Romantic concerto for harp and orchestra conducted by Rossen Milanov and the Bulgarian Radio Orchestra

01 Allegro Moderato Parish Alvars

Romantic English composer, Viennese trained, sounds similar to Chopin

02 Romanza.Andante Parish Alvars

Reminiscent of Chopin, gorgeous and romantic music. 

03 Rondo.Allegro Parish Alvars

Principal Harpist of the Philadelphia Orchestra, Elizabeth Hainen's first release for AVIE spanned three centuries of Harp Concertos. Her new Kickstarter-funded release, Les Amis, features a rare pairing of works by Claude Debussy and André Caplet, exploring the composers friendship through their respective works Danse sacrée and Danse profane, and the evocative Masque of the Red Death, with Michael Stern and the IRIS Orchestra.

01 DebussyDanses 01

From Deux Divertissements, Caplet creates a sheer wave of color in  à la française. 

André Caplet's à la française

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Track 01 Handel Concerto B flat

Track 02 Rameau L'egyptienne

Track 03 Couperin Les Barricades

Track 04 Couperin Tic Toc Choc

Track 05 Bach C minor

Track 07 Glass Metamorphosis

Track 10 Sherman Cycling Along

Track 11 Debussy Maid Flaxen

Track 12 Bach Piece en Sol

Track 13 Sting St.Agnes Burning Train

Track 14 Grandjany Colorado Trail

Track 15 Chinese Folk Song

Track 16 Debussy Clair de lune

Live recording with Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor, Elizabeth Hainen, harp and The Philadelphia Orchestra.
February 2, 2010, Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, PA

Live Philadelphia Orchestra

Tema y Variaciones by Joaquin Turina/De Burgos

Elizabeth Hainen has earned an international reputation as one of classical music’s great harp ambassadors. Hailed by the Washington Post for her “unusual presence with silky transparency” and by the New York Times for her “earthy solidarity,” Hainen has thrilled audiences throughout the world with programs showcasing the diversity—and virtuosity—of her modern-day instrument. As Solo Harpist with The Philadelphia Orchestra since 1994, she has presented numerous featured performances to captivated audiences and has been praised by the Philadelphia Inquirer for “her ability to blend and color the musical line,” and “to find transparency in an almost timeless atmosphere.” In high demand as a guest artist, Hainen has collaborated with such eminent conductors and musicians as Charles Dutoit, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Michael Tilson Thomas, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Wolfgang Sawallisch and the Juilliard String Quartet. In addition to The Philadelphia Orchestra, she has appeared as a featured soloist with the City of London Sinfonia, the Hong Kong Philharmonic, the Kennedy Center Orchestra, the Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Colombia, the Bulgaria National Radio Orchestra, Camerata Ducale in Italy, the Chicago Civic Orchestra, the Mexico State Symphony, the Vienna Boys Choir, and in numerous recitals at Carnegie Hall. For the 2016-2017 Season, Hainen will release a new recording and appear with Curtis on Tour. A champion of new music, Ms. Hainen gave the US, China, European and Australian Premieres of the Nu Shu: Secret Songs of Women, written especially for her by Tan Dun. 
Hainen serves on the faculties of the world-renowned Curtis Institute of Music and Boyer School of Music at Temple University and has provided educational outreach to hundreds of school children in urban Philadelphia through her nonprofit foundation The Lyra Society.

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