BIBER, , Mystery Sonata No. 1 in D Minor, The Annunciation: I. Praeludium by Flora Papadopoulos

J. S. Bach, Biber, Marini, Corelli: four leading figures of Baroque music that no one would associate with the harp. However, they worked in environments where there is ample evidence that harpists were active, and where a solo harp repertory certainly existed, even if it was never written down. This ambitious project starts out from that premise, and is the result of indepth research into original sources. It suggests that the repertory for violin, an instrument that shares many idiomatic features with the harp, was long a source of inspiration for harpists. Hence, here some of the bestknown and most virtuosic pieces for the violin have been arranged for harp, giving these compositions a new lease of life and shedding light on new and unexpected nuances and reflections. Flora Papadopoulos, after significant collaborations with ensembles such as Cappella Mediterranea, L. García Alarcón, Concerto Italiano, R. Alessandrini, Matheus, JC Spinosi and Laboratorio 600, F. Pavan, now makes her first solo al