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Great great music,
By Jamie Wilson (Dundee, Angus Scotland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Renaissance of the Celtic Harp (Audio CD)
Sad that this is currently discontinued. It features music played on steel strung harp by one of its greatest exponents - Alan Stivell. Tunes come from across the celtic spectrum. Fine airs, well known irish jigs such as Morrison's and the Kid on the Mountain make an appearence. The tunes are finely played and an atmosphere deftly created using musical devices not dissimilar to those used by Mike Oldfield in Ommadawn / Hergest Ridge. This should be in any celtic music collection.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
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The modern Celtic harp starts here,
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This review is from: Renaissance of the Celtic Harp (Audio CD)
Not only a seminal LP and one of the most influencial foudations of the Celtic revival, but also a rewarding listen every time.
Alan Stivell lead his year in the Paris Academy in composition and improvisation, and was the first student to use the Celtic Harp. This record shows his immense talent more than any other - it is very precisely arranged, but the harp is right at the front. The tunes are all great - origanally the "Gaeltacht" track (about 12 tunes played in many styles) was one side of the LP, contrasting the more individual set peices on the other tracks. This was recorded in 1970, and has never been equalled - it has clasical and rock twists that Clannad, Moving Hearts etc would have died for. Just think of the state of Celtic music back then (pre-Bothy Band or Planxty)- and the number of great musicians who were inspired to take up the harp after listening to this. No collection is complete without it.
24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
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Alan Stivell - Renaissance of the Celtic Harp,
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This review is from: Renaissance of the Celtic Harp (Audio CD)
I purchased this album as a record years ago. It was one of the early "ethnic" music records, and, as far as I am concerned, set a standard of quality rarely matched for truly beautiful music of this genre. The arrangements are great, the joining of one piece to another is very well done, and it makes for really enjoyable listening, partly due to Stivell's creating an "atmosphere" throughout the recording which is wholely appropriate to the music. It is completely instrumental, which suits me in that I am not particularly fond of vocal music in this type of music.I am ordering the CD version since my record collection is unfortunately terminally done for due to too many moves and new technology. This recording is one of the few I have insisted on replacing with a CD.
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