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Breathe: The Relaxing Harp is a compilation featuring tracks from several albums by American harpist Yolanda Kondonassis. If one wonders why such a compilation should have been necessary, inasmuch as Kondonassis has mostly recorded thematic collections of short pieces (like Quietude) anyhow, the answer is that her recordings have been strong sellers. Harp music may be relaxing however it's played, but the hallmark of Kondonassis' playing is a strong, sweeping quality that brings out plenty of volume in the harp's difficult lower register. She is not a harpist of the "potted-palm" sort but is quite a dramatic player. Kondonassis is nicely matched with the engineers of the sonically sophisticated Telarc label, which provides her with a close-up, intimate sound environment that's really quite seductive. The ordering of works is intelligent here, with tonal pieces (Vivaldi, Bach, folk songs) serving as introduction and intermission between the deeper colorings of Post-Romantic French pieces (Debussy, Ravel, Fauré, Satie) and related sounds. It might have been nice to include a work by the virtuoso harp composer Carlos Salzedo, whose music Kondonassis has played well in the past, but the even keel of the album as it stands is attractive. Given that even the most devoted Kondonassis fan is unlikely to have accumulated each of her releases, there should be a strong market for this one -- not only among her fans, but among general buyers looking for a relaxing nightcap to a day of music.
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James Mallinson, Producer, Recording Producer - Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - Tony Faulkner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Yolanda Kondonassis, Arranger, Harp, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Filip Heurckmans, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rudolf Werthen, Conductor, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Erica Brenner, Recording Supervisor, StudioPersonnel - Jack Renner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - I Fiamminghi (The Orchestra of Flanders), Orchestra, MainArtist - Mark Robertson-Tessi, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Barbara Pease Renner, Producer, Assistant Producer
℗ 1999 Telarc International Corp.
Claude Debussy, Composer - Yolanda Kondonassis, Arranger, Harp, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rosalind Ilett, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Thomas Knab, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Erica Brenner, Producer, Recording Producer - Mark Robertson-Tessi, Editor, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1998 Telarc International Corp.
Suite bergamasque, L. 75 (Claude Debussy)
Claude Debussy, Composer - Yolanda Kondonassis, Producer, Arranger, Harp, Recording Producer, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Elaine Martone, Recording Supervisor, StudioPersonnel - Rosalind Ilett, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Thomas Knab, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Erica Brenner, Producer, Recording Producer - Jack Renner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1996 Telarc International Corp.
3 Gymnopédies (Erik Satie)
Erik Satie, Composer - Yolanda Kondonassis, Arranger, Harp, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Blakemore, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Thomas Knab, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Erica Brenner, Producer, Recording Producer - Mark Robertson-Tessi, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 Telarc International Corp.
Maurice Ravel, Composer - Kenneth Hamann, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Yolanda Kondonassis, Arranger, Harp, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Bishop, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Elaine Martone, Producer, Recording Producer - Thomas Knab, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Erica Brenner, Producer, Editor, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Jack Renner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1993 Telarc International Corp.
Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 1003 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Yolanda Kondonassis, Arranger, Harp, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2002 Telarc International Corp.
Traditional, Composer - Yolanda Kondonassis, Arranger, Harp, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rosalind Ilett, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Thomas Knab, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Erica Brenner, Producer, Recording Producer - Mark Robertson-Tessi, Editor, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kristopher Climie, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 Telarc International Corp.
Frederic Chopin, Composer - Yolanda Kondonassis, Arranger, Harp, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Blakemore, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Thomas Knab, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Erica Brenner, Producer, Recording Producer - Mark Robertson-Tessi, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 Telarc International Corp.
Traditional, Composer - Yolanda Kondonassis, Arranger, Harp, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rosalind Ilett, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Thomas Knab, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Erica Brenner, Producer, Recording Producer - Mark Robertson-Tessi, Editor, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kristopher Climie, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 Telarc International Corp.
3 Songs, Op. 7 (Gabriel Fauré)
Gabriel Fauré, Composer - Andrew Mendelson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Yolanda Kondonassis, Arranger, Harp, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Blakemore, Mixer, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Thomas Knab, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Erica Brenner, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2003 Telarc International Corp.
Songs Without Words, Book 6, Op. 67 (Felix Mendelssohn)
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Yolanda Kondonassis, Arranger, Harp, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Blakemore, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Thomas Knab, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Erica Brenner, Producer, Recording Producer - Mark Robertson-Tessi, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 Telarc International Corp.
Michio Miyagi, Composer - Yolanda Kondonassis, Arranger, Harp, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rosalind Ilett, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Thomas Knab, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Erica Brenner, Producer, Recording Producer - Mark Robertson-Tessi, Editor, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1998 Telarc International Corp.
6 Pieces for Piano (Ottorino Respighi)
Ottorino Respighi, Composer - Yolanda Kondonassis, Arranger, Harp, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Blakemore, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Thomas Knab, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Erica Brenner, Producer, Recording Producer - Mark Robertson-Tessi, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 Telarc International Corp.
Claude Debussy, Composer - Yolanda Kondonassis, Arranger, Harp, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Blakemore, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Thomas Knab, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Erica Brenner, Producer, Recording Producer - Mark Robertson-Tessi, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 Telarc International Corp.
Albumbeschreibung
Breathe: The Relaxing Harp is a compilation featuring tracks from several albums by American harpist Yolanda Kondonassis. If one wonders why such a compilation should have been necessary, inasmuch as Kondonassis has mostly recorded thematic collections of short pieces (like Quietude) anyhow, the answer is that her recordings have been strong sellers. Harp music may be relaxing however it's played, but the hallmark of Kondonassis' playing is a strong, sweeping quality that brings out plenty of volume in the harp's difficult lower register. She is not a harpist of the "potted-palm" sort but is quite a dramatic player. Kondonassis is nicely matched with the engineers of the sonically sophisticated Telarc label, which provides her with a close-up, intimate sound environment that's really quite seductive. The ordering of works is intelligent here, with tonal pieces (Vivaldi, Bach, folk songs) serving as introduction and intermission between the deeper colorings of Post-Romantic French pieces (Debussy, Ravel, Fauré, Satie) and related sounds. It might have been nice to include a work by the virtuoso harp composer Carlos Salzedo, whose music Kondonassis has played well in the past, but the even keel of the album as it stands is attractive. Given that even the most devoted Kondonassis fan is unlikely to have accumulated each of her releases, there should be a strong market for this one -- not only among her fans, but among general buyers looking for a relaxing nightcap to a day of music.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:58:28
- Main artists: Yolanda Kondonassis
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Telarc
- Genre: Klassiek
© 2006 Telarc International Corp. This Compilation ℗ 2003 Telarc International Corp.
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