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The invention of the chromatic pedal, which simplified playing, significantly increased the popularity of the harp. So popular did the instrument become that Beethoven wrote his Variations on a Swiss Song 'pour harpe ou piano'. Later, his most popular pieces were arranged, such as the 'Moonlight' Sonata, which was virtuosically transcribed by John Thomas, harpist to Queen Victoria. The Divertissements pour la harpe were once thought to be by Beethoven but are possibly by his contemporary and acquaintance, Count Karl Wilhelm von Haugwitz. Leading Italian harpist Paola Perrucci plays on an erard harp except for the Adagio grazioso, Op. 31, No. 1 where she plays on a modern instrument. Album Tracks 1. Sechs leichte Variationen über ein Schweizer Lied WoO 64 2. Divertissements pour la harpe~Maestoso moderato 3. Divertissements pour la harpe~Adagetto 4. Divertissements pour la harpe~Maestoso 5. 3 Bagatelles très faciles pour la harpe~Valse 6. Piano Sonata Quasi una fantasia Op. 27 No. 2 (InchMoonlight SonataInch)~Adagio 7. Piano Sonata Quasi una fantasia Op. 27 No. 2 (InchMoonlight SonataInch)~Allegretto 8. Piano Sonata Quasi una fantasia Op. 27 No. 2 (InchMoonlight SonataInch)~Presto agitato 9. Sonata Op. 31 No. 1~Adagio grazioso
