Una Furtiva Lagrima for Harp

11 year old Benjamin Creighton Griffiths playing Una Furtiva Lagrima from Donizetti's L'Elisir d'Amore. Arranged for harp by John Thomas. Music published by Adlais Music Publishers. Video recorded 2 February 2008

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Music

Tags:

• harp
• young
• harpist
• Una
• Furtiva
• Lagrima
• Benjamin
• Creighton
• Griffiths
• Donizetti
• John
• Thomas

[deadpalette]

gosh how often does your boy practice. he is amazing once again as i commented on other videos. I would love to learn but i am 28 and almost feel that it would have been better to learn younger.

[CreightonGriffiths]

It varies a bit on what he is doing. In the weeks before a recital, concert or competition on non-school days he might do three or four hours. Normal school days perhaps an hour or so max. It is never to late to start learning. My wife is a flute teacher her oldest pupil a widower who started in his eighties, she also has two middle aged lady pupils both of whose daughters she used to teach, the started when kids left home!

[MKMcHenry]

His playing is literally breathtaking. At what age did he start?

[CreightonGriffiths]

Hi, Ben was 4 1/2 when he started. This video was made when he was eleven. He is now 12 and at the moment he is in Amsterdam as he is due to give a concert at the World Harp Congress on Wednesday.

[444age]

simply breathtaking!

[submb]

you're lucky! i'm nearly 22 & I still don't have a harp..

[cathycva]

I am in awe! Benjamin is absolutely amazing!

[arpajlleon]

Bravo!!!

[stickinsect21]

I started learning the harp about 2 years ago at 54. Give it a go - it sounds beautiful, however you play it!

[maureenderry]

Absolutely beautiful. So unusual to hear this played on harp. Brilliant Benjamin