Catrin Finch Goldberg Variations / Amrywiadau Goldberg (1st Royal Harpist)

Catrin Finch 1st Harpist to HRH the Prince of Wales.
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[Boris Crépeau]

Of course there is music written for harp! As for the technic, it's something that is learnable.

[rickmcarthur77]

fantastic. one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever composed. it almost sounds as though it was written for harp. superb.

[xxCCBBxx]

Music like this forms my idea of God.

[kenpassthe1]

Somehow this showed up in my Gmail inbox.

I opened it... I was moved.

The World Needs this. A break from the madness and mundane. I didn't know this was Bach. I Knew it was Beautiful when I heard it. ENCORE PLEASE IT'S BEEN FOUR YEARS SINCE THIS WAS POSTED. thank you sincerely Kenneth Pass. Ohio USA

[Emlyn Williams]

You could put this music over any sequence of images and it would make them look poetic.Wonderful.

[hernan barona]

Catrin F.

You are beautiful, and a muse of the harp

thanks for your talent, soul and turn me on. I can only thank God for being alive and having the opportunity to hear.

ecepcional're human.

[lion tipu]

Classic.

[STEFANO6801]

Brava ! !!!!!!!! Bravissima  !!!!!!!!!!

[Tim Francis]

I've known this piece for years and never heard it with a harp, beautiful. I don't know if it's a triumph for the harp or for Bach's wonderful music...I guess both.

...she plays so effortlessly, you know that when you a musician play an instrument with such ease they are extremely skilled...beautiful Catrin Finch.

[Jimmy Bigboy]

beautiful lady, beautiful harp, beautiful Bach

[fingerhorn4]

@parkerharps. Agreed there are a lot of ignored pieces, and yes, the bass parts in Goldberg can sound a little muddy on the modern harp. I'd still rather this recording existed than didn't. As for ornamentation, agreed, but I still like the overall musicality here, and Bach sounds satisfying on almost any instrument.

[parkerharps]

hi there, yes, I'm aware of that, and I'm also aware that Bach had no concept of the modern harp tone... and didn't actually write anything for the harp, or even suggest harp for any of his works. There *is* a hook harp at the Bach House museum, but nothing to suggest it lived there at the time any of the Bachs were living there, or any of them played harp.