(2002) Romantic French Concertos & Pieces for Harp & Orchestra Othmar Schoeck Mendelssohn sketched out what was

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

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 then from 1 to 4 March 1851 he wrote his first piano and string duo: the Märchenbilder for viola and piano (also issued with an alternative violin solo part)

The premiere was performed with soloist Fredérique Cambreling (the composition is dedicated to Giovanna Reitano) under the direction of Arturo Tamayo at the Palacio Euskalduna in Bilbao on 31 March 2008

(2002) Romantic French Concertos & Pieces for Harp & Orchestra Othmar Schoeck Mendelssohn sketched out what wasThe 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