Various Composers - No crown! Baroque Music for Harp (Margret Koell)

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1. Johann Jakob Froberger - Toccata II FbWV 102
2. Marco Marazzoli - Dal cielo cader vid’io due stelle
3. Anonymous - Canzona (Chigi Manuscript, 17th c.)
4. Antonio Cesti - Deh, rendetemi il mio bene
5. Antonio Cesti - Intorno all’idol mio
6. Anonymous - Toccata (Chigi Manuscript)
7. Orazio Michi dell'Arpa - Su duro tronco
8. Dietrich Buxtehude - Allemanda d’Amour
9. Dietrich Buxtehude - Courante
10. Dietrich Buxtehude - Sarabande d’Amour
11. Dietrich Buxtehude - Sarabande
12. Dietrich Buxtehude - Gigue
13. Antonio Cesti - Disserratevi abissi
14. Johann Jakob Froberger - Canzona II FbWV 302
15. Luigi Rossi - Amor, senti
16. Bernardo Pasquini - Partite diversi di follia
17. Bernardo Pasquini - Partite diversi di follia

Margret Koell, harp

Date: 2026

Label: note one

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In her album no crown!, Baroque harp specialist Margret Koell commemorates Queen Christina of Sweden, who abdicated in 1654 to become a paramount arts patron in Rome. Drawing from Christina's favored operatic and chamber repertoire, Koell reimagines works by Froberger, Buxtehude, Cesti, Marazzoli, Rossi, and Pasquini into a solo triple harp performance. Structured as an instrumental "opera without words", complete with an overture, acts, interludes, and a finale, the album delivers a dramatic narrative that brings listeners close to one of the 17th century's most captivating historical figures.

Renowned globally as a historical harp authority, Margret Koell excels as a soloist, chamber artist, ensemble director, and principal harpist for groups like Il Giardino Armonico and Accademia Bizantina. Her career spans performances at top international venues, such as La Scala and the Elbphilharmonie, and an extensive discography featuring award-winning solo albums like L’arpa di Partenope. Alongside her classical and contemporary performance career, Koell founded Harfenlabor in 2016 to advance historical harp research and education. She also serves as artistic director of the Harp Biennale Innsbruck, where she regularly curates festivals and initiates new works for historical instruments.