Heavenly Harp / Various Heavenly Harp / Various CD

The 'Best Loved' series of albums covers a wide range of popular instruments, each bringing together a substantial selection of works from the vast Naxos catalogue. Each compilation includes an extensive booklet which provides a full introduction to the instrument, an explanation of how it's sound is produced, and descriptions of the pieces. Each album will serve as an introduction to a specific instrument, with musical examples from the Baroque to the present, and with a mixture of solo, chamber and orchestral works. The series is aimed at listeners who do not have extensive knowledge of classical music, but who are interested to find out more about the instrument featured and about popular repertoire written for it. The focus in these releases is a light and relaxed approach, rather than academic and theoretical: a joyful exploration and celebration of individual instrumental sounds. This series will be accompanied by supplementary online playlists that will have additional best loved tracks for each instrument beyond what can be included on a physical album. This carefully selected programme represents the key Romantic-era composer/players alongside more traditional pieces.

1. 1. La Source, Op. 44 Hasselmans, Alphonse - Classical Composer 2. 2. Impromptu in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 28, No. 3 Reinhold, Hugo - Classical Composer 3. Dyddiau Mebyd (Scenes of Childhood) Thomas, John - Classical Composer 4. 3. Dyddiau Mebyd (Scenes of Childhood): II. Toriad y Dydd (The Dawn of Day) 5. 4. Lucia Di Lammermoor, Act I Scene 2 (Arr. A.H. Zabel for Harp)Donizetti, Gaetano - Classical Composer 6. Grandjany, Marcel - Classical Composer 7. 5. Fantasy on a Theme of Haydn, Op. 31 8. Falla, Manuel de - Classical Composer 9. 6. La Vida Breve, Act II: Danse Espag±ole No. 1 (Arr. for Harp) 10. Harp Sonata Dussek, Sophia - Classical Composer 11. 7. Harp Sonata: I. Allegro 12. 8. Fantasia in C Minor, Op. 35 Spohr, Louis - Classical Composer 13. 9. Allegretto Rossini, Gioachino - Classical Composer 14. 10. Danse Des Lutins Renie, Henriette - Classical Composer 15. Tournier, Marcel - Classical Composer 16. 11. Vers la Source Dans Le Bois (Towards the Fountain in the Wood) Tournier, Marcel - Classical Composer 17. 12. Une Chtelaine en Sa Tour, Op. 110 Faure, Gabriel - Classical Composer 18. 13. Serenade, Op. 83 Parish Alvars, Elias - Classical Compose 19. 14. Impromptu-Caprice, Op. 9 Pierne, Gabriel - Classical Composer 20. Sarabanda E Toccata Rota, Nino - Classical Composer 21. 15. Sarabanda E Toccata: Toccata 22. Harp Sonata No. 2 Parry, John - Classical Composer 23. 16. Harp Sonata No. 2: II. Siciliana 24. 17. 12 Variations on la Folia D'espagne, WQ. 118/9, H. 263 (Arr. for Harp) Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel - Classical Composer