Tag Archives: Harp

Beyond the Horizon–New Music for Lever Harp

Lovely originals and transcriptions, all modern/contemporary. Play!

Farbenspiel

Trio Partout plays these gracious, Romantic to modern works for harp, flute + viola. Play!

Ben Melsky

Harpist Ben Melsky performs these pieces with Ensemble dal Niente, all contemporary composers. Nice mix of instruments! Play!

Renderings–A Musical Landscape for Violin and Harp

Inspired by specific photos of nature, mostly modern pieces, gracious.

Le Rossignol en Amour

Harp works from the Classical era to modern–Hindemith’s especially nice! Play!

Musica per Arpa

Gracious, elegant, solo harp pieces mostly from the 1940’s by Italian composers. Play!

Embracing the Wind

Modern works for flute, harp and strings. Play!

Toccata

From Baroque to contemporary, interesting, varied, solo harp pieces. Play!

Salvador Bacarisse–Le Jour de l’An

Although titles under one composer, there are works by Jesus Bal y Gay as well. All from early 20th century for a mix of harp, flutes and other winds. Play!

Hommage aux Demoiselles Eissler

Music from the Romantic era for harp and violin. Gracious and lovely.

The Spirit of Sound

Harp & percussion works with Asian, Spanish and Armenian elements. Beautiful!

Fantasie–Music for Violin & Harp

Elegant and Romantic + modern pieces–a nice range and mix of composers. Play!

American Premieres–New Music for Flute, Viola & Harp

Elegant, contemporary pieces by Libby Larsen, Stephen Paulus and others. Play!

Music for Harp and Piano

Mostly well-known pieces, transcribed for harp.

Giovanni Francesco Giuliani–Nocturnes for Clarinet and Harp

Romantic pieces. The largo pieces are especially lovely!

Trios for Violin, Harp & Cello

Except for Schubert’s piece, these are modern works by Ibert, Renie and Halvorsen. Nice!

Romantic Music for Harp

Title says it all! Play!

Home–Works for Solo Harp

Elizabeth Hainen performs predominantly recognizable works transcribed for harp (Debussy, Bach, Couperin, Handel amongst others)–I found the more modern pieces more interesting (Glass, Sting, Grandjany). All lovely.

Impressions–Harp & Oboe Works

Pieces by Ravel, Debussy and Sluka–Ravel’s Le Tombeau de Couperin very well-known. Sluka’s pieces gorgeous! Play!

Liszt of the Harp

Romantic works for harp by Liszt and Elias Parish-Alvars–gracious. Play!

Two Bridges

Really interesting, new, abstract, harp duets by Muhly, Akiho and DeSena amongst others. Play!

In the Light of Ravel

Lovely, modern and abstract, yet lyrical works for harp and various accompaniment. Play!

Alfredo Casella & Luigi Perrachio–Harp Music

Gracious, modern works for harp, varying in tempi and lightness. Play most!

Petite Delights–Romantic Music for Flute & Harp

Some well-known pieces for harp by Impressionist composers, and some less known works. Play!

Claire Jones–Royal Harp Strings

“Popular” classical, traditional, &  movie themes, transcribed for harp and orchestra, aimed at “lite” classical audience. Try 4, 7, 13, 14.