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• Jennifer Swartz is principal harp of the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal; Lori Gemmell is principal with the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestra. Jennifer and Lori first played together in 1999 with the Nouvel Ensemble Moderne, in Paris, no less, but their story starts years before. They both studied with Judy Loman and have been friends since they were teenagers. Each maintains a full schedule as soloist and chamber musician; Swartz teaches at McGill University in Montreal, Gemmell at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo.
• Lori and Jennifer are honoured to be the first to record Raga, by their beloved friend Caroline Lizotte. They're thrilled to be stretching the harp duo repertoire by commissioning new pieces like Going West, by Andy Creeggan, and to be loosening the boundaries between classical and pop music with arrangements like Eric Clapton's Signe, by Kevin Fox.
• They recorded this music in the midst of a Montreal snowstorm that cancelled concerts and stopped traffic. It also wrapped the studio in a profound peace that was perfect for music-making.
• Produced, recorded and edited by Johanne Goyette at the Salle Pierre Mercure (Centre Pierre-Péladeau), Montréal (Québec), Canada, 19-21 December, 2007
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OTTORINO RESPIGHI (1879-1936) ANTICHE DANZE E ARIE [ 18:06 ] Danses et airs anciens | TRANSCRIPTION POUR DEUX HARPES PAR S. CHALOUPKA Ancient Airs and Dances | TRANSCRIPTION FOR TWO HARPS BY S. CHALOUPKA 1 • Ballet [ 2:57 ] 2 • Villanella [ 4:20 ] 3 • Balletto [ 4:00 ] 4 • Siciliana [ 3:20 ] 5 • Gagliarda [ 3:29 ] BERNARD ANDRÈS (1941) 6 • LE JARDIN DES PAONS [ 9:29 ] JOHN THOMAS (1826-1913) GRAND DUET [27:55] EN MI BÉMOL MINEUR • IN E FLAT MINOR 7 • Allegro con brio [ 8:30 ] 8 • Adagio [ 5:59 ] 9 • Allegro con spirito [ 7:26 ] ANDREW GREEGGAN (1971) 10 • GOING WEST [ 5:30 ] COMMANDÉE PAR | COMMISSIONED BY LORI GEMMELL ET | AND JENNIFER SWARTZ CAROLINE LIZOTTE (l969) RAGA OPUS 41 [ 9:46 ] ERIC CLAPTON (1945) 12 • SIGNE [ 2:56 ] ARR. KEVIN FOX |
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