SACD Album released 10th February 2014
Recorded at the famous Yehudi Menuhin School in Surrey "Fantasien" is a showcase of the modern concert harp demonstrating the powerful expression, dynamic range and sheer excitement this popular instrument can generate in the right hands. Featuring transcriptions of works by J.S. Bach, C.P.E. Bach, Mozart and Brahms plus original harp compositions by Henriette Rénie and Ekaterina Walter-Kühne, ‘Fantasien’ is united by the theme of fantasy.Audio clips & more info at Creighton's Collection
‘Magen had a formidable technique, a lovely sense of color, and masterful musicianship.’
Boston Music Intelligencer
Track listing:
1. Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Fantasie in E-flat Major, H. 277, Wq. 58/6
2. Johannes Brahms: 7 Fantasien, Op. 116 - No. 2 Intermezzo in A minor
3. Johannes Brahms: 7 Fantasien, Op. 116 - No. 4 Intermezzo in E Major
4. Johannes Brahms: 3 Intermezzi, Op. 117 - No. 1 in E flat Major
5. Johannes Brahms: 3 Intermezzi, Op. 117 - No. 2 in B flat minor
6. Ekaterina Walter-Kühne: Fantasie on Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin
7. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Fantasie in D minor, K. 397
8. Johann Sebastian Bach: Chromatische Fantasie in D minor, BWV. 903
9. Henriette Renié: Ballade fantastique d'après Le Coeur révélateur d'Edgar Poe
