Xavier De Maistre -Christmas Harp -Sony Classical / Sony Music CD Grooves.land/Playthek

Details / Tracklist:

01. "The Nutcracker, Op. 71: Waltz of the Flowers (Arr. for Harp by Alexander Boldacev)"

02. "Carol of the Bells (Arr. for Harp by Alexander Boldacev)"

03. "The Nutcracker, Op. 71: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (Arr. for Harp by Xavier de Maistre)"

04. "Conte de Noel, Op. 33"

05. "Jingle Bells (Arr. for Harp by Carlos Salzedo)"

06. "Short Fantasy on a Noel Provencal"

07. "Short Fantasy on a Neapolitan Carol"

08. "Short Fantasy on a Catalan Carol"

09. "Short Fantasy on a Basque Carol"

10. "Ave Maria, D. 839 (Arr. for Harp by John Thomas)"

11. "Paraphrase on 'We three Kings of Orient are'"

12. "Paraphrase on 'Greensleeves'"

13. "Concert Variations on 'O Tannenbaum'"

14. "Paraphrase on 'It came upon the Midnight clear'"

15. "Concert Variations on 'Adeste Fideles'"

16. "Paraphrase on 'O little Town of Bethlehem'"

17. "Paraphrase on 'Angels we have heard on High'"

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Language

English (eng)

Description:

Relaxing and enjoyable Christmas music played by an exceptional harpist. The sound of the harp, one of the oldest musical instruments in the world, has always been associated with that of other worlds and of heavenly spheres, long assuring it a place in the list of instruments that are used to perform Christmas music. This explains why Xavier de Maistre has called his new solo album "Christmas Harp" and selected pieces from various areas of the repertory extending from large-scale orchestral works to famous Christmas carols all arranged for solo harp. Xavier recorded and arranged himself the famous â??Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairyâ? from The Nutcracker Suite by Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840â??93). To be heard from The Nutcracker is also â??The Waltz of the Flowersâ? in a harp transcription by the young Russian harpist and composer Alexander Boldachev. "Christmas Harp" features beautiful harp transcriptions and concert variations of the Christmas Carols Jingle Bells, Carol of the Bells, O Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree), Adeste fidelis, We three Kings of Orient are, It came upon the Midnight clear, Angels we have heard on High and O little Town of Bethlehem as well as a transcription of the Ave Maria by Franz Schubert (1797â??1828). Most of these arrangements and variations for harp are written by Carlos Salzedo (1885â??1961), who was one of the leading composers for the harp and one of the best harpists of 20th century. Besides the harp transcriptions of the famous Christmas songs by Salzedo, Xavier also recorded Salzedo's short fantasies based on ProvenÃ§al, Catalan, Basque and Neapolitan Christmas carols. Particularly delightful is Salzedo's concert variations on the carol O Tannenbaum, where he may be said to pull out all the stops in his desire to show how much music lies hidden in this numberâ??s apparently simple twelve bars. -

Cover:

CD Jewel box

Manufacturer No.:

19439884632

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