** International Release Date November 2016 ** <br />Pre-order now on: <br />Amazon: http://amzn.to/2eg9G6S <br />iTunes: http://apple.co/2e1Jz59 <br /> <br />La Harpe Reine: Concertos for Harp at the Court of Marie-Antoinette <br />Xavier de Maistre, Les Arts Florissants & William Christie <br /> <br />The Triumph of the Harp! <br />When the young Archduchess of Austria, Marie-Antointette, arrived at the French court in 1770, amongst her luggage was a harp. Contrary to the instrument’s heralded decline, the harp was about to enjoy an unprecedented popularity and to inspire a rich and prolific repertoire, quite distinct from the concertos being composed for the keyboard. Xavier de Maistre and Les Arts Florissants are offering to take us on a voyage of discovery through this magnificent corpus, brought to life using instruments of the period in a program that is as accomplished as it is captivating, placing other names, other masterpieces in the limelight alongside the likes of Haydn (“La Reine” Symphony) and Gluck! <br />Xavier de Maistre appears courtesy of Sony Classical.
