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“Edmon Colomer lets you experience the imaginative, almost piano-like and improvised sound of the harp.
The suggested dance and the humour have been combined perfectly by the musicians of the Orchestre de Picardie. […]You will admire the virtuosity of the finale that leaves you in no doubt as to the perfection of the finished work which few orchestras of greater repute do not manage to achieve. A magnificent record.”
Stéphane Friédérich, Classica - December 2002
“If the excellence of Marie-Pierre Langlamet is worthy of comparison with Nicanor Zabaleta (Deutsche
Grammophon, no longer available) or more recently Isabelle Moretti (Naïve), it is due mainly to the flexible conducting of Colomer who gives the quality to this version. The less exuberant,
Harmonised variations (1953) illustrate this virtuoso dimension. The work blends variations on a “theme“ based on harmonisation mode in tune with the guitar (each variation represents a
moment of virtuosity for an instrument taken out of a wider chamber ensemble). The Concerto for strings (1966) is in part based on the same principle. Colomer and the Orchestre de
Picardie musicians give a convincing and deeply captivating performance with their spirited interpretation”.
Pablo Galonce, Monde de la Musique - Nov. 2002
“Here again, under the baton of an Edmon Colomer visibly seduced by this alternative composer, the Orchestre
de Picardie proves to be particularly inspired”
Jérôme Bastianelli, Diapason - March 2003
With Marie-Pierre Langlamet, the Concerto for harp is given a remarkable interpretation from
every point of view. At the head of an orchestra that both shows him off to advantage and is a perfect partner, Edmon Colomer renders this piece of remarkable vitality, combining rigour and
sensuality, with implacable rhythms punctuated by unreal atmospheres either mysterious or lunar, a constant pleasure. The Orchestra is without question the architect of success
constituted by the other two pages of the programme. [---] Edmon Colomer and his musicians invest this page with undeniable conviction and talent. It is well understood that the intelligence
of the programme and the quality of interpretation make this recording a success.
Jean-Pascal Hanss, Repertoire - November 2002
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