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Frédéric Alexander Boldachev, harp. Calliope, 2020. George Sand, Chopin’s lover, played the harp. And Chopin…
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.
Frédéric Alexander Boldachev, harp. Calliope, 2020. George Sand, Chopin’s lover, played the harp. And Chopin…
Anna Maria Mendieta, harp, and orchestra. Self-released, 2020.
Recordings featuring Elisa Thorn and Rachel Clemente are worth a listne.
Maeve Gilchrist, harp; self-released. 2020.
Évélina Simon, harp; Yohann Simon electric guitar; Martí Lafind, drums; and Hugo Molka, bass. Self-released, 2020.
Recordings featuring Julie Campiche and Angela Schwarzkopf are worth a listen.
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.
Formosa Trio: Chen-Yu Huang, harp; Pei-San Chiu, flute; and Tze-Ying Wu, viola. Self-released, 2018.
Recordings featuring Heidi Krutzen and Emily Levin are worth a listen.
Queens Duo: Hanna Rabe, harp, and Verena Beatrix Schulte, flute. Genuin Classics, 2020.
Sunniva Rødland, harp. Lawo, 2019.
Recordings featuring Lauren Scott and Eira Lynn Jones are worth a listen.
Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Sidsel Walstad, harpist. Lawo Classics. 2019.
Atlantic Harp Duo: Elizabeth Jaxon and Marta Power. Self-released. 2019.
Recordings featuring Jacqueline Pollauf, Jennifer Ellis, and Joseph Rebman are worth a listen.
Anaïs Gaudemard, harp. Harmonia Mundi, 2019.
Crimson Duo: Jaymee Haefner, harp; Matt Milewski, violin. MSR Classics, 2019.
New recordings by Sue Richards and Tristan Le Govic are worth a listen.
Pacific Harp Project: Megan Bledsoe Ward, harp; Noel Okimoto, virbes; Todd Yukumoto, sax; Jon Hawes, bass; Allan Ward, drums.
Ranagri: Ellie Turner, harp; Dónal Rogers, voice/guitar; Eliza Marshall, flutes; Joe Danks, bodhrán/percussion.
Coline-Marie Orliac, harp; Olga Pasichnyk, soprano.
Amy McAllister, harp and vocals. Self-released, 2017
Marcela Méndez, harp. Fonocal, 2017.
Erica Goodman, harp; Suzanne Shulman, flute. Naxos 2018.
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp; Rochester Philharmonic with Ward Stare conducting. Azica, 2019
Elisabeth Plank, harp. Gramola, 2019
Anna Jalkéus Group: Anna Jalkéus, harp. Self-released, 2018
Anneleen Lenaerts, harp. Warner Classics, 2019
Stina Hellberg Agback, harp; Jonas Isaksson, guitar. Do Music Records, 2018.
Kyunghee Kim-Sutre, harp. Hortus, 2018.
Julie and Andreas: Julie Rokseth, harps, and Andreas Rokseth, bandoneon. JAR Records, 2018
Gentle Soul: Elisa Thorn, harp; Jessicka Ylirussi, voice; Meredith Bates, violin; and Shanto Acharia, cello. Phonometrograph, 2017
The Alchemy; Elements: Gwyneth Wentink, harp; George Brooks, saxophone; Kala Ramnath, violin and vocals. Earth Brother Music, 2018.
Rachel Talitman, harp; Jean-Marc Fessard, Adrien Eble, clarinet; oboe, Ensemble Mendelssohn. Harp & Co., 2018.
Chicago Harp Quartet: Emily Granger, Catherine Yom Litaker, Julie Spring, and Marguerite Lynn Williams. Self-released, 2018.
Duo Goethe in Gun: Chloé Ducray, harp, and Sydney Fierro, baritone. Les Belles Ecouteuses, 2016.
Xavier de Maistre, harp; Lucero Tena, castanets. Sony Records, 2018
Cosmos Trio: Jeanne Norton, harp; Katherine Borst Jones, flute; Mary E.M. Harris, viola. MSR Classics, 2017.
Jouer, Chanter, Danser—Manon le Comte, harp; Victor Fournelle-Blain, violin.
Beautiful World; Anne Vanschothorst, harp.
Albums worth another listen from all genres.
Elizabeth Hainen, harp; David DePeters, vibes. Avie Records, 2017.
Claire Jones, harp. Silva Screen Music, 2017
Lisa Tannebaum, harp. Self-released, 2016.
Uno Vesje, harp. Self-released, 2017.
The Debussy Trio: Marcia Dickstein, harp; David Walther, viola; Angela Wiegand, flute.
Fantasie—Duo Venandi, Vonda Darr, harp; and Wendy Cohen, flute.
Indigo—Lune Bleue Trio: Clotilde Trouillaud, harp; Erwan Bérengue, guitar; Jean-Marie Stephen, percussion
Katerina Englichova, harp; Vilem Veverka, oboe. Naxos, 2017.
L’Arpa Notturna; Elisabeth Plank, harp. Ars, 2016
“Sketchbook of a Journey”—Vero Duo: Gretchen Cover, harp, and Miguel Bonachea, guitar; World Premier Recordings, 2017.
“Vignette”—Maeve Gilchrist, harp, and Viktor Krauss, bass; Adventure Music America, 2017
“Voyage”—Cristina Montes Mateo, harp; Cid Records, 2017
Two Bridges: Duo Scorpio, Kathryn Andrews and Kristi Shade, harps. American Modern Recordings, 2017
Through the Night: March to May, Elizabeth Wesche, harp; Darren Guyaz guitar/piano. Northbound Records, 2017.
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; Hat Trick: Kristi Shade, harp; April Clayton, flute; and David Wallace, viola. Bridge Records, 2016
Ginastera: One Hundred; Yolanda Kondonassis, harp; Orli Shaham, piano; Gil Shaham, violin; Jason Vieaux, guitar; Oberlin Conservatory Orchestra. Oberlin Music, 2016.
Pacific Harp Project; Megan Bledsoe Ward, harp; Noel Okimoto, vibraphone; Jon Hawes, bass; Alan Ward, drums. Self-released, 2015.
Harp Concertos—Naoko Yoshino, harp; Orchestra d’Auvergne, Roberto Forés Veses, conductor. Aparte, 2016.
Crimson—Crimson Duo: Jaymee Haefner, harp; Matt Milewski, violin. Self-released, 2015.
Harp Town—Erin Hill, harp; Mike Nolan, pedal steel guitar and drum programming. Cleopatra Records, 2016.
Dancing Day: Music for Christmas Sara Cutler, harp; John Scott, conductor; St. Thomas Fifth Avenue…
Noël Nouvelet Caroline Leonardelli, harp; Julie Nesrallah, mezzo-soprano; Matthew Larkin, organ; Cen Classics, 2016. What does…
The Art of Imagination Queens Duo: Hanna Rabe, harp; Verena Beatrix Schulte, flute; TYXart, 2015.…
Whisper: The bossa-Nova Brandenberg concerto Cristina Braga, harp, and the Brandenburger Symphoniker; Biscoito Fino, 2016. She has…
Royal Harp Strings Claire Jones, harp. Silva Screen Records, 2016. Royal Harpist. That might just sound…
Schubert: Complete Impromptus Margit Anna Süss, harp. Campanella Musica, 2016. Schubert: Complete Impromptus is also a…
Sivan Magen shines in his latest album French Reflections.
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, with the Brussels Philharmonic & Michel Tabachinik. Warner…
Three By Three The Debussy Trio: Marcia Dickstein, harp; Angela Wiegand, flute; and David Walther,…
Divers Joanna Newsom, harp and vocals; Drag City, 2015. Storytelling in sound and color, words…
All Harp—Globe Live Park Stickney, harp Overdressed Late Guy Productions, 2015. The theme this time around…
Tasha Smith Godinez, harp; Omar Firestone, cello; Leopoldo Gonzalez, flute; self-released, 2014. An over-abundance of…
Intimamente Tango Floraleda Sacchi, harp; Maristella Patuzzi, violin; Decca, 2015. The love affair with Astor…
Poems from a City Uno Vesje, harp; Sweet Sound Records, 2014. If you’ve ever taken…
Poetry in Motion Fire Pink Trio, Debra Reuter-Pivetta, flute; Sheila Browne, viola; Jacquelyn Bartlett, harp;…
Katrina Szederkényi, harp; MSR Classics, 2014. Fantasias & Fugues. The two couldn’t be more different…
Duo Praxedis: Praxedis Hug-Rutti, harp, Praxedis Geneviève Hug, piano; Paladino, 2015. I had to take…
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp, Jason Vieaux, guitar, Azica Records, 2015. I admit it. I was skeptical.…
Ann Hobson Pilot, harp, Lucia Lin, violin, and J.P. Jofre, bandoneon, Harmonia Mundi, 2015. It…
Chicago Harp Quartet: Marguerite Lynn Williams, Kathleen Ventura, Catherine Litaker, and Emily Ann Granger, self-released.…
Tristan le Govic, Celtic harp and vocals, and Lise Enochsson, vocals, 2014. “Everything is possible…
Addi & Jacq: Jacqueline Kerrod, harp; Addi McDaniel, voice. Self-released, 2014 I recently read a fascinating…
Trio Verlaine: Heidi Krutzen, harp; David Harding, viola; and Lorna McGhee, flute. Ravello Records, 2014.…
Bernard’s Christmas: Megan Metheney, harp, self-released, 2014 “Just because it’s an instrument with a predominantly…
Memento Remy van Kesteren, harp, Nora Fischer, soprano, Eric Vloeimans, trumpet, Mirovia Quartet; self-released, 2014.…
Leopold Wallner: 1847–1913 Rachel Talitman, harp, Pierre Henri Xuereb, viola; Harp & Co., 2014. With…
Ek is Eik Anne Vanschothorst, harp; Saskia Laroo, trumpet; Ernst Stolz, viola da gamba; Arthur…
Impressions de France Caroline Leonardelli, Naxos, 2014 4.75 harps How do you become a world…
Fantasien Sivan Magen, harp; Linn Records, 2014. 4.75 harps As I write this, celebrations are…
fiesta en naranjal Pavelid Castaneda, harp; self-released, 2013 4.5 harps It’s hard to remain seated…
Valérie Milot Valérie Milot, harp; Claire Marchand, flute; Bernard Labadie, conductor; Les Violins du Roy;…
Allume Carrol McLaughlin, harp; Brian Luce, flute; Albany Records, 2013. 4.5 harps With the freshness…
Dance Agnes Clement, harp; Lyon & Healy Records, 2012. 4.5 harps When you go to…
Les Amis Elizabeth Hainen, harp; Michael Stern, conductor; IRIS Orchestra; Jeffrey Khaner, flute; Roberto Diaz,…
Remy Remy van Kesteren, harp; Harmonia Mundi, 2013. 5 harps The guy’s got it all—the looks,…
Samba, Jazz, and Love Cristina Braga, harp and voice, and the Modern Samba Quartet; Enja,…
Two albums to relax and enjoy. The Girl with the Golden Harp 4.25 harps Claire…