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This recording is fruit of a long, intense collaboration and friendship between a harpmaker and a harpist. We wanted to present a collection of renaissance and baroque multi-row harps to a broad audience, showing the possibilities of these wonderful, versatile instruments. In order to achieve this, we decided to present each harp both as a solo instrument and in combination with other players.

It seemed important to show that the music that can be played on these instruments is not necessarily limited to the historically correct period performances one could expect from a specialized performer and a serious harp maker. We wanted to go one step further and suggest the possibility of using these instruments in contemporary or non-classical music. It is within this spirit that the unexpected version of UNE JEUNE FILLETTE, as well as the TROIS GNOSSIENNES, should be understood.

As a title, FELLOWSHIP refers to the roads in life that we walk together as musicians, instrument makers, audiences, technicians and the like. Occasional encounters often lead to friendships, at times only for a brief moment, sometimes for life.

The Thurau-Harfenmanufaktur makes a range of instruments of the harp  family, including modern concert harp and reconstructions of early harps from the 11th to the 19th century . We also undertake repairs of modern concert harps as well as  restorations on early pedal harps, for both public and private collections. This depth of knowledge and experience is naturally reflected in the range and quality of the instruments described here in.
Long-established, our combined experience of harp making approaches eighty-four years, during which time we have made several hundreds of instruments:

▪  Josef Loeffler, founder of Loeffler-Harfen in 1919, made harps until his death in 1951

▪  His son Ernst Loeffler took over Loeffler-Harfen until his death in 1973 .

▪  His widow Henriette Loeffler has been running the company Loeffler until 1990.

▪  Rainer M. Thurau, present owner of Lffler-Harfen and Thurau-Harfenmanufaktur, makes harps since 1976

The Thurau-Harfenmanufaktur emerged in 1990, when the companies Harfenbau Thurau and Harfenbau J. Lffler & Sohn amalgamated. This combination of tradition and innovation led to an excellent manufacture combining master skills with modern design of concert harps and authentic reconstructions of historical harps.

We build harps since more than eight decades for orchestras, early music ensembles, museums, professional players, students and amateur players world-wide.
Our instruments are renowned for their clear, well-balanced and powerful tone, quick response and articulation, and ease of playability.

Our harps have been awarded a number of distinctions and won the appreciation various prominent musicians.

Every order is a new challenge for us. We're convinced that in return for the trust our customers place with us they deserve our best. The outstanding quality of our work and our service can be proven by numerous testimonials shown at this web page

The Thurau-Harfenmanufaktur proudly presents its complete line of harps ranging from modern design concert harps to reconstructions and restorations of historical harps.

We hope you find the information on this website to be interesting and helpful. We thank you for your time, which you spend on our web page and look forward hearing from you.

Please enjoy the journey through our world of harps.

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