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Handel Arias with Harp
and Harp Duets — Sacred arias from oratorios by Handel, sung by
mezzo-soprano Rachel Ann Morgan accompanied by harpist Edward Witsenburg. Harp
duets played by Edward Witsenburg and Rachel Ann Morgan.
SAUL Oh Lord, David's harp solo, Fly, fly malicious spirit; JEPHTHA In gentle
murmurs, Sweet as sight to the blind, Sinfonia harp duet; MESSIAH He was
despised, Pifa harp duet; JUDAS MACCABAEUS So rapid thy course is, Father of
Heav'n, March harp duet; SOLOMON Haste to the Cedar Grove, The Arrival of the
Queen of Sheba harp duet; SAMSON Return o God of hosts. KTC
1080
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Music for Snowdon — Songs and poems with harp
music from Wales, especially from Snowdonia, an area of outstanding natural
beauty in North West Wales. It is the second largest National Park in England
and Wales and much of it is looked after by the National Trust. The highest peak
is Snowdon, Yr Wyddfa in Welsh. Welsh-born Rachel Ann
Morgan plays the harp, recites poetry and sings. She also accompanies
Welsh tenor Geraint Roberts. The national anthem of Wales ends the disc, as it
traditionally ends all Welsh concerts in Wales. KTC
1235
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Music of my Heart — Welsh-born mezzo-soprano, Rachel
Ann Morgan, accompanies herself on a Celtic harp in folksongs from Wales,
Scotland, Ireland and England. An Eriskay Love Lilt; Merch Megan; I know where
I'm goin'; Beth yw'r Haf i mi?; My Love is like a red, red Rose; Nos Galan; Pant
Corlan yr Wyn; Codiad yr Ehedydd; Early one Morning; Llwyn On; Shuttle and Loom;
Danny Boy; Ei di'r Deryn du; The Spanish Lady; Ar lan y Môr; Dance to your
Shadow; Bugeilio'r Gwenith Gwyn; Lament and Hornpipe; Y Ferch o Blwy' Penderyn;
Auld Lang Syne. KTC 1102
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Orpheus with his
lute — Songs, arias, harp solos and harp duets inspired by the
Greek legend of Orpheus and Euridice, performed by Rachel
Ann Morgan, mezzo-soprano and harp with Edward Witsenburg, harp.
Monteverdi, excerpts from L'Orfeo; Peri, from Euridice; Rossi, from Orfeo; Landi,
from La Morte d'Orfeo; Haydn, from L'Anima del Filosofo ossia Orfeo ed Euridice;
Gluck, from Orfeo ed Euridice; Francisque, from Le Trésor d'Orphée; Voigtländer,
Zum Lobe der Musik; Boyce, Orpheus and Euridice; Rubbra, Orpheus with his lute;
Gabriel, Orpheus; Hundley, When Orpheus played; Flothuis, Pour le tombeau d'Orphée.
GLO 5182
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Silken Shoes —
The Welsh-born mezzo-soprano, Rachel Ann Morgan,
accompanies herself on a concert harp in songs by John Dowland, Edmund Rubbra,
Granville Bantock, Jurriaan Andriessen, Ank van Campen, Meirion Williams,
W.S.Gwynn Williams, Ravel, Tournier, Massenet, Delius, Mozart, Rodrigo and
Granados. Harp solo by Salzedo, Chanson dans la nuit. KTC
1212
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Sweet as Bardic Music —
Welsh-born mezzo-soprano, Rachel Ann Morgan,
accompanies herself on a Celtic harp in folksongs from Wales, Scotland, Ireland
and England. Sleeps the noon in the deep blue sky; Rannoch Herding Song;
Greensleeves; A Sunset Poem; Morning Light; The Flower Maiden; The March of
Brian Boru; The Last Rose of Summer; The Spinning Wheel; Ar hyd y Nos; Caru
Cymru; Hiraeth; Breuddwyd y Frenhines; Y Deryn Pur; Dafydd y Garreg Wen; Cyfri'r
Geifr; Mo Ruarachan. KTC 1049
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