Alvars, Elias Parish

Opéra Fantaisie - transcriptions of arias by Bellini, Tchaikovsky, Bizet, Méhul, Gounod et al. / Emmanuel Ceysson, harp

1 CD / Naïve / 2012-09-25

Works: Elias Parish Alvars: Introduction et Variations sur des Airs de La Norma de Bellini, for harp; Grand Fantasia on Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor, for harp, Op. 79; Ekaterina Adolfovna Val'ter-Kü...
Performers: Ceysson, Emmanuel

Winner of the prestigious 2009 ARD Music Competition in Munich, harpist Emmanuel Ceysson won the Gold Medal of the USA International Harp Competition in Bloomington,...continue...
Recording information: Temple Manin, Paris, France (01/2012)....continue...

Romance of the Flute & Harp / Philippa Davies, flute; Thelma Owen, harp

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2011-09-13

Works: Alphonse Hasselmans: La Source, Op. 44; Feuilles D'Automne; Benjamin Godard: Suite, Op. 116; Félix Godefroid: Etude de Concert for harp in E flat minor, Op. 193; Gabriel Fauré: Berceuse for...
Performers: Davies, Philippa; Owen, Thelma

Fourteen classic works including favorites such as 'Clair de Lune' by Debussy and 'Berceuse' by Fauré. Tender and sensitive performances by world-renown British flautist Philippa...continue...
Recording information: Seldon Hall, Haberdasher's Aske's School, Elstree, Hert....continue...

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

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-12

Works: George Frederick Handel: Harp Concerto in B flat, Op. 4/6 (from the film Interview with the Vampire); Theme and Variations for harp in G minor (spurious); Antonio Vivaldi: Lute Concerto in D, RV 93 (...
Performers: Allen, Nancy [Harp]; Challan, Annie; Duchable, Francois-Rene [Piano]; Galway, James [Flute]; Geliot, Martine; Griffiths, Ann; Helmis, Fritz; Klinko, Markus; Nordmann, Marielle; Shifrin, David; Thornt...
Conductors: Kantorow, Jean-Jacques; Olah, Erno; Karajan, Herbert von; ; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Guschelbauer, Theodor; Witold, Jean; Bátiz, Enrique; Cluytens, André
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Instrumental Sinfonia; Paris National Opera Orchestra

Harp Concertos / Elizabeth Hainen

1 CD / Avie Records / 2011-05-10

Works: Elias Parish Alvars: Concerto for harp & orchestra in G minor ("Grand") Op. 81; Johann Georg Albrechtsberger: Harp Concerto no 1 in C major; Camille Saint-Saëns: Morceau de concert, for harp & o...
Performers: Hainen, Elizabeth
Conductors: Milanov, Rossen

Elizabeth Hainen, solo harpist of the Philadelphia Orchestra, is known internationally as one of classical music's great harp ambassadors. Her first recording for Avie features...continue...
Recording information: Studio 1, Bulgarian National Radio, Sofia, Bulgaria (06/10/2007-06/12/2007)....continue...

Cantare / Isabelle Moretti, Felicity Lott

1 CD / Naïve / 2009-10-27

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Mikhail Glinka: L'alouette; Albert Heinrich Zabel: Faust Fantasie, for harp, Op. 12 (after Gounod); Paul Bernard: Ça fait peur aux oiseaux, song; Jean...
Performers: Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Moretti, Isabelle

Like a true star, Isabelle Moretti long dreamed of cutting an album that would express her joy in making her harp sing. She's joined by...continue...

Ceysson, de Maistre - Zabel, et al

1 CD / Claves / 2006-11-01

Works: Carl Reinecke: Concerto for Harp in E minor, Op. 182; Albert Zabel: Concerto for Harp in C minor, Op. 35; Elias Parish Alvars: Concerto for 2 Harp in D minor, Op. 91
Performers: Ceysson, Emmanuel; De Maistre, Xavier
Conductors: Lintu, Hannu
Ensemble: Rheinland-Pfalz State Philharmonic Orchestra

"Xavier de Maistre is the best harpist I have heard in years! Technical obstacles simply don't exist for him-no squeaks, noises, unwanted resonances, etc. He...continue...

The Most Relaxing Harp Album in the World...Ever!

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2005-10-04

Works: Claude Debussy: Poèmes (7) de Banville; Arabesques (2) for Piano; La fille aux cheveux de lin; Clair de lune; Préludes, Book 1; Danse sacrée et danse profane; Erik Satie: Gymnopedi...
Performers: Allen, Nancy [Harp]; Anraku, Mariko; Debost, Michel; Klinko, Markus; Laskine, Lily; Thornton, Julia; Zabaleta, Nicanor
Conductors: Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Auriacombe, Louis; Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: ; Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; Toulouse Chamber Orchestra

Parish-Alvars

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2004-11-16

Works: Elias Parish Alvars: La Danse des Fées, for harp; Grand Fantasie and Variations, for harp, Op. 31; Voyage d'un Harpiste en Orient (Voyage of a Harpist in the Orient), Op. 62; Joseph Fahrbach: Fa...

Arabesque - Romantic Harp Music of 19th Century / Drake

1 CD / Hyperion / 2003-09-01

Works: Claude Debussy: Arabesques (2) for Piano; La fille aux cheveux de lin; Alphonse Hasselmans: Follets, caprice étude for harp, Op. 48; Welsh Traditional: Ar Hyd y Nos (All Through the Night), folk...
Performers: Drake, Susan

'Will give much pleasure to harpists, day-dreamers, and the good old-fashioned romantics in our midst' (Gramophone)...continue...

Music for Solo Harp - Rosetti, Spohr, Glinka, et al / Hainen

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-05-01

Works: Franz Liszt: Liebesträume for Piano, S 541; Concert Etudes (3) for Piano, S 144; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Mikhail Glinka: Nocturne, for harp (or piano) in E flat major, G. vi62; H...
Performers: Hainen, Elizabeth

Elizabeth Hainen has won international recognition as one of today's foremost virtuoso harpists. Currently principal harp of the Philadelphia Orchestra, she has done much to...continue...

Victorian Vision

1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2001-06-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 19; A Midsummer Night's Dream; Song Without Words for piano no 30 in A major ("Frühlingslied"), Op. 62/6; Songs (6), Op. 57; Elias Parish Alvars: Serena...
Performers: Bennett, Elinor; Bottone, Bonaventura; Butteriss, Simon; Giles, Ian; Gregory, James; Souter, Martin; Spiers, John; Wickham, Henry
Conductors: Rainer, Christian; Jones, John Price; Edwards, John O.

Music for home and garden; Includes Mendelssohn and Gilbert and Sullivan...continue...

Harp Showpieces - Grandjnay, Hasselmans, etc / Judy Loman

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-02-01

Works: Marcel Grandjany: Rhapsodie, for harp, Op. 10; Alphonse Hasselmans: La Source, Op. 44; John Parry: Lesson No 2 for Harp; Marcel Tournier: Images (12); Henriette Renié: Danse des Lutins; Sophia D...
Performers: Loman, Judy

"...This quite ambitious, virtuoso program is performed exceedingly well by Ms. Loman, with much nuance and contrasting spirited display. The booklet's brief biographies of the...continue...

The Romance of the Harp / Elinor Bennett

1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2000-06-01

Works: Albert Heinrich Zabel: Marguerite Douloureuse au Rouet for harp, Op.26; La Source, for harp, Op. 23 ("The Spring"); Alphonse Hasselmans: La Source, Op. 44; Mikhail Glinka: Nocturne, for harp (or pian...
Performers: Bennett, Elinor

The harp is one of the most romantic of instruments. Its sounds can instantly evoke an atmosphere of peace and calm. This collection of Romantic...continue...

Harp Recital / Isabelle Courret

1 CD / Pavane / 1999-11-21

Works: Alphonse Hasselmans: La Source, Op. 44; Michael P. Mchedolov: Variations on a theme of Paganini for Harp; Claude Debussy: Suite bergamasque; Marcel Tournier: Images no 1, Op. 29; Images no 4, Op. 39;...
Performers: Courret, Isabelle

Cocktail Classics / McDonald, Zukerman, Vogel, et al

1 CD / Delos / 1999-01-01

Works: Isaac Albéniz: Recuerdos de viaje, pieces (7) for piano, Op. 71, B. 18; Fritz Kreisler: Liebesleid; Camargo Guarnieri: Cancao sertaneja; Dança negra; Ponteio, for piano, no 24; Léo Del...
Performers: Cerovsek, Corey; Cerovsek, Katja; Helmrich, Dennis; Kavakos, Leonidas; Luvisi, Lee; McDonald, Susann [Harp]; Nagy, Peter [Piano]; Neriki, Shigeo; Rosenberger, Carol [Piano]; Sherry, Fred [Cello]; Sil...

A Touch of Elegance - Grandjany / Anne-Marguerite Michaud

1 CD / Summit Records / 1998-03-17

Works: George Frederick Handel: Concerto for Harp in B flat major, Op. 4 no 6/HWV 294; Marcel Grandjany: Fantasy on a Theme of Haydn for harp, Op 31; Aria in Classic Style for harp & organ (or orchestra), O...
Performers: Bell, Scott; Fujito, Alison; Kao, Huei-Sheng; Kenny, Rhian; Lipman, Michael; Malcolm, Gail; Michaud, Anne Marguerite; Nance, Jessica; Nuccio, Mark; Premo, David; Smith, Zachary; Tan, Albert; Vasquez,...
Conductors: Hamrick, Robert D.

Haendel, Cardon, Parish-Alvars, et al / Eisenhoffer

1 CD / Gallo / 1995-12-12

Works: George Frederick Handel: Work(s); Louis Cardon: Sonata no 1 in C major; Elias Parish Alvars: Serenade for harp, Op. 83; Othmar Schoeck: Spielmannsweisen, song cycle (6) for voice & harp (or piano), O...
Performers: Eisenhoffer, Catherine; Vocals], Ernst Haefliger [Tenor

The World of the Harp / Susann McDonald

1 CD / Delos / 1983-01-01

Works: Carlos Salzédo: Song in the Night; Mateo Albéniz: Sonata for piano in D major, Op.13; Isaac Albéniz: Recuerdos de viaje, pieces (7) for piano, Op. 71, B. 18; David Watkins: Fire ...
Performers: McDonald, Susann [Harp]