It’s pieces like this that make me wish I had a pedal harp.
Camille Saint-Saëns – Fantaisie in A minor
Maia Darme performing Fantaisie in A minor Op. 95 by Camille Saint-Saëns.
Gabriel Fauré – Impromptu for harp in Db major
Xavier de Maistre performing Impromptu, Op. 86 by Gabriel Fauré.
Louis Spohr – Fantasie in C minor Op. 35
Apologies for the intermittent postings as of late. To make up for it, here are some lovely performances of classical masterworks, brought to you by the magic of the internet. – T.H.
Lena-Maria Buchberger performing Fantasie in C minor for solo harp, Op. 35, by Louis Spohr.
Harp Events 2014-2015
The Celtic Harp Page events section has been updated for 2014:
http://www.celticharper.com/events1.html
If you have an event to add, let me know in the comments or email events @ celticharper.com (without the spaces).
Celtic Harp & Nyckelharpa, New Year’s Eve
Lisa Lynne & Aryeh Frankfurter, Celtic Harp and Nyckelharpa, New Year’s Eve 2009. With dancer Danielle Bibeau, and light show by Randy Johnson.
Yasmeen Amina Olya – The Field Song
Check out Yasmeen’s YouTube channel for more.
Duo Descofar – Rolling in the Barrel
Hey look! An electric harp performance by someone other than Deborah Henson-Conant or those creepy blond twins. If you’re not a fan of atmospheric electronica, don’t worry – some nice tight Celtic playing kicks in pretty quickly after the introduction. You can find out more about Duo Descofar via their website; they’re also on Facebook. (Main Vimeo channel here.)
Lina Bellard at Concours de Harpe 2010
More mad lever-harp skills on display. Some beautiful playing by Lina Bellard at the Concours de Harpe, Lorient.
20 Harps for the Holidays: Dec. 7th Concert in Los Altos
20 Harps for the Holidays Concert
Sat. December 7th, 2013
An ensemble of more than twenty harps will be making music for Harpeggio Music’s fifteenth annual holiday harp concert on Saturday, December 7, at 4:00pm at Los Altos United Methodist Church, 655 Magdalena Avenue, Los Altos. The program will feature a variety of festive holiday music, including traditional carols and a delightful harp and organ duet. Organist and composer T. Paul Rosas will be our guest artist. Paul has a wealth of international music experience, and he is the senior organist at the concert venue, which houses one of the premier organs in the Bay Area. For more information and tickets, please call Stephanie at (408) 366-8810 or email events@harpeggio.com. Proceeds go to Harpeggio Music to help support studio activities, including this concert. Harpeggio website: www.harpeggio.com