Arabesque No. 2

Ami Maayani (1936 - 2019) was one of the most influential figures in Israeli musical life. His compositions for harp are part of thestandard repertoire of international competitions and explore the tonal and technical possibilities of the instrument in a stylistically particularly appealing way. Rooted in classical European modernism, to which the harp owes so much, the composer always weaves a style that is perceived as “Hebrew” into his works. The Arabesque No. 2 belongs to a series of five compositions of this title, which places the harp in different instrumentation contexts, here in a tried and tested pairing with the flute.