Harmonica music.

[Rover_KE]

Since the deaths of Larry Adler and Tommy Reilly, I don't recall hearing on Radio 3 any performances of harmonica concerti and other concert pieces by such names as Vaughan Williams, Villa-Lobos, Arnold, Benjamin. Jacob and many other renowned composers.

Are there any current harmonica virtuosi performing such works?

Admittedly, I don't listen to Radio 3 24/7, but I have been a listener several hours a day for many years. Have I been missing any recordings or even live performances of this music?

[MrGongGong]

Svang

http://www.svang.fi/language/en/

[Globaltruth]

Can I ask the same question, but for glass harmonicas? I don't recall hearing any glass harmonica performances on r3?

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Can I ask the same question, but for glass harmonicas? I don't recall hearing any glass harmonica performances on r3?

I bought a CD from a glass harmonica busker near the London Eye. Most impressive, both live and on the recording.

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

But returning to the mouth organ harmonica, I suppose its quiet sound doesn't lend itself to balancing with other instruments.

[MrGongGong]

A great mystery and there is much mythology around the glass harmonica (or armonica)

http://finkenbeiner.com/gerhardfinkenbeiner.php

http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/12/arts/arts-in-america-michael-pollak-glass-wet-fingers-and-a-mysterious-disappearance.html

[Serial_Apologist]

Can anybody tell me the origin of the term "harp" for harmonica? Without pulling any strings or pints, I've always wondered.

[Bryn]

Can anybody tell me the origin of the term "harp" for harmonica? Without pulling any strings or pints, I've always wondered.

See http://www.patmissin.com/ffaq/q3.html

[pastoralguy]

There's a wonderful YouTube video of Adler and Itzhak Perlman playing Gershwin's 'Summertime' from an old Parkinson show.

[doversoul1]

From Presto Classical catalogue

http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/r/Columbia/G0100033612071

Harmonica Rhapsody: Jerry Murad's Harmonicats

http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/r/Campion%2BCameo/CAMEO2024

Serenade & Dance The Romantic Harmonica Music of Paul Lewis
James Hughes (harmonica), Elizabeth Jane Baldry (harp), Dana Preece (piano)
Delamere String Quartet, Paul Lewis

Concert for harmonica & orchestra: Gianluca Littera (harmonica)
Orchestra Stesichoros, Francesco Di Mauro

http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/r/Stradivarius/STR33875

Classical Harmonica: Sigmund Groven

http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/r/Grappa/GRCD4393

Tony Kinsey: Reflections
Quintet for Harmonica and Strings 'Reflections'
Philip Achille (harmonica)

http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/r/Trapeze/TRDCD3505

http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/r/Simax/PPC9050

Philharmonica
Sigmund Groven (hamonica)
The Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Christian Eggen

This is rather good (pity about the sound quality)
To The Sublime (Sarah Watts) - Chris Shrimpton (harmonica)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEHmpBqW2JI

[MrGongGong]

I once went to Shetland with these folks and others .... great musicians IMV

[Bryn]

There's a wonderful YouTube video of Adler and Itzhak Perlman playing Gershwin's 'Summertime' from an old Parkinson show.

What I find strange is that there appears to be no recording of Larry Adler playing his arrangement of Gershwin's early Lullaby available on CD. I should have an LP with it on, somewhere in the loft, but I can't face the search at the moment.

[Lat-Literal]

From Presto Classical catalogue

http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/r/Columbia/G0100033612071

Harmonica Rhapsody: Jerry Murad's Harmonicats

http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/r/Campion%2BCameo/CAMEO2024

Serenade & Dance The Romantic Harmonica Music of Paul Lewis
James Hughes (harmonica), Elizabeth Jane Baldry (harp), Dana Preece (piano)
Delamere String Quartet, Paul Lewis

Concert for harmonica & orchestra: Gianluca Littera (harmonica)
Orchestra Stesichoros, Francesco Di Mauro

http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/r/Stradivarius/STR33875

Classical Harmonica: Sigmund Groven

http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/r/Grappa/GRCD4393

Tony Kinsey: Reflections
Quintet for Harmonica and Strings 'Reflections'
Philip Achille (harmonica)

http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/r/Trapeze/TRDCD3505

http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/r/Simax/PPC9050

Philharmonica
Sigmund Groven (hamonica)
The Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Christian Eggen

This is rather good (pity about the sound quality)
To The Sublime (Sarah Watts) - Chris Shrimpton (harmonica)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEHmpBqW2JI

Excellent - thank you.

Philip Achille - Gordon Jacob : Five pieces for Harmonica - 2. Cradle Song - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJXOdVbR6SM
Robert Bonfiglio - Villa-Lobos : Concerto for Harmonica and Orchestra - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wt2QrXA3A6I
Howard Levy - Levy : Concerto for Diatonic Harmonica and Orchestra - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gmVbfP0MK4
Susan Sauter - P Petersen : Pictures of a Woman for Harmonica/Piano - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0x27fVwR3S4
Late John Sebastian Sr - Tcherepnin : Concerto for Harmonica & Orchestra - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vcympzq4xKA

Various - Sigmund Groven (as above), the late Toots Thielemans, Angelo Dos Santos

[Serial_Apologist]

See http://www.patmissin.com/ffaq/q3.html

How interesting - thanks for finding that, Bryn.

[Rover_KE]

Thanks to you all for your very interesting replies.