The London Harp Sound

16 Harps

16 of Europe's finest harpists present a dazzling program of classical and popular music

Code: CACD0119

$14.99

The latest addition to The London Sound Series brings together 16 top European harpists and Cala Records' stable of arrangers to produce this unique album. From classics to latin, popular and jazz, the repertoire provides a showcase for the incredible sonority of the massed harps, and a display vehicle for the talents of the players, composers and arrangers.

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	1	Debussy		Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune	8:56
				Les Chansons du Piaf	8:24
	2	Gugliemi		i.   La vie en rose	3:14
	3	Monnot		ii.   L'hymne à l'amour	2:44
	4	Dumont		iii.   Non, je ne regrette rien	2:25
	5	Trad.		Muo Li Hua (Jasmine Flower)	3:36
	6	Bach		Prelude in F minor	4:32
	7	Kahn / Donaldson		My Baby Just Cares for Me	3:32
	8	Legrand		The Windmills of Your Mind	4:27
	9	Brahms		Lullaby	2:15
	10	Berlioz		Un bal (from Symphonie Fantastique)	6:09
	11	Lecuona		Andalucía	3:33
	12	Simcock		Lady of the Lake	7:05
	13	Lloyd Webber		The Music of the Night (from The Phantom of the Opera)	4:46
		Andrès		La Ragazza	9:35
	14			i.   Andantino	2:28
	15			ii.   Larghetto–Allegretto	1:44
	16			iii.   Allegro moderato–Allegretto	3:16
	17			iv.   Moderato	2:07
TT: 67:22

Tracks 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,11,and 13 arranged by Paul Sarcich
Tracks 6 and 9 arranged by Tony Rickard
Track 10 arranged by Richard Bissill

Review Extract:
*****A wonderful sound, and 16 concert harps is heaven in my view! Its crossover appeal of selections should be pleasing to a broad variety of listeners. The wide range of dynamics and color of the harps is exploited well in the arrangements by Paul Sarcich and others. Debussy's complete Afternoon of a Faun sounds just beautiful with the 16 harps--it's as though he should have written it for that combination to begin with.

John Sunier Audiophile Audition

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