Pièce pour harpe-French pianist and composer Serge Lancen (1922-2005) studied at the Paris Conservatoire where he won first prize for composition in 1949. His professional career saw him winning many prizes for his compositions and For Raphaele remains popular in the Harp repertoire. As exemplified in For Raphaele Lancen's compositional style remained attached to the French characteristics featuring luscious melodies balance and clarity of tone. With a typical performance lasting about 2 and a half minutes Pour Raphaele demonstrates the versatility of the Harp addressing flourishes dotted rhythms syncopation and variations in dynamics. For all intermediate harpists Lancen's For Raphaele is a delightful addition to the instrument's repertoire.

French composer organist and opera director Marcel Samuel Rousseau (1882-1955) studied at the Paris Conservatoire and won the Prix de Rome in 1905. He is best remembered for his operas however his other compositions have not gone amiss Variations Pastorales Sur Un Vieux ‎Noël being no exception. Rosseau was highly influenced by Gabriel Fauré and he was an expert in chromatic harmony often seeking to evoke a strong sense of the dramatic in his works. These features are prominent in Variations Pastorales Sur Un Vieux ‎Noël which beings with a calm theme before developing into eightcontrasting variations and a conclusion. For all intermediate to advanced harpists Rousseau's Variations Pastorales Sur Un Vieux ‎Noël is an essential alternative addition to the repertoire.