Cecilia de Majo - Gold Harp

Haendel, Corelli, Paradisi, Soler, Parish-Alvars, Salzedo, Tournier, Rousseau Bach (Composer), Cecilia de Majo (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Cecilia de Majo
• Composer: Haendel, Corelli, Paradisi, Soler, Parish-Alvars, Salzedo, Tournier, Rousseau Bach
• Audio CD (November 28, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Cecilia de Majo
• ASIN: B00008LUN2
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #952,956 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Johan Sebastian Bach, Prelude

2. Johan Sebastian Bach, Bourrée

3. George Frederick Haendel - Magistretti Passacaglia

4. George Frederick Haendel - Grandjany, Concerto en Si bemol

5. Arcangelo Corelli - Salzedo, Giga

6. Pietro Domenico Paradisi, Toccata

7. Padre Antonio Soler - Mildonian, Sonata en Re

8. Elias Parish-Alvars, Romance in A flat

9. Carlos Salzedo, Chanson dans la Nuit

10. Marcel Tournier, Vers la Source dans le Bois

11. Elias Parish-Alvars, Serenade

12. Marcel Samuel Rousseau, Variations Pastorales sur un Vieux Noël

13. Marcel Tournier, Jazz Band

Editorial Reviews

Born in Caracas, internationally educated and -minded, Cecilia de Majo is an outstanding artistic personality. Her harpist training, initiated at the age of six, was conducted under the tutorship of such eminent teachers and refined musicians as Marcel Tournier in Paris and Bernard Zighéra in Boston and culminated in her winning the First Prize at the Paris Conservatory of Music with the unanimous vote of the jury. Cecilia de Majo has not only attended a brilliant soloist career, she has also led an outstanding pedagogical activity and given life to a cluster of exquisite musical ensembles, such as the "Cecilia de Majo Harp Ensemble", which was presented with great success at the 1990 IV World Harp Congress in Paris, and the much applauded "Flute and Harp Duo" with American flautist Glenn Egner. Cecilia de Majo is not new to harp music recording. Her previous outputs on audiotapes (Classic Recital, Romantic Recital) and long plays (Romantic Duo, Venezuelan Recital, A Ceremony of Carols), well known to harpists and lovers of fine music, are long outsold. They contained unforgettable interpretations, like that of G. F. Haendel - Grandjany's Harp Concerto in B Flat, the Parish-Alvar's Serenade, and Samuel Rousseau's Pastoral Variations. They were impressive for their deeply inspiring sentiment and captivating warm sound, no less than for their technical virtuosity and elegant phrasing. The present CD is the result of the remastering of the artist's first two collections. They have been fully digitalized, yet not altered by audio filters, thus maintaining the original crisp sound of the studio recording. As a whole, this CD is a testimonial of Cecilia de Majo's pondered vision of Classic and Romantic music playing on the harp, in search of the difficult balance between the original spirit of the compositions, as handed down by academic teaching, and contemporary, sometimes warmer, sometimes soberer, sensibility.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have! World-class harp playing., March 20, 2003

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Delvasta Yves (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cecilia de Majo - Gold Harp (Audio CD)

This is definitely a must-have for harp music lovers! Cecilia de Majo's world-class harp playing is definitely reflected in this CD. I'm impressed by the repertoire, each piece is beautifully played with delicacy and character. CDs by well known harpists are not very common, compilations are even rarer, that's why I'm thrilled owning this CD. I've been an admirer of C.d.M for many years, her new CD completes my collection of previous longplays and K7s by the same artist. I definitely recommend it!!

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, cutting-edge harp playing. Contemporary and classical at the same time, December 10, 2007

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Jas "Jas" (Miami, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cecilia de Majo - Gold Harp (Audio CD)

This is amazing harp playing, with a contemporary touch and a classical feeling. This Cd is bound to lift your spirit. The harpist if truly cutting-edge, as you would expect from C. de Majo. Her european and american touch is definitely reflected in this Cd. I especially liked the program, which in my opinion offers musical pieces with distinct and beautiful harmonies, as well as great technical difficulty. Very, very nice !

5.0 out of 5 stars Bellissimo, beautiful.!, May 15, 2006

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Anne Locri (Milan, Italy) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cecilia de Majo - Gold Harp (Audio CD)

This CD has an incredible feeling ... hard to describe in words. One example : I recently gave this CD to a friend of mine as a gift and she called me back almost crying after she finished listening to it. She said to me...you made my day ;) I guess is the combination of the harpist's talent and the rare romantic feeling of the harp. I recently learned C. de Majo gave her first recital when she was only 7 years old. Wow! I'm sure everybody will enjoy it as much as I did. Bellissimo, beautiful, estupendo....