Paola Perrucci - Elias Parish Alvars: Works for Harp

A native of England, Elias Parish Alvars became established as a fully-fledged European artist. He travelled extensively, working alongside Carl Czerny and gained the esteem of Mendelssohn and Berlioz, who declared that �this man is a magician�, with a �passionate impulse to express the music of another world�. Composed in a Romantic style, Parish Alvars� fantasias and refined elaborations on themes by Bellini explore every aspect of the harp�s technical and expressive qualities, from spectacular virtuosity to evocative and transparent effects that were revolutionary in their time.