The Flight of the Bumblebee - Harp Version

Enjoy listening to the World Premiere of Rimsky-Korsakov´s famous “Flight of the Bumblebee“ played on the harp! Nothing is impossible - with some creativity :) Since it actually is impossible to play the Bumblebee in the original tempo on the harp (extremely fast chromatic changes), I came up with the idea to play it half the tempo and one octave lower. It was still a pretty challenging work (imagine all those pedals). When I first saw and heard the result after speeding it up, I was so happy about the right range and speed plus this amazing sound - I simply had to share it. To me this is an ideal way of combining digital and analog skills and possibilities. Hope you like it too! Harp: Julia Wacker Composer: N. Rimsky-Korsakov Arrangement: Julia Wacker Recording: Karel Valter Camera: Sinan Hancili Instagram: julia_wacker Facebook: Julia Wacker - harpist