La Source by Alphonse Hasselmans

[giancarlodipierro]

I am in tears...Congratulations: considering your young age, I wish you all the best for an amazing career. Kepp on...BRAVO!!!

[obscuramusic]

Absolutely beautiful.

[kojimamissile]

一分の隙も無いな

[netballer24]

wow!! this is amazing!! im 13 and play the harp and i really want to learn this piece but my teacher wont let me play it until ive done my grade 8.. :( im learning impromtu caprice by pierne though - any chance you could do that piece and put it on youtube?? :)

[CreightonGriffiths]

@netballer24 Hi, I am glad you like this, I think your teacher is right it is very tricky but well worth the hard work. Good luck with the Pierne, it is not something I have ever played myself and might not get the chance for a while as I am working on some new repertoire for some concerts. Good luck with you Grade 8!!

[netballer24]

@CreightonGriffiths thank youu!! i just heard today through catherine white your doing born to shine on sunday?! i was suggested to do that but obvs wouldnt have got very far as your like WAAYYY better than me! :P ill definitely be watching you thgough cos your so amazing!! good luck for it! :)

[CreightonGriffiths]

@netballer24 Hi, thanks for the good wishes! I just really hope it all goes well for Gareth on the night - learning to play the harp in six weeks & them performing live on National TV - some challenge hey - I think Gareth has the hardest task of all the celebs :-)

[netballer24]

@CreightonGriffiths your welcomee! :) yuup,, hes definitely got the hardest job!! his fingers are gonna kill! :P lol! but theen again,, he has got an amazingly talented tutor! ;) i actually cant wait to see what its gonna be like! :L this is random but i just searched for a fan page on you on facebook and you dont have one?! :O you should sooo get one id defoo like it! :)

[CreightonGriffiths]

@netballer24 Thanks for your support, hope you liked the show - Ben & Gareth are through to the final of Born to Shine this Sunday and you should be able to find a face book page for Ben Creighton Griffiths. Cheers

[netballer24]

@CreightonGriffiths yeaaahh he was AMAZING! and gareth was really good too! :) i can only find his like personal pagee,, not a likee fan pagee i think its called??

[CreightonGriffiths]

@netballer24 I mentioned this to Ben, he will try to do one as soon as he gets some time. We are back in London now getting ready for Sunday's final - it should be a lot of fun - do watch it if you can - its on ITV1 at 7.30pm.

[GrapefruitAndChaiTea]

God... When I first heard this song from Susan Drake's album, Echoes of a waterfall, in which she covers a few songs by Hasselmans and Godefroi, I fell in love!! I want to learn playing harp, but the few teachers where I live are like.... too far away.. It would take 5 hours by car to take lessons xD I'm going to try learning folk harp basics by myself though... You are a true inspiration, you are so young, but have accomplished such amazing things yet! You are very talented! Friendly, Karl<3

[EvilDeadMansChest]

this piece is really hard >.< i'm learning it now.... need play with full feeling or else it sounds like crap xD and you play with 100% feeling

[pianoplayeruk]

This boy is incredibly talented! and such a beautiful piece.

10/10!

[mjcan221]

Thanks for posting all your videos for viewers like myself. You inspire me to keep playing my pedal harp when I view your videos! I have started much later in life then you with playing harp, but again you are definitely an Inspiration for me! Thanks again!!!! 

[mjcan221]

Thanks for posting all your videos for viewers like myself. You inspire me to keep playing my pedal harp when I view your videos! I have started much later in life then you with playing harp, but again you are definitely an Inspiration for me! Thanks again!!!!

[mjcan221]

Thanks for posting all your videos for viewers like myself. You inspire me to keep playing my pedal harp when I view your videos! I have started much later in life then you with playing harp, but again you are definitely an Inspiration for me! Thanks again!!!!

[dlh975]

Magical!

[CincyHarp]

Your music touched my soul! I'm a professional harpist and feel so blessed to have found your video. My very best to you.

[TheIzharp]

I think L&H style 85 harps sound the best. Thats part of the reason your version sounds the best, and the other reason is you're verry tallented. And isabelle moretti,

in my opinion dosent sound as good because she is playing a camac, I like camac lever harps and the smaller pedal harps but not camac grand harps

[mizzpeekaboo]

excellent dynamics! you very effectively brought out the melody, great performance, you're uber talented! :))

[harpdivack]

Ben, you are just amazing. I hope to hear you in person some day. 

[StasaHarp]

You seems so cool until you play! Like you could drink tea and play La Source next few hours :) Bravo!

[zuckerstreusel]

that´s my facourite piece of Alphonse Hasselmans!!!!I love it so much-it totally represents the beauty and the magic of the harp:-)

It´s great that a little boy can play so wonderful, well done!!!!

[rrobicon]

Dear Ben's Mum, behind every talented child there's a mother who's put the hours in. Hats off to you both and thank you so much for the immense pleasure you share with us.

[nihadallam]

beautiful performance. I think too it's the best I've heard. I wish Benjamin a splendid future.

[leprecieuxgloum]

Ha ! Much better than the version of that Isabelle Moretti, according to me...

[bestpi]

Wow Ben you have really grown. In both size and abilities. Well done.

[iamanman]

It is the best "La Source" performance that I have ever heard ~ Don't know why, it is really touching...... I am so impressed by Ben's performance ~ he is so young but his music really touch people heart

[Mjdeluna2584]

Bravo que talentoso

[bubinusol]

Bravo!!!

[gaulchtaillnn]

This made my day!

Thank you for sharing with us. :)

[CreightonGriffiths]

Thank you for your lovely comments :-)

[matepate123]

Hello! :)

I was listening you again and it seems to me that your's pronunc. of nots ( sounds of music- is like somebody read beautiful story with emotions: without hurry in moving of hands-no stress )- sound of nots are very ,very clean... and I like it very much. :)

...this piece I find beautiful in your performans.... :)

Bye from Croatia !!!!! ;) :) ;)

[bubinusol]

Complimenti!!!

[familyraschi]

Bravissimo Benjamin!! E' una vera emozione sentirti suonare...continua così'

Un saluto dall'Italia :-)))

[anamor980]

Cosi piccolo e cosi grande nel modo di suonare,eccellente musicalità...BRAVO!!!!

[TwoHarps]

Amazing.  What talent.

[somethingtidal]

I would love to see you perform live someday. I'm sure you're only going to keep getting more and more amazing at what you do.. Absolutely beautiful. Thanks for sharing your talents with the world.. and for such wonderful causes too.

[leukipos]

that`s a truly harp prodigy(sorry,Andrushchenko).C­ongratulations,Benjamin!

[blackarrowpro]

Wow! What a talented young man!

[harp2103]

Wow!!!!!!

Impressive!!!!!

[CreightonGriffiths]

Thank you for kind comments - Happy Christmas

[Harfespieler]

Are u kidng me? This boy is realy fantastc. I suppose he`ll be the next one, who can replace Xavier de Maistre :) He must joint the World Harp Competitions Indiana. Well done and keep it up!

[suzyqplacet]

Benjamin, you can't imagine how much JOY you give. I discovered Hassellman last week (I don't play the harp but love it)and found you on You Tube. You brought tears of pleasure to my eyes. I have just received a CD of La Source played by a professional English harpist and am giving it away; I can't bear to play it after hearing your interpretation. Sadly, the end of your You Tube rendition is snipped off. Have you recorded this yourself? All my love and thanks to you.

[CreightonGriffiths]

Thank you (and everyone else) for all your wonderful comments, it makes all the hard work so worthwhile. We were unable to record the video ourselves as we were not at home when it was broadcast. Out of the blue someone sent this file to us which they had recorded - it arrived like this without the last few notes, a pity but hey it was very kind of them to think to record it and send it to us!!

[CaliforniaHarpist]

Beautiful clarity! Thank you.

[mixailaggelos2004]

Wow fantastic !!!!

Water springing...

Aethereal aura..

And u are so young to play this showpiece..

Bravo !!

[zarowka013]

He's amazing!!

[BorisCr]

Oh!To be young again! I would have love to learn the harp at your age!

Just a question: Do you play with a full size instrument (47 strings) or with smaller harp?

[CreightonGriffiths]

Benjamin is still too short to play 47 stringed harps - but it does not pose too much of a problem, some times he needs to do a bit for string tuning - such as with David Watkin's Fire Dance from Petite Suite where he is short a string at the top - but he is still very happy with this harp a Lyon & Healy 85GP!

[CreightonGriffiths]

Sorry should have said his harp has 44 strings!

[tjanaweb]

As you probably would've heard. He plays absolutely lovely =)

When I was 10, my teacher recommended to me at the time to go and see David Harps in Geneva.

He makes all the harps himself and he's able to adjust everything to your height.

Being asian and very short (1.10m at that time), he made me a 46 stringed harp and I was able to use it without any back problems whatsoever!

This is just to inform you that there are possibilities if you wants to =)

I wish you all the best! Keep it up!

[harpgirl01]

well done ben. fab. i'm learning this now btw.

[Dissal]

again it shows us the mastery of your kind of playing the harp! fantastic!

[bestpi]

Wow, that was so beautiful. What a talented young man. Awesome!