Child prodigy and world star: the harp music of cosmopolitan Elias Parish Alvars
Admired by Berlioz, trained by Bochsa, a new harp talent developed at the beginning of the 19th century. British Elias Parish Alvars (1808-1849) gained fame at a young age and traveled the world to showcase his virtuoso harp playing and innovative compositions. In this episode of the Wandeling, we will listen to some of his most impressive and noteworthy compositions and tell more about Alvars’ road to fame.
Playlist:
Elias Parish Alvars: Fantasie for piano and harp, op. 39.
Marielle Nordmann, harp
François-René Duchable, piano
Elias Parish Alvars: Voyage d’un harpiste en Orient, op. 79.
Gabriella Dall’Olio, harp
Elias Parish Alvars: La danse des fées, op. 76.
Rachel Talitman, harp
Elias Parish Alvars: La Mandoline, op. 84.
Marielle Nordmann, harp
Elias Parish Alvars, Romance for harp, op. 48 in G-flat major.
Dominique Piana, harp
