Saint-Saëns, Schubert & Others: Works (Arr. for Cello & Harp) Hitomi Niikura

• Astor Piazzolla (1921 - 1992):
• 1 Ave Maria (Tanti anni prima) [Arr. for Cello & Harp] 05:09
• Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887 - 1959):
• 2 Song of the Black Swan, W122 (Arr. for Cello & Harp) 03:08
• Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921):
• 3 The Carnival of the Animals, R. 125: XIII. The Swan (Arr. for Cello & Harp) 02:52
• Vladimir Vavilov (1925 - 1973):
• 4 Ave Maria (Arr. for Cello & Harp) 03:39
• Marc Berthomieu (1906 - 1991):
• 5 5 Nuances (Excerpts) [Arr. for Cello & Harp]: No. 1, Pathetico 03:34
• 6 5 Nuances (Excerpts) [Arr. for Cello & Harp]: No. 3, Idyllico 02:31
• 7 5 Nuances (Excerpts) [Arr. for Cello & Harp]: No. 5, Dolcissimo 04:23
• Alphonse Hasselmans (1845 - 1912):
• 8 Confidence, Op. 24 (Arr. for Cello & Harp) 02:56
• Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907):
• 9 Peer Gynt Suite No. 2, Op. 55: IV. Solveig's Song (Arr. for Cello & Harp) 04:43
• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750):
• 10 Harpsichord Concerto No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1056: II. Largo (Arr. for Cello & Harp) 03:51
• Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958):
• 11 Greensleeves (Arr. for Cello & Harp) 02:08
• Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828):
• 12 Ave Maria, Op. 52 No. 6, D. 839 (Arr. for Cello & Harp) 04:59
• Henriette Renié (1875 - 1956):
• 13 Andante religioso in F Minor (Version for Cello & Harp) 04:40
• George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759):
• 14 Serse, HWV 40: Ombra mai fu (Arr. for Cello & Harp) 05:03
• Johann Christoph Bach (1642 - 1703):
• 15 Ich ruf zu dir Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639 (Arr. for Cello & Harp) 04:08
• Henri Sauguet (1901 - 1989):
• 16 Barcarolle (Version for Cello & Harp) 03:23
• Selim Palmgren (1878 - 1951):
• 17 The Swan, Op. 28 No. 5 (Arr. for Cello & Harp) 03:32
• Arvo Pärt ((b. 1935):
• 18 Spiegel im Spiegel (Arr. for Cello & Harp) 07:36
• Total Runtime 01:12:15

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After graduating as top of the class from Toho Gakuen College Music Department, she continued her study under Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi at Toho Gakuen Graduate School. She was a recipient of the IMA Award at Ishikawa Music Academy and participated in Aspen Music Festival as a scholarship student. She also participated in Miyazaki Music Festival, Kamakura Performing Arts Center Solisten and Project Q. In August 2006, her debut album, titled “Song of the Birds”, was released under EMI Music Japan, and she also had her Kioi Debut in December that year.

Hitomi Niikura, cello
Yuko Tomonaga, harp

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