Joseph Woelfl: Complete Duos for Harp and Piano
Joseph Woelfl (1773–1812), a friend of the Mozart family from childhood, was one of the best-known musicians of his day: he was regarded as a rival of Beethoven in Vienna and a worthy successor to Haydn in the musical life of London. When the invention of the pedal harp around 1800 allowed it to be used in combination with the piano, Woelfl was one of the many composers who took advantage of the new sonorities now made possible, in a series of works noteworthy for their elegance and charm, in a style which bridges the Classical and Romantic.
Duo Praxedis
Praxedis Geneviève Hug, piano
Praxedis Hug-Rütti, harp
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Grand Duo for Harp and Piano in F major, Op. 29 (1804) (18:51)
- I. Adagio – Allegro (6:27)
- II. Andante un poco allegretto (4:41)
- III. Finale. Allegro (7:43)
A Second Duett for Harp and Piano in E flat major, Op. 44 (1807) (11:46)
- I. Allegro moderato (5:15)
- II. Andante (2:17)
- III. Rondo. Presto (4:14)
Six Waltzes, WoO 45e (c. 1807)* (8:19)
- No. 1 in C major (1:25)
- No. 2 in G major (1:25)
- No. 3 in E flat major (1:24)
- No. 4 in F major (1:25)
- No. 5 in F major (1:18)
- No. 6 in C major (1:22)
Fisher’s celebrated Minuet with Variations for the Pianoforte and Harp, WoO 63l (c. 1807) (6:30)
- Thema. Tempo do Munuetto (1:27)
- Var. 1 (1:33)
- Var. 2 (1:34)
- Var. 3 (1:56)
Trois Polonoises, WoO 96 (c. 1810)* (10:19)
- No. 1 in G major (3:18)
- No. 2 in D major (3:29)
- No. 3 in F major (3:32)
Turkish March und Rondo, WoO 45f (c. 1807)* (5:23)
- Turkish March: Allegro moderato (3:40)
- Turkish Rondo: Allegro (1:43)
Grand Duett for Harp and Piano in B flat major, Op. 37 (1806) (20:54)
- I. Largo – Allegro (8:57)
II. Andante (5:08) - Thema (1:29)
- Var. 1 (1:34)
- Var. 2 (2:05)
- III. Rondo. Allegretto (6:49)
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