Metamorfosen

Queen Mary harp
 
We continue our exploration of the harp in the series Metamorfosen Special Instruments. We discussed the origin of the harp in Africa in part 1, we listened to harp-related instruments from Madagascar and the kora from Mali. We continued our journey in the Asian continent with harps from Georgia, China, Mongolia, Burma and Japan. The European pedal harp brought us back to this part of the world. In part two we dive into the history of the European harps, including the bray harp, the Arpia doppio, the Welsh triple harp, the clarsach and from the wire strung harp to the electric harp. We hear how the compositions of famous blind Irish bard and harpist Turlough O’Carolan probably must have sounded in his time, we will listen to two types of harps from Central Europe, and we will finish with an instrument which bears the addition harp in its name, but is in fact not counted among the harps. Like we did in the previous episode, the probably best known harp player of the last century, Breton Alan Stivell will begin this broadcast and this time he may also close.
 
 
Alan Stivell
1.  Alan Stivell – Jenovefa (trad) 3.53
     Alan Stivell – E Langonned – Fontana FDM
     36203-21.  
     
2.  William Taylor – Y ddigan y droell (Erddigan of
     the spindle-whorl) (trad) 1.13 
     William Taylor – Two worlds of the welsh harp –
     Dorian DOR 90260 
     
3.  Andrew Lawrence-King – Gagliarda Terza a
     4/Detta la Talianella (Giovanni Maria Trabaci)
     2.20 
     Andrew Lawrence-King – Harp Music of the
     Italian Renaissance – Hyperion CD a86229
     
4.  The Harp Consort, feat. Andrew Lawrence – King
     –  Carolan’s Receipt (Turlough O’Carolan) 2.50
     The Harp Consort – Carolan’s harp – BMG
     05472 77375 2
     
5.  Robin Huw Bowen – Gypsy Hornpipe/PWT
     A-Y-Bys (trad) 3.42 
     Robin Bowen – Harp music   of Wales – Saydisc
     SDL412
     
6.  Ann Heymann – Temple Hill Reel (trad) 2.53 
     Ann Heymann – Queen of harps – Temple
     COMcd2057
     
7.  Maire Ni Chathasaigh & Chris Newman – Out of
     Court (Ni Chathasaigh/Newman) 3.10
     Maire Ni Chathasaigh & Chris Newman – Out of
     court – Wundertute TUT CD 72.154
     
    
Electroharp from Camac
8.  The Poozies – Dheanainn Sugradh (trad) 6.40
     The Poozies – Chantoozies – Hypertension
      HYCD 200132
9.   Deborah Conant-Henson – The Drunken Sailor
      (trad) 4.49
      Deborah Conant-Henson – The Celtic Album –
      Golden cage music GC98-007
     
10.  Tom Daun – Spültts ma aaf an Walzer/Tanz
       ruckwarts/Zweifacher (trad) 2.49
11.   Uschi Laar – Take a break (Laar) 2.49 
       Various Artists – The Art of Harp Vol. 4,
       International Harp Festival – Shamrock 10552
      
12.  Jacques Vandevelde – Caballo Veijo (Jacques
      Vandevelde) 4.21
      Jacques Vandevelde – Charmes – Alea Wild
      boar 21040
 
Jopie Jonkers

13.  Jonkers, Massondo, De Cauter, Marcucci,
      Raaijmakers – La Candelita (Juan Vicente
      Torrealba) 3.03 
      Jopie Jonkers a.o.- Palomita viajera – Het
      Theater volk HTV 2010CD4
  
14.  Nicolas Cabalerro – Tren Lechero [The Milk
      Train] (Felix Perez Cardozo) 4.39
      Various Artists – Maitei
      America, Harps of Paraguay – Smithonian
      Folkways SFW CD 40548
      
15.  Karen Mueller – The Blarney Pilgrim/Humours
      of Ennistymon (trad) 3.17
      Karen Mueller – live Cedar cultural center
      Minneapolis
     
16.  Alan Stivell – Oye Vie (trad) 1.39
      Alan Stivell – E Langonned – Fontana FDM
      36203-2