Long a masterful purveyor of glissandi, harmonics, and heavenly  arpeggios, the harp has leapt into the modern era with a plethora of  dynamic new compositions. We’ll sample a few this week to see just how  far the instrument has come since the days of Wagner and Tchaikovsky.

Hosted by Seth Boustead

Produced by Jesse McQuarters

Claude Debussy – Trio for flute, viola, and harp, Debussy Trio

Toru Takemitsu – And then I knew ’twas wind

Aurèle Nicolet (flute), Nobuko Imai (viola), Naoko Yoshino (harp)

Angelica Negron – Drawings for Meyoko

Janus Trio

Luciano Berio – Sequenza II

Frederique Cambreling (harp)Purchase

Hans Werner Henze – Carillon, Recitatif, and Masque

Noble Fowl Trio

Mischa Zupko – Despedida, Jule Ann Smith

Stephen Andrew Taylor – Unfurl, Duo Scorpio