Le Jardin des Paons (The Garden of Peacocks): Music for two harps

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These Canadian harpists nicely contrast duet arrangements of Respighi and Eric Clapton against an impressive Grand Duet by Queen Victoria's harpist John Thomas and the evocative Raga by Caroline... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2009, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 20th Apr 2009
Catalogue No: ACD22539
Label: Atma Classique
Length: 67 minutes

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Respighi: Antiche danze e arie

Work length18:09

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Jennifer Swartz (harp), Lori Gemmell (harp)
Recorded: 2007-12-21
Recording Venue: Salle Pierre-Mercure, Centre Pierre-Péladeau, Montréal

Antiche danze e arie: I. Ballet

Track length2:57

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Antiche danze e arie: II. Villanella

Track length4:19

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Antiche danze e arie: III. Balletto

Track length4:00

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Antiche danze e arie: IV. Siciliana

Track length3:19

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Antiche danze e arie: V. Gagliarda

Track length3:34

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Andres, B: Le jardin des paons

Work length9:37

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Jennifer Swartz (harp), Lori Gemmell (harp)
Recorded: 2007-12-21
Recording Venue: Salle Pierre-Mercure, Centre Pierre-Péladeau, Montréal

Thomas, John: Grand duo en mi bémol mineur

Work length22:06

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Jennifer Swartz (harp), Lori Gemmell (harp)
Recorded: 2007-12-21
Recording Venue: Salle Pierre-Mercure, Centre Pierre-Péladeau, Montréal

Grand duo en mi bémol mineur: I.. Allegro con brio

Track length8:30

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Grand duo en mi bémol mineur: II. Adagio

Track length5:59

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Grand duo en mi bémol mineur: III. Allegro con spirito

Track length7:37

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Creeggan: Going West

Work length5:38

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Lori Gemmell (harp), Jennifer Swartz (harp)
Recorded: 2007-12-21
Recording Venue: Salle Pierre-Mercure, Centre Pierre-Péladeau, Montréal

Lizotte: Raga, Op. 41

Work length9:57

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Lori Gemmell (harp), Jennifer Swartz (harp)
Recorded: 2007-12-21
Recording Venue: Salle Pierre-Mercure, Centre Pierre-Péladeau, Montréal

Clapton: Signe (Arr. by Kevin Fox)

Work length2:55

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Lori Gemmell (harp), Jennifer Swartz (harp)
Recorded: 2007-12-21
Recording Venue: Salle Pierre-Mercure, Centre Pierre-Péladeau, Montréal

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The Garden of Peacocks takes listeners on a fascinating journey through the ecelctic repertoire for the harp, beginning with the modern incarnation of the instrument in the early 19th-century through to the 21st century. Jennifer Swartz and Lori Gemmell, two of Canada’s foremost harp virtuosi, perform the selections on this recording, which include arrangements of well-known classical compositions alongside new works by Andy Creegan, Caroline Lizotte, and a transcription of an Eric Clapton tune.

The Garden of Peacocks begins with a transcription for two harps by former Los Angeles Philharmonic harpist Stanley Chaloupka of Respighi’s best known work, Ancient Airs and Dances. The title work on the CD, Le Jardin des Paons, is inspired by the mythological figures of Zeus and Hera and was composed in 1993 by Bernard Andrès, a prize-winning French harpist. Grand Duet was composed by John Thomas, a protége of Lord Byron’s daughter, around 1874 and is one of the first large-scale works for two harps.

The program shifts to three works that stretch the boundaries of the instrument:Caroline Lizotte’s Raga, commissioned in 2006 for Swartz and Judy Loman, is inspired by classical Indian music and takes listeners into an exotic world of rhythmic incantation, ornaments, glissandi and percussive effects. Going West, by Andy Creeggan of Barenaked Ladies fame, was commissioned by Swartz and Gemmell in 2007 with the request that he compose “cowboy music for harp”. The resulting piece incorprates Balinese, Indian, African and European influences together with musical references to the American West. The CD wraps up with a transcription for two harps of an Eric Clapton tune, Signe, by Kevin Fox.

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November 2009

These Canadian harpists nicely contrast duet arrangements of Respighi and Eric Clapton against an impressive Grand Duet by Queen Victoria's harpist John Thomas and the evocative Raga by Caroline Lizotte.

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