HarpLore Australia Catalogue

AUDIO - VARIETY OF STYLES


AFFAIR OF THE HARP, AN

Mary Anderson

Catalogue #02-01, CA $13.20

 

Principal Harp in the State Orchestra of Victoria, this cassette of Mary's own arrangements is a mixture of classical, operatic and popular music for solo harp.

 

- Theme from "Mondo Cane"

- Annie Laurie

- Autumn Leaves

- Fascination

- Plasir d'Amour

- Laura

- The Ashgrove

- Greensleeves

- Londonderry Air/Danny Boy

 

- Theme from "Romeo and Juliet"

 

- Theme from The Godfather

 

- Medley: Merry Widow Waltz/Vilia

 


BIRTH OF VENUS, THE

Marshall McGuire

Catalogue #41-268, CD $29

 

An enchanting collection of songs and dances magically performed by Marshall who has been described as "A musician of exceptional imagination and flair" by London Times and "A performer of exceptional musicality and prescision" by the Sydney Morning Herald. He has arranged many of the pieces on the album. This album of solo harp pieces is full of life and easy to listen to. Play Sample

 

- Bist du bei mir - Bach

- Passacaille - Handel

- Galliarda - Bonoiensis

- Round O - Purcell

- Amarilli mia bella - Caccini

- Sarabande - Croft

- Prelude in C minor - Bach

- Ground - Croft

- Spanish Dance Music

- Toccata - Paradisi

- Prelude in C major - Bach

- Siciliana - Bach

- Oft have I sighed for him - Campion

 

- Lachrymae Antiquae Pavane - Dowland

 

- Full fathom five thy father lies - Johnson

 

- Aria detta Balletto - Frescobaldi

 

- Minuet in G & Minuet in G minor - J.S. Bach

 

- Where the bee sucks - Arne

 


CHANSON

Chanson

Catalogue #69-523, CD $33

 

This new CD by chanson will delight the music lover and the novice listener alike with easily listenable music to suit any mood. The music ranges from classical to contemporary style and introduces Brisbane harpist, Janice Preece, Anna Stoddart (flute), Chris Patrick (cello) and Sharny Russell ( voice and piano).

 

- Unchained Melody

- Intermezzo Sinfonico

- Yesterday

- If

- Sailing

- Our Last Summer

- Song to the Evening Star

- Canon in D major

- Largo

- Sunny Side of the Street

- O Mio Babbino Caro

- Out of Africa


ELEMENTAL

Mary Doumany

Catalogue #48-846, CD $25

Mary outdoes herself yet again with this magnificent collection of original pieces for solo harp.This album, can transform you to a place of relaxation and inspiration. Well produced and emotively played.

- Fire

- Air

- Ice

- Rain

- Sand over Stone

- Earth

- Snow on Gorse Blossom

- Variations on 'She Moved Through the Fayre'

- The Elements

- Water

- Black Orchid

- Spirit


FREE SPIRIT

Jan Carter & Rob Robertson

Catalogue #54-366, CD $27.50

 

Stress free harp & guitar music. A Celestial Journey divided into two 30 minute programs composed for REIKI healing, meditation, energy balancing, relaxation, general health & well-being.

 

 


GLITTERING STAR

Jane Belfrage & Simon Kravis

Catalogue #05-235, CD $27.50

 

Many tunes flow through the internal music sessions of pubs,festivals, and living rooms in Australia but few demand to be played in the way that Jane Belfrage's do. Intensely evocative, they combine many strands of Australian culture - Irish music, Aboriginal, jazz, into an original whole. A refreshing and original combination of music styles and musical colour. Play Sample

 

- Ollie Gets Down

- Beautiful World

- The Glittering star

- Ladies of Llangollen

- Sea Woman

- Silkie

- The Enchanted Forest

- Lonely Road

- Dark Blue

- Brown Skin Baby

- Queen Tinkerbell

- Lust and Trust

- Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

 

- The Road To Port Fairy/Felix's Welcome

 


GOLDEN HARPS & FRIENDS

Peader O'Carroll

Catalogue #36-205, CD $27.50

 

A refreshingly original combination of instruments & arrangements with Peader O'Carroll (harp), Joanna Sullivan (flute), Russell Bayne (guitar), and Loch Easton (double bass). Easy to listen to at any time , mood, or setting.

 

- The Thornbirds Theme

- My Brilliant Career

- Fly Me To The Moon

- Crazy

- Love Changes Everything

- It Had To Be You

- Speak Softly Love

- Cavatina

- I Know Him So Well

- Hey There

- The Girl From Impanema

 

- I Won't Send You Roses

 

- By The Time I Get To Phoenix

 

- The Wind Beneath My Wings

 

- Barcarolle - from "The Tales Of Hoffman"

 


LIESL

Liesl Warner

Catalogue #04-05, CD $22

 

A collection of relaxing popular pieces on solo harp by Adelaide harpist, Liesl. Play Sample

 

- Embraceable you

- Memory

- Music of the night

- Little Fountain

- Greensleeves

- Danny boy

- Don't cry for me Argentina

- Pachelbel's Canon in D

- A Moorish Garden

- Beauty and the beast

- Gymnopedies I to III

- Send in the clowns


NALU ~ MOON RIDER

Andy Rigby (harp) & Riley Lee (flute)

Catalogue #10-51, CA $20 CD $27.50

 

New music for Shakuhachi (Japanese flute) and Paraguayan harp. Music for relaxation, motivation and inspiration. Music for your every mood. Play Sample

 

- He'e Nalu/Surfing

- Spring

- Ocean Sunset

- Fair Molly

- Interaction

- Reflections

- El Sueno/The Dream

- Kaena/Heat

- Nalu/Rolling Wave

 


OUT OF COURT

Maire Ni Chathasaigh (harp) & Chris Newman (guitar)

Catalogue #21-60,

 

The harp & guitar create a beautiful partnership as the music ranges from the grandeur of the court music to the baroque-influenced music of Carolan, to traditional dance music(which is Maire's specialty and something totally new to the harp tradition) to original compositions in the traditional idiom, to jazz-influenced original compositions with improvised solos - a unique demonstration of the adaptability of the Irish harp to the modern world.

 

- Out of Court

- Frieze Britches

- Lady Gethin

- A Sore Point

- The Graf Spey

- Tuirne Mhaire

- The Lakes of Champlain

- Stroll On !

- The Old Bridge

- The Wild Geese

- The Eclipse/The Hurricane

 

- The Harper's Chair/The Cherry Blossom

 

- Will You Meet Me Tonight On The Shore ?

 


RUN WITH THE WIND

Jan Cater

Catalogue #54-572, CD $28.50

 

The slaughter of the Guy Fawkes Rivers brumbies in October 2000 affected Jan Carter deeply and compelled her to compose and record this stunning CD. All royalties and personal profits go directly to future preservation and protection of our wild horses.

 

- The Bunyip's Jig

- Lullaby to a Foal

- Prelude - Run with the Wind

 

- Serenade

- The Stallion's Estampie

- Summer Days

- Dawn Idyll

- The Brumbie's Farewell

 

- Hi Jinks

- Flight

- Falling Snow

- Winter Song


700 YEARS OF POP

Asni

Catalogue #77-751, CD $30

 


SLEEP BABY SLEEP

Dawn Egan

Catalogue #68-506, CD $25

Another beautiful collection of lullabies with Irish harp, vocals and keyboards.

- Hush-A-Bye, Don't You Cry

- Sho-Ho

- Sleep Baby Sleep

- Cornish Lullaby

- Sleep, My Pretty Little Baby

- Nurse's Lullaby

- Brahms' Lullaby

- An Eriskay Lullaby

- The Christ Child's Lullaby

- Hush Song

- Ethne's Croon to Her Child, Columba

 

- The Connacht Mother's Slumber Song

 


SONATA FOR HARP

Mary Anderson

Catalogue #02-02, CD $22

 

A relaxed gentle interpretation of mostly romantic classical music for solo harp.

 

- Gymnopedie No. 1 - Satie

- Pine Apple Rag - Joplin

- Passcaglia - Handel

- Clair de lune - Debussy

- Sonata in D - Mateo Albeniz

 

- Variations, Opus 36 - Spohr

 

- Malaguena - Issac Albeniz

 

- Etude No. 14 in E minor - Dizi

 

- Spanish Dance No. 5 - Granados

 

- La Source, Opus 44 - Hasselmans

 

- Sonata for Harp - Glanville-Hicks

 

- La Fille aux cheveux du lin - Debussy

 


SPRING SEA - MUSIC OF DREAMS

Marshall McGuire & Riley Lee

Catalogue #26-683, CD $30

 

Marshall & Riley again combine to create a unique and special sound with harp & shakuhachi (japanese flute).

 

- Spring Sea - Miyagi

- Cloudy Mountain - Boyd

- Corpus Christi Carol - Britten

 

- Der Leiermann - Schubert

 

- Nesting of the Cranes - Sakai

 

- First Stirrings of Spring - Nagasawa

 

- The Song of the Silk Cocoon - Nagasawa

 

- Goldfish Through Summer Rain - Boyd

 

- A Ceremony of Carols, Interlude - Britten

 


STRAIGHT FROM THE HARP

Moira Lawry

Catalogue #11-112, CA $16.50 CD $29.70

 

"Purists know the Harp stands alone. The soothing music of this most ancient of instruments is versatile and delightful for all listening occasions. Here are some of your most requested tunes from Medieval, Celtic, Baroque, Classical to Contemporary with a touch of Jazz. Enjoy"...Moira Play Sample

 

- Crazy

- La Vie en Rose

- Greensleeves

- Summertime

- Planxty Bach

- Danny Boy

- Autumn Leaves

- If

- More

- Pachelbel's Canon


TOO MUCH COFFEE

Impromptu Caprice

Catalogue #31-267, CD $27.50

 

Owen Torr (harp), Lisa Mullineux (flute), Margaret Lindsay (cello) & Kellie Dickerson (piano). Impromptu Caprice create a unique style combining backgrounds in theatre, opera and ballet, symphonic, and jazz. This album, totally improvised, is rich in personality and musical elegance. Play Sample

 

- Blue Lagoon

- Send in the Clowns

- Love is Here to Stay

- Danny Boy

- Perhaps Love

- Canon

- Cavatina

- Somewhere in Time

- Feelings

- Tearms of Endearment

- Girl from Ipanema

- Tell Me on a Sunday

- Beaty and the Beast

- Ave Maria

- A melody from Heaven

- Misty

- The Last Rose of Summer

 

- Too Much Coffee in the Pot

 

- Three Coins in the Fountain

 


THE TROUBLE WITH ANGELS

Harpfusion

Catalogue #19-75, CD $29

10-harp ensemble from the University of Arizona's renowned harp department.

- Orange Blossom Special

- Birdland

- Ma Maison Et La Riviere

- Take Five

- Waratah & Wattle

- Pine Apple Rag

- Un Ballo Per Un Vente

- El Camino del Sol

- Blues For Three Seas

- Cantina Band Song

- Walt Disney Medley

- Dirty Laundry Rag

- Chou and Drum Playing at Sunset

 


WINDOW TO MY SOUL