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Delphine Constantin-Reznik

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Essential listening for harp enthusiastsWorks for harp by the Bohemian-born Pratt, who built his career in nineteenth-century SwedenHybrid SACD. Born in Bohemia, Anton Edvard Pratt (Antoine Edouard Pratt, 1796-1875) was a well-known figure in the nineteenth century as both harpist and composer, yet he was forgotten after his death. Delphine Constantin-Reznik, principal harp of the Norrkping Symphony Orchestra, came across his music while searching for fresh repertoire, and his name and his works have now been brought back into the light.Pratt was born in 1796 into a family of travelling Bohemian puppeteers, entertaining audiences between the acts on a small harp known as the “David’s harp”. He later moved to Sweden, where he made his name, touring Norway and Finland and, in the 1840s, performing in Berlin, Vienna and Prague. He also served as conductor of the Norrkping Orchestral