Erica Goodman
Erica Goodman is arguably the most prominent Canadian harpist of her generation, and easily among the top several from North America. Her technique is all-encompassing and her interpretive skills incisive and imaginative. To say her repertory is broad and eclectic would be an understatement: she performs works from all periods, from Baroque (Handel, Couperin, Lully, and many others) to contemporary (Elliott Carter, Crumb, Hovhaness); from little known composers (François Joseph Gossec, Louis-François Dauprat, Marjan Mozetich) to well-known composers not associated with the harp (Donizetti, Rachmaninov, Prokofiev, and Satie), as well as women composers (Sophia Corri Dussek, Barbara Pentland, and Alexina Louie). And, of course, she has regularly appeared at the world's major concert venues as soloist, chamber player, and recitalist. Goodman has made over 30 recordings spread over several labels, including Naxos, BIS, CBC, Marquis, and Opening Day.
Erica Goodman was born in Toronto, Canada, on January 19, 1948. Her father was violinist Hyman Goodman. Young Erica began studying piano in 1958, and a year later, without abandoning piano, took up the harp. In her early years Goodman's harp teachers included Charles Kleinsteuber, Judy Loman, and Carol Baum. At the Curtis Institute (1967-1969) she studied harp with Marilyn Costello.
Goodman launched her professional career with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, serving as second harpist from 1962-1966, returning for a second stint in 1969-1973. During this last period she debuted as a soloist (1969) in the Mozart Concerto for Flute and Harp with the Philadelphia Orchestra. In 1970 she teamed with fellow Toronto Symphony member, flutist Robert Aitken, to form the Aitken-Goodman Duo. The two toured the U.S. with the American chamber group Tashi in 1976. That same year Goodman gave the highly praised premiere of the Oskar Morawetz Harp Concerto in Guelph, Ontario. She would commission and perform many other important harp works, like 1979 Milton Barnes' Variations for harp solo.
Goodman was given the prestigious Mona Bates Award in 1978 for her exceptional artistry. In 1980 she and Aitken won the Grand Prix du Disque Canada for their BIS LP entitled Flute and Harp. Throughout the 1980s and beyond, Goodman freelanced and continued performing in the Aitken-Goodman Duo. She also played in other chamber groups, including the Trio Toronto, Galliard Ensemble, and Trio Lyra. Goodman remained busy in the new century. Her later recordings included the 2008 Naxos CD of Elliott Carter's Mosaic.
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17 album(s) • Trié par Meilleures ventes
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100e Anniversaire
Musique de chambre - Paru chez Naxos le 18 nov. 2008
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Serenades & Sonatas for Flute and Harp
Suzanne Shulman, Erica Goodman
Musique de chambre - Paru chez Naxos le 12 oct. 2018
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Heavenly Harp: Best Loved Classical Harp Music
Classique - Paru chez Naxos le 26 juin 2020
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Mozetich, M.: Lament in the Trampled Garden
Nora Shulman, Christopher Dawes, Gryphon Trio, Shalom Bard, Erica Goodman, Penderecki String Quartet
Musique de chambre - Paru chez Centrediscs le 26 janv. 2010
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Erica Goodman In Concert
Classique - Paru chez Canadian Music Centre Distribution Service le 1 juil. 2013
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MOZETICH: Procession (Marjan Mozetich)
Classique - Paru chez CBC le 1 janv. 1991
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Duvernoy / Dauprat / Boieldieu: Music for Horn and Harp
Soren Hermansson, Erica Goodman
Musique de chambre - Paru chez BIS le 30 avr. 1994
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RAVEL / BARNES / TOURNIER : Harp Music (Milton Barnes - Marcel Tournier - Maurice Ravel)
Classique - Paru chez CBC le 1 janv. 1992
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Flute And Harp Music
Musique de chambre - Paru chez BIS le 1 janv. 1985
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Damase / Lauber / Takemitsu: Music for Flute and Harp
Musique de chambre - Paru chez BIS le 30 nov. 1995
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Louie / Mozetich / Barnes: Canadian Harp Music
Classique - Paru chez BIS le 14 oct. 1994
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Spohr / Donizetti / Krumpholz / Hovhaness: Music for Flute and Harp
Classique - Paru chez BIS le 31 janv. 1995
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Works for Horn And Harp
Soren Hermansson, Erica Goodman
Musique de chambre - Paru chez BIS le 30 sept. 1996
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Virtuoso Harp (The)
Classique - Paru chez BIS le 1 janv. 1986
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The Adaskin Collection, Vol. 6
Jacques Israelievitch, Adaskin String Trio, Erica Goodman, Michael Israelievitch
Musique de chambre - Paru chez Centrediscs le 4 sept. 2012
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For There and Then
Evergreen Club Contemporary Gamelan, Erica Goodman, Bill Parsons, William Beavais, Danial Janke, Stephen Wingfield
Classique - Paru chez Centrediscs le 4 sept. 2012
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Jeux À Deux
Alternatif et Indé - Paru chez Leverage le 1 janv. 2000
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