Operatic Fantasies

"The enormous popularity of the opera gave rise to the tradition of transcribing the public’s favourite arias in order to make it possible to perform them by a limited number of musicians. From the first years of the 19th century, all major composers included the harp among the instruments for which their pieces were meant. This “operatic legacy” also promoted the introduction of the harp into the so-called
“drawing-room music”. This disc features a sampling of these works."