Apasionada - Solo Harp
"a vibrant array of multi-cultural harp music arranged to delight and soothe the senses"
If you are looking for a harp CD/MP3 album that grabs your attention and says "Sit down and listen to me, forget the world" then this is it! Apasionada is unique in that it has a lot of recorded sonic presence to match Alison's superb harpistry and it constantly draws you away from the outside distractions and into Alison's world of rhythm and musical intrigue.
This solo recording features three harps - Canadian professional musician Alison Vardy's Sandpiper Celtic harp, her Paraguayan harp, and her Bresch Celtic harp. The tunes include a mixture of Celtic, Latin, Contemporary, light Classical and World Ethnic music plus seven of Alison's own original compositions.
Close your eyes and you are sitting alongside the harp literally feeling its presence!
This solo recording features three harps - Canadian professional musician Alison Vardy's Sandpiper Celtic harp, her Paraguayan harp, and her Bresch Celtic harp. The tunes include a mixture of Celtic, Latin, Contemporary, light Classical and World Ethnic music plus seven of Alison's own original compositions.
Close your eyes and you are sitting alongside the harp literally feeling its presence!
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A Review from Rambles Online
I like the name of this musical offering -- Apasionada rolls off the tongue in soft, succulent motions. Alison Vardy's fingers ride the waves of her harp strings -- sometimes strumming, sometimes plucking, like a turbulent ocean. ….….Vardy stirs the ocean to motion with "Get Moving," a lively tune with Russian-influenced rhythms. This one makes me long for a challenging game of Tetris. …….."Dunedin" slows the pace as Vardy gives her own musical tribute to a place she knew well -- it's a soothing and reverent piece. ...... The listener may catch a glimpse of fairies dancing in the fields while taking in "Peerie House ahint the Burn/Spoot O'Skerry," a collection of Scottish tunes from the Shetland Islands -- all with satisfying Celtic flavour. ...…."Yvone Yvonke/Los Bibiliocos" features a rhapsodic combination of both Macedonia and Greece and Sephardic Jewish cultures. Like the combination of oil and vinegar, this traditional love song and melancholy melody blend for a thirst-quenching sip of Middle/Eastern Europe. ..……Alison Vardy's accomplished Celtic harp music provides a soothing, 65-minute drift on the ocean with Apasionada. "Carousel," Vardy's own composition, provides one last spin before the plug of the melodic ocean is pulled and the listener is left on dry land. But there's a cure -- immerse yourself in this CD again! For The Complete Review Rambles Online |