Inspired by Scandinavian folk music, in Harp Songs of the Midnight Sun, Celtic harpist and multi-instrumentalist Aryeh Frankfurter arranges traditional Swedish and Norwegian folk melodies for the Celtic folk harp. Interspersed throughout, the listener will also hear such instruments as the guitar, fiddle, viola, cello, plucked psaltry, baroque flute, recorder, pennywhistle, Swedish bagpipes, overtone flute, and miscellaneous percussion (all performed by Aryeh) which combine to create a rich musical tapestry. The music is at times eerily haunting, at others, charmingly romantic and still others, delightfully playful. Always evocative and beautiful.
Aryeh’s solo harp arrangements for many of the pieces on this CD are now available in his Music of Scandinavia, Volume 1 book.
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Includes:
Waltz after Pal karl Persson and Waltz after Sven Anders Andersson
March from a Mountain Farm in Navarsetra
Polska after Pelle Peterson
Bagpipe Tune from North Rada
Click here to see a short bio of Aryeh Frankfurter
