Musings Elisabeth Plank

• Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924): Une châtelaine en sa tour, Op. 110:
• 1 Fauré: Une châtelaine en sa tour, Op. 110 05:35
• Louis Spohr (1784 - 1859): Variations sur "Je suis encore dans mon printemps," Op. 36:
• 2 Spohr: Variations sur "Je suis encore dans mon printemps," Op. 36 06:59
• Engelbert Humperdinck (1854 - 1921): Nachtstück:
• 3 Humperdinck: Nachtstück 05:27
• Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911): Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor:
• 4 Mahler: Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor: IV. Adagietto. Wie ich dich liebe, du meine Sonne (Arr. E. Plank for Harp) 12:20
• Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953): Visions fugitives, Op. 22:
• 5 Prokofiev: Visions fugitives, Op. 22: No. 7, Pittoresco (Arr. for Harp) 02:57
• 10 Pieces for Piano, Op. 12:
• 6 Prokofiev: 10 Pieces for Piano, Op. 12: No. 8, Prelude (Arr. for Harp) 02:32
• Eleonora:
• 7 Prokofiev: Eleonora 02:21
• Jan Ladislav Dussek (1760 - 1812): Harp Sonata No. 3 in G Major, C. 162:
• 8 Dussek: Harp Sonata No. 3 in G Major, C. 162: I. Andantino poco allegretto 02:11
• 9 Dussek: Harp Sonata No. 3 in G Major, C. 162: II. Allegro non tanto 01:49
• Alfred Zamara (1863 - 1940): Mes premières pensées:
• 10 Zamara: Mes premières pensées 04:38
• Elias Parish Alvars (1808 - 1849): Scenes of My Youth, Op. 75:
• 11 Alvars: Scenes of My Youth, Op. 75: I. Andantino 07:01
• 12 Alvars: Scenes of My Youth, Op. 75: II. The Gipsies March 05:15
• 13 Alvars: Scenes of My Youth, Op. 75: III. My Lodging Is on the Cold Ground 06:40
• Total Runtime 01:05:45

Info for Musings

Musical love letters, dedicated to the muses of their authors: the young Austrian harpist Elisabeth Plank, selected by the Wiener Konzerthaus as "Great Talent" for the past two seasons, has collected more than a dozen of them for her new GENUIN production. In doing so, she focuses on the private sides of well-known and lesser-known composers. The album includes three premiere recordings of works by Gustav Mahler, Alfred Zamara, and Elias Parish Alvars. The emotional scope of the works ranging from Sergei Prokofiev to Jan Dussek extends from fleeting impressions to deeply moving laments of love – presented in finely balanced interpretations with sparkling, richly colored harp tone and flawless phrasing. Genuine repertory discoveries!

Elisabeth Plank, harp

Elisabeth Plank
As an internationally sought-after soloist and ambassador of the harp, Elisabeth Plank has firmly established herself on concert stages, presenting her instrument in a versatile and captivating manner rich in timbral variety and textures.

Her concerts take her to renowned international venues and festivals, including the Musikverein Vienna, Harpa in Reykjavík, Dubai Opera, Konzerthaus Berlin, NOSPR, MDR Musiksommer, and the Festival Internacional de Música Clásica Bogotá. As a soloist, she has performed with orchestras such as the RSO Vienna, the Baroque ensemble of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, the Vienna Chamber Orchestra, the NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra, the Moldova Philharmonic Iasi, and the Thüringer Symphoniker.

From 2019 to 2021, Elisabeth Plank was “Great Talent” of the Wiener Konzerthaus. She became the first harpist to serve as a musical ambassador for The New Austrian Sound of Music. Her three solo albums have received widespread acclaim from the international press. At the end of 2023, Mozart’s Double Concerto was released with the RSO Vienna as part of the Next Generation Mozart Soloists-series.

Born in Vienna in 1991, Elisabeth Plank studied with Adelheid Blovsky-Miller and Mirjam Schröder at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (mdw). She currently holds a teaching position at mdw and is the founder and artistic director of the Vienna Harp Days.

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