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Anyone know of any great Harp music?

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Hey,

So I've always loved the sound of classical harps, anyone know any harp only or harp centric albums?, any help is much appreciated!

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This is an album I have. All harp covering composers such as Glass, Prokofiev and Sakamoto.

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Julia Rovinsky - Dusk
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Probably a bit too obvious but Joanna Newsom:
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Probably a bit too obvious but Joanna Newsom:

This
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Stanley Myer's Cavatina is beautiful when played with the harp.

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Perhaps this will strike your fancy: Harpestry - A Contemporary Collection (from the Windham Hill label)

http://www.amazon.com/Harpestry-Contemporary-Collection-Various-Artists/dp/B000005BRE/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1317663389&sr=1-1
post #8 of 18

Lavinia Meijer or Marie-Pierre Langlamet

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Anneleen Lenaerts.  She has an album of Chopin and Liszt transcriptions for the harp.  I think it is great.

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If you like folky, world music, try Joropo.

 

It's an autoctonal Venezuelan genre. The harp is the main instrument in many songs.

 

I've heard that people who study harp nowadays always study Joropo, including Joanna Newsome.

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anyone know any harp only or harp centric albums?, any help is much appreciated!


Let me add Alan Stivell and Loreena McKennitt to this list.

 

Werner.

post #12 of 18
Thread Starter 

Wow, thanks for all the suggestions, I will sample these and see which one really catches my attention!

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Hilary Stagg!

 

he is no longer with us, but put out 7 harp albums with his own "electric" harp that he invented.

 

INCREDIBLE!!

 

http://www.amazon.com/Hilary-Stagg/e/B000AQ2LR4

 

 

With a high school band sousaphone background, Hilary Stagg (named for Sir Edmund Hillary, the famous mountaineer) was an electrician when in his mid-twenties he attended an Andreas Vollenweider concert. He was enthralled, and so inspired that he purchased a small harp. It was a delightful challenge for him to use his knowledge as an electrician in amplifying the instrument and his custom amplification was superb. He tried formal lessons but quickly decided he would learn to play the harp a different way. Hilary believed in and practiced lucid dreaming and developed a way of dancing with the Muse in his dreams, a way of exploring and composing music in his "sleep" that became the core of his compositions. As he experimented, Hilary developed a gentle, yet powerful, melodic style that gave new meaning to soothing and relaxing music. He began performing regularly, refining his technique and confidence. The results of his labor and dedication can be heard on seven titles for Real Music, Beyond the Horizon, Feather Light, Dream Spiral, The Edge of Forever, Winter Magic (Christmas selections), Sweet Return and finally, Hilary Stagg ~ A Tribute.

"When I first heard Hilary's music," says founder and president of Real Music, Terence Yallop, "I kept it playing all night. It has a unique rhythm, perhaps best described as a spiral."

Hilary had worked as a commercial diver in the North Sea, spending many, many hours underwater. He was also an avid scuba diver, so it's not surprising that Hilary's music is akin to floating in the ocean, wave after wave reflecting the spiral of life as our planet moves through the heavens. This is undoubtedly why Hilary's music is so perfect combined with the magnificent underwater footage on Starbrook's video, Real Sanctuary.

As he played and spoke about the harp, it was obvious that Hilary had tremendous respect for the instrument. "There is something about the harp that captivates not only the listener, but reaches a part of me as well that is difficult to describe or understand," explained Stagg. And when you listen to his work, it seems inconceivable that Hilary Stagg's musical journey was relatively brief. With fan mail pouring in regularly from a devoted following, many describing their healing experiences with the music, it's clear that Stagg's unique sound has a profound effect upon people no matter what their musical tastes may be.

Hilary died suddenly after a brief illness. His music is our gift, ready to comfort and uplift at the touch of a button.


Edited by Br777 - 10/4/11 at 10:40pm
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Bonnie Shaljean is great.

 

This is also a FANTASTIC recording: http://www.amazon.com/Rodrigo-Complete-Concertos-Guitar-Harp/dp/B00000I94F

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I'm right there with yall. I don't know many artists.. but I've been listening to Lisa Lynne lately.

 

I would recommend either the "Daughters of the Celtic Moon" or "Two Worlds One" album.

 


Edited by treal512 - 10/25/11 at 1:29am
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