The Erard and Pleyel companies were vying in the development of the harp. And Claude Debussy was commissioned to create the Danses Sacree et Profane for a new chromatic harp. It’s a case of the piece persisting and the harp itself disappearing.
From the opening notes Saturday night it was clear that conductor Fagen was going for color and contrast in Donizetti’s orchestration. Lucia’s accompaniment in her first act aria was beautifully played by harpist Shih-Yun and the famous duet with the flute in her mad scene was flexibly partnered by flutist Jiyoun Hur.
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