Favourite Harp Concertos

Francois-Adrien Boieldieu (Artist), Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (Artist), Ernst Eichner (Artist), George Frideric Handel (Artist), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Artist), Joaquin Rodrigo (Artist), Heitor Villa-Lobos (Artist), Antonio de Almeida (Artist), Colin David (Artist), Marcel Couraud (Artist), I Musici (Artist), André Pépin (Artist), Hubert Barwahser (Artist), Annie Challan (Artist), Catherine Michel (Artist), Osian Ellis (Artist), Ursula Holliger (Artist), London Symphony Orchestra (Artist), Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra (Artist), Musica Alta Ripa (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 17, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Philips
• ASIN: B0000069CW
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #35,862 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #12 in Music > Classical > Instruments > Strings > Harp
  • #18 in Music > Classical > Historical Periods > Modern, 20th, & 21st Century > Composers > Villa-Lobos, Heitor

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22 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An outstanding survey of recordings for harp and orchestra., December 20, 1998

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This review is from: Favourite Harp Concertos (Audio CD)

There's nothing quite like classical music to soothe the stress of the afternoon commute (especially on Greater Boston's Rt. 128 or your local equivalent). Harp music, in particular, has an extraordinarily calming effect. I'm not exactly sure why that is (darnit Jim, I'm an engineer not a behavioral psychologist) but I can personally vouch for the results. This two-disc set contains some of the finest music for harp and orchestra ever composed.

Disc 1 contains familiar harp concerti by Handel and Mozart, followed by a lesser known work by Eichner. The melodies and performances are guaranteed to work their way deep into your soul. Ursula Holliger (oboe virtuoso Heinz Holliger's wife, in case you were wondering) produces a stellar performance in the Handel concerto. Her technique and interpretation are both insightful and strongly delivered. The orchestras in question should by no means be ignored. I Musici, The London Symphony, and Musica Antiqua Koln (for the Handel, Mozart, and Eichner, respectively) are all names to be reckoned with in the field and they do not disappoint.

Disc 2 consists of more modern works by composers less familiar even to classical music fans except, of course, those who know Villa-Lobos and Rodrigo for their classical guitar music. The works on the second disc are somewhat less accessible to the casual listener, but after repeated listenings, I find them well worth the effort.

In short, stuffing this CD into your car stereo system (or, as in my case, the passenger-seat boombox) will make that jerk in the Beemer who just cut you off, far less relevant.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great service., September 11, 2010

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This review is from: Favourite Harp Concertos (Audio CD)

I have been looking for this CD almost everywhere, and whomever I asked would tell me it would be farily possible that I would never get a copy...

So thanks a lot for having been so speedy in the delivery of this CD, and apologies for this late reply.