure for a tone painting with harp music in Naples during the 16th and 17th centuries. With a great deal of knowledge, she introduces a harp repertoire that has hardly ever been played before, including compositions of Trabaci, de Maque, Mayone and Gesualdo. She interprets them in the light of her wide experience in the field of historically informed performance practice: this is harp music that goes far beyond all the familiar clichés!

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