Essential Harp / Nancy Allen, Ann Griffiths, Julia Thornton, Annie Challan, et al.

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Performers

• Martine Geliot (Harp)
• Nicanor Zabaleta (Harp)
• Annie Challan (Harp)
• Ransom Wilson (Flute)
• Nancy Allen (Harp)
• David Shifrin (Clarinet)
• Marielle Nordmann (Harp)
• Julia Thornton (Harp)
• James Galway (Flute)
• Fritz Helmis (Harp)
• Markus Klinko (Harp)
• Ann Griffiths (Harp)
• Francois-René Duchable (Piano)

Conductors

• Batiz, Enrique
• Cluytens, Andre
• Fruhbeck de Burgos, Rafae
• Guschelbauer, Theodor
• Kantorow, Jean-Jacques
• Karajan, Herbert von
• Olah, Erno
• Witold, Jean

Ensembles

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• Ensemble Instrumental Sinfonia
• Paris National Opera Orchestra

Composers

• Jacques Ibert (1890 - 1962)
• Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
• Marcel Tournier (Composer/Harp) (1879 - 1951)
• Jan Ladislav Dussek (1760 - 1812)
• Alphonse Hasselmans (1845 - 1912)
• Joaquín Rodrigo (1901 - 1999)
• Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)
• Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918)
• Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924)
• Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937)
• John Dowland (1563 - 1626)
• Vergilio Mortari
• Gabriel Pierné (1863 - 1937)
• George Frederick Handel (1685 - 1759)
• Francesco Petrini (1744 - 1819)
• François Couperin (1668 - 1733)
• Elias Parish Alvars (1808 - 1849)
• François-Adrien Boieldieu (1775 - 1834)
• Giovanni Battista Pescetti (1704 - 1766)
• André Caplet (1878 - 1925)

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Handel, George Frideric : Harp Concerto in B flat, Op. 4/6 (from the film Interview with the Vampire) :: 1. Andante - Allegro

• Performer: Marielle Nordmann (Harp)
• Conductor: Jean-Jacques Kantorow
• Notes: Composition written: 1736.
• Running Time: 6 min. 6 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1736

Vivaldi, Antonio : Lute Concerto in D, RV 93 (Sidewalks of New York) :: 2. Largo

• Performer: Julia Thornton (Harp)
• Conductor: Erno Olah
• Running Time: 4 min. 24 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1716

Haydn, Franz Joseph : Harp Concerto in C :: 3. Finale

• Performer: Marielle Nordmann (Harp)
• Conductor: Jean-Jacques Kantorow
• Running Time: 3 min. 3 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Concerto
• Written: by 1766

Handel, George Frideric : Theme and Variations for harp in G minor (spurious)

• Performer: Julia Thornton (Harp)
• Conductor: Erno Olah
• Running Time: 3 min. 5 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque

Petrini, Francesco : Symphony with Harp no 3, Op. 36 :: 2. Minuetto grazioso

• Performer: Marielle Nordmann (Harp)
• Conductor: Jean-Jacques Kantorow
• Running Time: 4 min. 6 sec.
• Period Time: Classical

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Concerto for flute and harp in C, K 299 :: 2. Andantino [excerpt] (The Joy Luck Club)

• Performers: James Galway (Flute); Fritz Helmis (Harp)
• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 4 min. 1 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1778

Debussy, Claude : Clair de lune

• Performer: Markus Klinko (Harp)
• Running Time: 4 min. 20 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1890-1905

François Couperin (1668 - 1733) : Pièces de clavecin, Book 2

• Performer: Julia Thornton (Harp)
• Conductor: Erno Olah
• Running Time: 2 min. 24 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1716-1717

André Caplet (1878 - 1925) : Divertissements for harp solo, no 1, A la française, in C major

• Performer: Ann Griffiths (Harp)
• Running Time: 4 min. 19 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1924

Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924) : Une châteleine en sa tour, Op. 110

• Performer: Martine Geliot (Harp)
• Running Time: 5 min. 19 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 11/30/1918

Debussy, Claude : Dances for Harp and Strings :: Danse sacrée

• Performer: Markus Klinko (Harp)
• Ensemble: Paris National Opera Orchestra
• Notes: Composition written: 1904.
• Running Time: 4 min. 58 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1904

Alvars, Elias Parish : Harp Concerto in C, Op. 81 :: 2. Romanza

• Performer: Nicanor Zabaleta (Harp)
• Conductor: Rafae Frühbeck de Burgos
• Running Time: 4 min. 56 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1846-1847

Tournier, Marcel : Etude de concert "Au matin"

• Performer: Annie Challan (Harp)
• Running Time: 3 min. 38 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: circa 1910-1950

Ravel, Maurice : Introduction and Allegro for Harp, Flute, Clarinet and String Quartet

• Performers: Ransom Wilson (Flute); Nancy Allen (Harp); David Shifrin (Clarinet)
• Running Time: 11 min. 3 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Chamber Music
• Written: 1905

Alvars, Elias Parish : Concertino for harp and piano in D minor :: 3. Allegro brillante

• Performers: Francois-René Duchable (Piano); Marielle Nordmann (Harp)
• Conductor: Theodor Guschelbauer
• Running Time: 8 min. 1 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Concerto

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Concerto for flute and harp in C, K 299 :: 3. Rondeau

• Performers: James Galway (Flute); Fritz Helmis (Harp)
• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 9 min. 46 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1778

Vivaldi, Antonio : Harp Concerto in D minor :: 2. Largo

• Performer: Marielle Nordmann (Harp)
• Conductor: Jean-Jacques Kantorow
• Running Time: 3 min. 34 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1716

François-Adrien Boieldieu (1775 - 1834) : Harp Concerto in C :: Rondeau

• Performer: Annie Challan (Harp)
• Conductor: Jean Witold
• Ensemble: Ensemble Instrumental Sinfonia
• Running Time: 6 min. 45 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1801

Jan Ladislav Dussek, Jan : Sonata in E flat, Op. 34/1 :: 1. Allegro brillante

• Performer: Ann Griffiths (Harp)
• Running Time: 5 min. 36 sec.
• Period Time: Classical

Dowland, John : Lachrimae or Seaven Teares

• Performer: Julia Thornton (Harp)
• Conductor: Erno Olah
• Running Time: 4 min. 57 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance
• Written: 1604

Debussy, Claude : Arabesque, for piano no 2 in G major, L. 66/2

• Performer: Nancy Allen (Harp)
• Running Time: 3 min. 35 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1891

Pescetti, Giovanni Battista : Sonata in C minor :: Andantino

• Performer: Julia Thornton (Harp)
• Conductor: Erno Olah
• Notes: Composition written: United Kingdom.
• Running Time: 5 min. 27 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque

Hasselmans, Alphonse : La Source, Op. 44

• Performer: Markus Klinko (Harp)
• Running Time: 4 min. 6 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic

Debussy, Claude : Préludes, Book 1

• Performer: Julia Thornton (Harp)
• Conductor: Erno Olah
• Running Time: 7 min. 36 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1909

Mortari, Vergilio : Sonata prodigio :: 1. Gagliarda

• Performer: Ann Griffiths (Harp)
• Running Time: 2 min. 19 sec.

Alvars, Elias Parish : Harp Concerto in E flat, Op. 98 :: 2. Andante

• Performer: Marielle Nordmann (Harp)
• Conductor: Jean-Jacques Kantorow
• Running Time: 5 min. 41 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Concerto

Ibert, Jacques : Scherzetto, for piano

• Performer: Markus Klinko (Harp)
• Running Time: 3 min. 9 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1916

Joaquín Rodrigo (1901 - 1999) : Concierto serenata :: 1. Estudiantina (Allegro ma non troppo) [opening]

• Performer: Nancy Allen (Harp)
• Conductor: Enrique Bátiz
• Running Time: 4 min. 41 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1952

Alvars, Elias Parish : Concertino for harp and piano in D minor :: 2. Andante

• Performers: Francois-René Duchable (Piano); Marielle Nordmann (Harp)
• Conductor: Theodor Guschelbauer
• Running Time: 5 min. 27 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Concerto

Gabriel Pierné (1863 - 1937) : Konzertstück for harp and orchestra in G flat, Op. 39 :: 3. Allegretto scherzando

• Performer: Annie Challan (Harp)
• Conductor: André Cluytens
• Running Time: 5 min. 49 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1903