One Stone to the Building. Henriette Renié's Life Through Her Works for Harp

Книга "One Stone to the Building. Henriette Renié's Life Through Her Works for Harp". "Do you love the harp?" The French harpist Henriette Renié (1875-1956) asked this question of each student, and it remained her ideal throughout her life. This book explores the circumstances which surrounded the beginning of Henriette Renié's career was a masterful harpist and composer. Through her celebrated performances of her Concerto en ut mineur, she gained acclaim simultaneously as a virtuosic performer and composer. In the wake of her success, several new masterpieces by respected composers appeared, including Pierné's Concertstück and Ravel's Introduction et Allegro. The elements of Renie's virtuosity are traced through her famous Légende, and her less-known Deux promenades matinales. Her compositional style is explored through her Scherzo-Fantaisie for harp and violin and her Concerto en ut mineur. As a teacher, Renié's influence echoed throughout the world. Her profound influence has bee...