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

Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer), John [1] Cage (Composer), Claude Debussy (Composer), Anthoine Francisque (Composer), George Frederick Handel (Composer), Alphonse Hasselmans (Composer), Paul Hindemith (Composer), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Elias Parish Alvars (Composer), Giovanni Battista Pescetti (Composer), Maurice Ravel (Composer), Ottorino Respighi (Composer), Nino Rota (Composer), Erik Satie (Composer), Domenico Scarlatti (Composer), Marcel Tournier (Composer), Antonio Vivaldi (Composer), Gerard Schwarz (Conductor), Louis Auriacombe (Conductor)

Product Details

• Conductor: Gerard Schwarz, Louis Auriacombe
• Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, John [1] Cage, Claude Debussy, Anthoine Francisque, et al.
• Audio CD (October 4, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Angel Records
• ASIN: B000AXWGXG
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #35,201 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Rêverie - Claude Debussy

2. Gymnopédie No. 3 - Erik Satie

3. Sonata in A, K.208 (Andante e cantabile) - Domenico Scarlatti

4. Siciliana - Ottorino Respighi

5. Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat, Op. 73 “Emperor” - II Adagio - Ludwig Van Beethoven

6. Sonatine, Op. 30 - II Calme et expressif - Marcel Tournier

7. Allemande & Courante (from ‘French Suite No. 6 in E, BWV 817’) - Johann Sebastian Bach

8. Arabesque No. 1 in E - Claude Debussy

9. Pavane of the Sleeping Beauty (from ‘Ma Mère l’Oye’) - Maurice Ravel

10. Lute Concerto in D, RV 93 - II. Largo - Antonio Vivaldi

See all 15 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Concerto for Harp & Strings in B-Flat, Op. 4 No. 6 - George Frideric Handel

2. Concerto for Harp & Strings in B-Flat, Op. 4 No. 6 - George Frideric Handel

3. Concerto for Harp & Strings in B-Flat, Op. 4 No. 6 - George Frideric Handel

4. The Girl with the Flaxen Hair (from ‘Preludes, Book I’) - Claude Debussy

5. Sonata for Harp - III Lied - Paul Hindemith

6. Pavane - Antoine Francisque

7. Concerto for Flute & Harp in C, K.299 - II Andantino - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

8. Clair de lune (from ‘Suite bergamasque’) - Claude Debussy

9. The Sunken Cathedral (from ‘Preludes, Book I’) - Claude Debussy

10. Andantino (from ‘Sonata in C Minor’) - Giovanni Pescetti

See all 14 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Harp Music, May 27, 2008

By	Clarice Feldman (washington DC) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Animal behaviorists have done some studies showing harp music is good at calming animals, especially cats. My cat was very skittish and unhappy as a result of very loud construction work next door and all other efforts to calm her down had not been totally successful. I got this and she (and I, if you must know) relaxed immediately.
It is a beautiful sounding album. (And the bahaviorists have a point. Cats do seem to hear vibes in harp music we can't. It was like instant prozac for her.)

3.0 out of 5 stars Not bad, but not what I was looking for, November 8, 2009

By	Karen Mcmullen (Townsend, DE United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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I was hoping for really beautiful, flowing and melodic harp music. This cd was good, but the harp is not always in the music (you will hear violins and other instruments for five minutes before even hearing a harp), and it wasn't the wonderful, relaxing music I thought I was getting.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The Most Relaxing Harp Album in the World, January 19, 2009

By	'Tasha (California) - See all my reviews

This was a disappointment because the music isn't really relaxing nor is it primarily harp music.