Kanga, Skaila [Harp] > Romantic Period

The London Harp Sound

1 CD / Cala Records / 2011-03-08

Works: Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Paul Sarcich: Chansons de Edith Piaf, medley for harp ensemble; Chinese Traditional: The Jasmine Flower, traditional melody ("M...
Performers: Beynon, Catherine; Dall'Olio, Gabriella; Gout-Zschabitz, Virginie; Jones, Claire [Harp]; Jones, Ieuan; Kanga, Skaila [Harp]; Lee, Jung Wha; Perrin, Isabelle; Petit-Volta, Ghislaine; Sarcich, Paul; Se...
Conductors: Simon, Geoffrey

Harp and Sound - two words that are almost inseparable. We know that the harp is the instrument of the angels - but 16 of...continue...
Recording information: St.-Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, (08/27/2008-08/30/2008)....continue...

Mendelssohn, Mozart, etc / Benedetti, MacMillan, ASMF

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-11-21

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Adagio for Violin and Orchestra in E major, K 261; Rondo for Flute and Strings in D major, K Anh. 184 (373); Franz Schubert...
Performers: Benedetti, Nicola; Kanga, Skaila [Harp]
Conductors: MacMillan, James

Young Scottish violinist Nicola Benedetti caused a sensation in 2004 when she won the BBC Young Musician of the Year and wowed the audience and...continue...

Roberto Alagna - Christmas Album

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-10-10

Works: Roberto Alagna: Gentil Pere Noël; John Francis Wade: O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fideles); Christmas Traditional: We Wish You a Merry Christmas (English); Il est né, le divin enfant (Fr...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Ballard, Russ; Barclay, John; Barker, Guy; Bryans, Ron; Bryans, Ronald; Burns, Hugh; Cole, B.J.; Davies, Peter; Ellington, Lance; Ferguson, Ross; Gomm, Nigel; Greaves, Connie; Gromme...
Conductors: Smith, Robin
Ensemble: Choir of St. John's Church, Elora; London Oratory Choir; London Symphony Orchestra; New London Children's Choir; Smithills School Junior Choir

French born tenor Roberto Alagna made an immediate impact by the age of 25, when he had his debut as Alfredo in 'La Traviata' -...continue...

Bizet: Symphony in C, etc / Neville Marriner, ASMF

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2000-01-25

Works: Georges Bizet: Symphony in C major; L' Arlésienne, incidental music for voices & orchestra
Performers: Kanga, Skaila [Harp]; Messiter, Christine; Nicklin, Celia; Stenhouse, John
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

Berlioz: L'Enfance du Christ / Best, Miles, Rigby, et al

2 CD / Hyperion / 1995-09-19

Works: Hector Berlioz: L'enfance du Christ, Op. 25
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Evans, Peter [Tenor Vocal]; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Howell, Gwynne; Kanga, Skaila [Harp]; Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]; Newbold, Sarah; Pailthorpe, Daniel; P...
Conductors: Best, Matthew
Ensemble: St. Paul's Cathedral Choir

"...Musicianship and loving care are evident in every bar, but the overall effect is suavely, genteelly precious - a tasteful, expensive Christmas card signifying something...continue...