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Minimal Harp available from Nov. 28, 2008
Lou Harrison (1917-2003): John Cage (1912-1992): Henry Cowell (1897-1965): Philip Glass (1937): Nicola Campogrande (1969): Arvo Pärt (1935): György Ligeti (1923-2006): Peter Machajdik (1960)
* dedicated to Floraleda Sacchi. World premiere recording. ° World premiere recording for harp.
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Interviews
Flora speaks about Minimal Harp CD
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CD Classico (28-11-08)
Radio Classica (2-12-08) in Ultimo Grido - novtà discografiche. Flora will be on air from 17 to 17.30. www.radioclassica.fm. Listen the interview >>>>
Radio Classica (12-12-08) 12.10-14.00
Radio Vaticana - Cronache musicali (21-12-08) 14.30
Radio inBlu - Sat 2000 (08-02-09) 24.00 Listen the interview >>>>
RAI Radio 3 - Il Terzo Anello
Reviews & Articles
Sacchi has a convincing way with these varied works, giving each their due in terms of tonal color and rhythmic emphasis, while suggesting implicit similarities. This is a seductive, rather than flamboyant, recital that offers surprising, albeit subtle, rewards to the open-minded listener.
Art Lange, Fanfare
I think Sacchi is a fine performer who is justly celebrated for her accomplishments, and I hope she will record more original harp music.
Rob Haskins, American Records Guide
Among the original pieces, some in the world première recording or first recording in the version for harp, Mrs Sacchi invents a new fascinating chapter of harp history. [...] The recital is not only pleasant to listen to - with a common thread that will also catch new age music fans -, but teaches how wide is the interpretation of adjective "minimal".
Angelo Foletto, Suonare News
Plucked path searching the authentic meaning of adjective "minimal".
Angelo Foletto, La Repubblica
L'arte di Floraleda Sacchi, spigolatrice e virtuosa, in questo
nuovo cd Decca trasforma anche il prolisso in magica ipnosi. L'omogeneità del tocco s'intreccia alla varieta'
degli stili, da Harrison e Cage a Nyman, Ligeti e Campogrande, toccando un astuto Glass e uno ieratico Pärt
(«Pari intervallo»). Complimenti anche per i testi: di rado si legge un libretto così chiaro e utile.
Gian Maria Benzing, ViviMilano - Corriere della Sera
"Minimal Harp" is absolutely wonderful!!
Marvin Rosen, Classical Discoveries
The search for essentiality pushed Floraleda Sacchi to record "Minimal Harp": A collection of pieces to dream in a CD that will appeal all lovers of cross-over.
Giorgio Vitali, Famiglia Cristiana
"Minimal Harp" gives a physical pleasure before still the intellectual one (but... are the two aspects separate?), and it demonstrates how much is still immense and inexhaustible the space offered to originality and to the free and authentic research. You are a great artist.
Quirino Principe, journalist and Accademico di Santa Cecilia
The way Floraleda performs Philip Glass goes beyond the wonder. The piece that Nicola Campogrande has composed for her is brilliant. [In "Minimal Harp"] there are American, Slovak, Nordic and Italian composers, Oriental inspirations and Western experiments, pieces of 1912 and unknown ones recently composed. Nevertheless, at the end, the impression that the CD communicates is not the usual boring and chaotic multiethnical melting pot. The project is perfectly harmonized and far away from every known thing, nearly an encounter with Flora, a creature of another dimension who has stolen all the music of the world to play it in a new way and with her curiosity and ability.
Tommaso Labranca, Acid Jazz
"Minimal Harp" presents compositions which caress the ear and, at the same time, are technically demanding and with complex means that Floraleda succeeds perfectly to express and to transmit. Her great bravura is in making to seem easy what instead it is intensely complex.
C.P., Il Corriere della Sera
Some of "Minimal Harp" performances sound more representative than ever – I'm pretty sure fans of Glass, Cage and Pärt will be stunned by these renditions.
Tokafi Magazine
Floraleda Sacchi con Minimal Harp dimostra la versatilità di uno strumento che dal Barocco può indifferentemente passare al Novecento.
Classic Voice
It is one of the best known harpist in the world, thanks to her bravura. Recenty she realized "Minimal Harp", distributed all over the world from Decca, a truly beautiful and fascinating CD.
Alessio Brunialti, La Provincia
The new CD of Italian harpist Floraleda Sacchi for Decca label is a fascinating program all dedicated to 20th century and contemporary repertoire.
Gabriele Formenti, CD Classico
Overall, the CD has its own effect, able to capture the attention of a rather large audience. This is for the composers' collection, but also because of the quality, style and importance of the performances, which ensure an enjoyable listening from the beginning to the end.
Cesare Fertonani, Amadeus
"Minimal Harp" is a harp alone project, shining and clear and a collection of music which is a dream of minimalism.
Gloria Chiappani Rodichevski, Morfoedro
The harp and contemporary music, a tight relationship, as it demonstrates the new CD, "Minimal Harp", of harpist Floraleda Sacchi.
Luca Pavanel, Il Giornale
"A wonderful recording of these important cotemporary works. Truly an outstanding recording and contribution."
Susann McDonald, Artistic director of WHC, American Harp Competition and Professor at Indiana University.
Lichtung (January 2010)
Fanfare (March 2009)
Tokafi.com (29-01-09)
Acid Jazz, Late Night Cappuccino by Tommaso Labranca (Jan. 2009)
Famiglia Cristiana (14-12-08)
La Provincia (10-12-08)
Morfoedro (30-11-08) Interview
Morfoedro (28-11-08) CD Announced
Morfoedro (28-11-08) Poems inspired by Minimal Harp CD
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