Harp Music by French Women Composers

GERMAINE TAILLEFERRE (1892-1983): Le petit livre de harpe de Madame Tardieu - 18 Études, Sonata, Sonata alla Scarlatti, RENÉE HANSEN-JAMET (1900-1985): Variations sur un Thème Mineur, LOUISE CHARPENTIER (1902-1964): Rhapsodie.

Description: Harp rarities, the biggest of which is Tailleferre’s collection of etudes composed between 1912 and 1917 and bearing the name of her teacher, a legendary professor of harp at the Paris Conservatory. Hansen-Jamet (her husband was the notable harpist Pierre Jamet) produced her ten-minute set of variations in 1946. No date is given for Charpentier’s piece, remarkable for its luxuriant writing and densely woven episodes. Alessandra Ziveri (harp).