Isles of Dreams
Rachel Talitman, harp; Marcos Fregnani-Martins, flute; Laurent Houque, viola; Karolina Prieels, cello; Dirk-Michael Kirsch, oboe; and Heike Steinbrecher, English horn. Harp & Co., 2020.
Author alison young
alison young
For the past 10 years, Alison Young has turned her highly trained ear towards the latest and greatest releases as Harp Column's records reviewer. A professional flutist and radio host, she enjoys discovering new music as well as familiar music played in new ways and sharing with readers her points of view in colorful and exacting descriptions. You can email her at alisonyoungdj@gmail.com.
First Impression
Formosa Trio: Chen-Yu Huang, harp; Pei-San Chiu, flute; and Tze-Ying Wu, viola. Self-released, 2018.
Recordings of Note
Recordings featuring Heidi Krutzen and Emily Levin are worth a listen.
Perception
Queens Duo: Hanna Rabe, harp, and Verena Beatrix Schulte, flute. Genuin Classics, 2020.
Postures
Sunniva Rødland, harp. Lawo, 2019.
Recordings of Note
Recordings featuring Lauren Scott and Eira Lynn Jones are worth a listen.
Ginastera: Harp Concerto, OP. 25
Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Sidsel Walstad, harpist. Lawo Classics. 2019.
Ariadne Rediviva
Atlantic Harp Duo: Elizabeth Jaxon and Marta Power. Self-released. 2019.
Recordings of Note
Recordings featuring Jacqueline Pollauf, Jennifer Ellis, and Joseph Rebman are worth a listen.
Solo
Anaïs Gaudemard, harp. Harmonia Mundi, 2019.
Renderings
Crimson Duo: Jaymee Haefner, harp; Matt Milewski, violin. MSR Classics, 2019.
Recordings of Note
New recordings by Sue Richards and Tristan Le Govic are worth a listen.
Play
Pacific Harp Project: Megan Bledsoe Ward, harp; Noel Okimoto, virbes; Todd Yukumoto, sax; Jon Hawes, bass; Allan Ward, drums.
Playing For Luck
Ranagri: Ellie Turner, harp; Dónal Rogers, voice/guitar; Eliza Marshall, flutes; Joe Danks, bodhrán/percussion.
Harpistically Yours, Chopin
Coline-Marie Orliac, harp; Olga Pasichnyk, soprano.
String on String
Amy McAllister, harp and vocals. Self-released, 2017
Alwa
Marcela Méndez, harp. Fonocal, 2017.
Serenades and Sonatas for Flute and Harp
Erica Goodman, harp; Suzanne Shulman, flute. Naxos 2018.
American Rapture
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp; Rochester Philharmonic with Ward Stare conducting. Azica, 2019
1825: Echoes of Vienna on Historical Harp
Elisabeth Plank, harp. Gramola, 2019
Estrogenia
Anna Jalkéus Group: Anna Jalkéus, harp. Self-released, 2018
Nino Rota: Works for Harp
Anneleen Lenaerts, harp. Warner Classics, 2019
Quiet Now
Stina Hellberg Agback, harp; Jonas Isaksson, guitar. Do Music Records, 2018.
La Harpe Consolatrice
Kyunghee Kim-Sutre, harp. Hortus, 2018.
With the Sky in Our Hands
Julie and Andreas: Julie Rokseth, harps, and Andreas Rokseth, bandoneon. JAR Records, 2018
Jouska
Gentle Soul: Elisa Thorn, harp; Jessicka Ylirussi, voice; Meredith Bates, violin; and Shanto Acharia, cello. Phonometrograph, 2017
The Alchemy
The Alchemy; Elements: Gwyneth Wentink, harp; George Brooks, saxophone; Kala Ramnath, violin and vocals. Earth Brother Music, 2018.
Anna Segal
Rachel Talitman, harp; Jean-Marc Fessard, Adrien Eble, clarinet; oboe, Ensemble Mendelssohn. Harp & Co., 2018.
Dance Sketches
Chicago Harp Quartet: Emily Granger, Catherine Yom Litaker, Julie Spring, and Marguerite Lynn Williams. Self-released, 2018.
Heimweh
Duo Goethe in Gun: Chloé Ducray, harp, and Sydney Fierro, baritone. Les Belles Ecouteuses, 2016.
Serenata Española
Xavier de Maistre, harp; Lucero Tena, castanets. Sony Records, 2018
American Premieres
Cosmos Trio: Jeanne Norton, harp; Katherine Borst Jones, flute; Mary E.M. Harris, viola. MSR Classics, 2017.
Jouer, Chanter, Danser
Jouer, Chanter, Danser—Manon le Comte, harp; Victor Fournelle-Blain, violin.
Beautiful World
Beautiful World; Anne Vanschothorst, harp.
Worthy of Another Listen
Albums worth another listen from all genres.
Home
Elizabeth Hainen, harp; David DePeters, vibes. Avie Records, 2017.
This Love
Claire Jones, harp. Silva Screen Music, 2017
My Harp, My Heart
Lisa Tannebaum, harp. Self-released, 2016.
Oslo(ve)
Uno Vesje, harp. Self-released, 2017.
Angles of Angeles
The Debussy Trio: Marcia Dickstein, harp; David Walther, viola; Angela Wiegand, flute.
Fantasie
Fantasie—Duo Venandi, Vonda Darr, harp; and Wendy Cohen, flute.
Indigo
Indigo—Lune Bleue Trio: Clotilde Trouillaud, harp; Erwan Bérengue, guitar; Jean-Marie Stephen, percussion
Impressions
Katerina Englichova, harp; Vilem Veverka, oboe. Naxos, 2017.
L’Arpa Notturna
L’Arpa Notturna; Elisabeth Plank, harp. Ars, 2016
Sketchbook of a Journey
“Sketchbook of a Journey”—Vero Duo: Gretchen Cover, harp, and Miguel Bonachea, guitar; World Premier Recordings, 2017.
Vignette
“Vignette”—Maeve Gilchrist, harp, and Viktor Krauss, bass; Adventure Music America, 2017
Voyage
“Voyage”—Cristina Montes Mateo, harp; Cid Records, 2017
Two Bridges
Two Bridges: Duo Scorpio, Kathryn Andrews and Kristi Shade, harps. American Modern Recordings, 2017
Through the Night
Through the Night: March to May, Elizabeth Wesche, harp; Darren Guyaz guitar/piano. Northbound Records, 2017.
Taylor Street
Taylor Street
Taylor Street: Carol Robbins, harp, with Billy Childs, piano/Fender Rhodes; Bob Sheppard, sax/clarinet; Larry Koonse, guitar; Curtis Taylor, trumpet; Darek Oles, bass; Gary Novak, drums; and Ben Shepherd, electric bass. Jazzcats, 2016
Garden of Joys and Sorrows
Garden of Joys and Sorrows; Hat Trick: Kristi Shade, harp; April Clayton, flute; and David Wallace, viola. Bridge Records, 2016
Ginastera: One Hundred
Ginastera: One Hundred; Yolanda Kondonassis, harp; Orli Shaham, piano; Gil Shaham, violin; Jason Vieaux, guitar; Oberlin Conservatory Orchestra. Oberlin Music, 2016.
Pacific Harp Project
Pacific Harp Project; Megan Bledsoe Ward, harp; Noel Okimoto, vibraphone; Jon Hawes, bass; Alan Ward, drums. Self-released, 2015.
Harp Concertos—Naoko Yoshino
Harp Concertos—Naoko Yoshino, harp; Orchestra d’Auvergne, Roberto Forés Veses, conductor. Aparte, 2016.
Crimson
Crimson—Crimson Duo: Jaymee Haefner, harp; Matt Milewski, violin. Self-released, 2015.
Harp Town
Harp Town—Erin Hill, harp; Mike Nolan, pedal steel guitar and drum programming. Cleopatra Records, 2016.
Dancing Day: Music for Christmas
Dancing Day: Music for Christmas Sara Cutler, harp; John Scott, conductor; St. Thomas Fifth Avenue…
Noël Nouvelet
Noël Nouvelet Caroline Leonardelli, harp; Julie Nesrallah, mezzo-soprano; Matthew Larkin, organ; Cen Classics, 2016. What does…
The Art of Imagination
The Art of Imagination Queens Duo: Hanna Rabe, harp; Verena Beatrix Schulte, flute; TYXart, 2015.…
Whisper: The bossa-Nova Brandenberg concerto
Whisper: The bossa-Nova Brandenberg concerto Cristina Braga, harp, and the Brandenburger Symphoniker; Biscoito Fino, 2016. She has…
Royal Harp Strings
Royal Harp Strings Claire Jones, harp. Silva Screen Records, 2016. Royal Harpist. That might just sound…
Schubert: Complete Impromptus
Schubert: Complete Impromptus Margit Anna Süss, harp. Campanella Musica, 2016. Schubert: Complete Impromptus is also a…
French Reflections
Sivan Magen shines in his latest album French Reflections.
Wild Harp
Wild Harp is a stunning collection of enchanting textures and colors, and an album that may motivate your own creativity or, at the very least, inspire you to listen in a whole new way.
Anneleen Lenaerts Harp Concertos
Anneleen Lenaerts Harp Concertos Anneleen Lenaerts harp, with the Brussels Philharmonic & Michel Tabachinik. Warner…
Three By Three
Three By Three The Debussy Trio: Marcia Dickstein, harp; Angela Wiegand, flute; and David Walther,…
Divers
Divers Joanna Newsom, harp and vocals; Drag City, 2015. Storytelling in sound and color, words…
All Harp—Globe Live
All Harp—Globe Live Park Stickney, harp Overdressed Late Guy Productions, 2015. The theme this time around…
Postcards from the Soul
Tasha Smith Godinez, harp; Omar Firestone, cello; Leopoldo Gonzalez, flute; self-released, 2014. An over-abundance of…
Intimamente Tango
Intimamente Tango Floraleda Sacchi, harp; Maristella Patuzzi, violin; Decca, 2015. The love affair with Astor…
Poems from a City
Poems from a City Uno Vesje, harp; Sweet Sound Records, 2014. If you’ve ever taken…
Poetry in Motion
Poetry in Motion Fire Pink Trio, Debra Reuter-Pivetta, flute; Sheila Browne, viola; Jacquelyn Bartlett, harp;…
Fantasias and Fugues
Katrina Szederkényi, harp; MSR Classics, 2014. Fantasias & Fugues. The two couldn’t be more different…
Original Classics
Duo Praxedis: Praxedis Hug-Rutti, harp, Praxedis Geneviève Hug, piano; Paladino, 2015. I had to take…
Together
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp, Jason Vieaux, guitar, Azica Records, 2015. I admit it. I was skeptical.…
Astor Piazolla: Escualo
Ann Hobson Pilot, harp, Lucia Lin, violin, and J.P. Jofre, bandoneon, Harmonia Mundi, 2015. It…
soirées d’été
Chicago Harp Quartet: Marguerite Lynn Williams, Kathleen Ventura, Catherine Litaker, and Emily Ann Granger, self-released.…
Elva
Tristan le Govic, Celtic harp and vocals, and Lise Enochsson, vocals, 2014. “Everything is possible…
Addi & Jacq
Addi & Jacq: Jacqueline Kerrod, harp; Addi McDaniel, voice. Self-released, 2014 I recently read a fascinating…
Six Departures
Trio Verlaine: Heidi Krutzen, harp; David Harding, viola; and Lorna McGhee, flute. Ravello Records, 2014.…
Bernard’s Christmas
Bernard’s Christmas: Megan Metheney, harp, self-released, 2014 “Just because it’s an instrument with a predominantly…
Memento
Memento Remy van Kesteren, harp, Nora Fischer, soprano, Eric Vloeimans, trumpet, Mirovia Quartet; self-released, 2014.…
Leopold Wallner: 1847–1913
Leopold Wallner: 1847–1913 Rachel Talitman, harp, Pierre Henri Xuereb, viola; Harp & Co., 2014. With…
Ek is Eik
Ek is Eik Anne Vanschothorst, harp; Saskia Laroo, trumpet; Ernst Stolz, viola da gamba; Arthur…
Impressions de France
Impressions de France Caroline Leonardelli, Naxos, 2014 4.75 harps How do you become a world…
Fantasien
Fantasien Sivan Magen, harp; Linn Records, 2014. 4.75 harps As I write this, celebrations are…
fiesta en naranjal
fiesta en naranjal Pavelid Castaneda, harp; self-released, 2013 4.5 harps It’s hard to remain seated…
Valérie Milot
Valérie Milot Valérie Milot, harp; Claire Marchand, flute; Bernard Labadie, conductor; Les Violins du Roy;…
Allume
Allume Carrol McLaughlin, harp; Brian Luce, flute; Albany Records, 2013. 4.5 harps With the freshness…
Dance
Dance Agnes Clement, harp; Lyon & Healy Records, 2012. 4.5 harps When you go to…
Les Amis
Les Amis Elizabeth Hainen, harp; Michael Stern, conductor; IRIS Orchestra; Jeffrey Khaner, flute; Roberto Diaz,…
Remy
Remy Remy van Kesteren, harp; Harmonia Mundi, 2013. 5 harps The guy’s got it all—the looks,…
Samba, Jazz, and Love
Samba, Jazz, and Love Cristina Braga, harp and voice, and the Modern Samba Quartet; Enja,…
The Girl with the Golden Harp
Two albums to relax and enjoy. The Girl with the Golden Harp 4.25 harps Claire…
El Dorado
El Dorado 4.75 harps Caroline Leonardelli, harp; Centaur, 2008. Debussy’s “The Girl with the Flaxen…
Joseph Lauber 1864–1952
Joseph Lauber 1864–1952 Rating: 4.5 harps Rachel Talitman, harp; Harp & Co., 2013. Who was…
American Harp
—by Alison Young Yolanda Kondonassis’ new album does not disappoint. American Harp Rating: 4.5 harps…