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The Golden String Hornpipe by Rüdiger Oppermann
Rüdiger Oppermann
Artist Biography For Rüdiger Oppermann
Rüdiger Oppermann Born 1954 Is A German Harpist And Experimental Musician. He Specializes In The Celtic Harp Which He Began Playing In 1973. His Instrument A Custom-Made Clàrsach Has 38 Gold-Plated Bronze Strings And A Special Mechanism That Allows Him To Bend Notes In A Manner Akin To Blues Musicians A Style That He Often Adopts In His Improvisations. He Has Also Developed Electro-Acoustic Instruments.
A Peripatetic Musician Devoted To Exploring All Musical Cultures Oppermann Has Collaborated With Folk Musicians From Around The World Particularly Africa And Asia Who He Often Invites To Play At His Klangwelten Music Festival In Germany Yet He Favours An Experimental Approach In Playing Traditional Melodies Often Involving Improvisation Unusual Instrumentation And Sometimes Even Electronics Including Digital-Delay Effects. He Has Written And Performed Music For Dance Theatre Productions And Small Jazz-Influenced Combos In Addition To Folk Music Ensembles.
A Musician With A Wide And Eclectic Artistic Vision He Has Dedicated His Compositions To Artists As Diverse As Medieval Mystics Such As Rumi And Hildegard Von Bingen Fellow Harpists Such As Alan Stivell And Deborah Conant And Modern-Day Rock And Jazz Improvisors On Electric Guitar. He Also Recorded One Album With Jazz Harpist Park Stickney. Oppermann's Records Usually Feature Some Solo Performances On The Wire-Strung Celtic Harp Alongside Band Pieces Involving Folk Musicians From Around The World Playing Traditional Instruments And Sometimes A Few Jazz Musicians To Accompany Him.
Rudiger Oppermann Might Be Best Described As A Free-Style And Experimental Folk Musician Who Draws On Both Ancient And Modern Musics And Musical Traditions To Create A Melting Pot Of Musical Cultures That Cannot Be Ascribed To Any One Folk Tradition. On The Sleeve Notes To His Record 'Unchain My Harp' 1994 He Described Himself As Seeking To Create "fresh Buds On Old Trees With Strong Roots."
He Is Married To The Classical Harpist Cynthia Mowery Oppermann. He Does Not Play Classical Music Himself But His Compositions Often Involving Intimate Ensemble Playing Can Have Some Similar Qualities To Chamber Music Or Early Music Ensembles Notwithstanding Their Electro-Acoustic Sound Or Frequent Use Of Non-European Rhythms And Percussion. The Classical Violinist Yehudi Menuhin Was One Of The First Internationally-Renowned Artists To Express Appreciation For Oppermann's Artistic Originality And Very Distinctive Musical Sound. A Winner Of International Harp Competitions During The Mid-1980s More Recently He Has Won Awards In Germany In Recognition Of His Contribution To "world Music" And The Innovative Nature Of His Klangwelten Music Festival. Since 2000 He Has Operated A Small Independent Record Label Klangwelten Records Which Has Issued Some Albums Of Classical Music In Addition To Folk Music Records And Many Of His Own Projects. Discography 1974. Live In Ingelheim Sampler/Songbird 1981. Zongo
1983. Der Fliegende Teppich Self-Published 1984. Silberfluss Live Self-Published 1985. Live At Findhorn Findhorn Records 1985. Reise Nach Harfistan Wundertüte 1986. Silberfluss Wundertüte 1987. KlangWelten Sampler/Wundertüte 1988. Neues Aus Harfistan Wundertüte 1988. Rosen Und Dornen Wirkstatt 1990. KlangWelten Sampler/Network 1990. Harp Attack Live Self-Published 1990. Durchs Wilde Harfistan Wundertüte 1990. Troubadix Rache Single/Wundertüte 1991. Changing Tide Harp Attack/Shamrock 1992. Same Sun Same Moon Live Shamrock 1992. Rudolstadt Festival Sampler/Rudolstadt 1993. Unchain My Harp Biber 1994. Rendez-Vous 2 Sampler/Biber 1994. Acoustic Special Sampler/Shamrock 1995. Planet Soup Sampler/Ellipsis Arts 1996. The Art Of Harp Vol. 1 Sampler/Shamrock 1996. From Worldbeat To Blue Note Sampler/Shamrock 1996. Its Only Kraut Sampler/Profolk 1996. Das Vertonte Dorf SBW Russbach 1997. Sanddorn Musik Für TanzTheater Rigolo 1997. Karawane Shamrock 1997. Harpestry Sampler/PolyGram 1997. The Art Of Harp Vol. 2 Sampler/Shamrock 1997. Music For Friends Sampler/Network 1998. Celtic Harpestry CD Und Video/PolyGram 1998. Fragile Balance Shamrock 1999. Spirit Of The Steppe Naturaufnahmen/Shamrock 1999. The Art Of Harp Vol. 3/4 Doppel-CD/Shamrock 2000. Songs Of The Wind Windharp Bauer 2000. KlangWelten 2000 Sampler/KlangWelten Records 2001. Weit Die Füsse Tragen... KlangWelten Records/Wirkstatt 2001. Contemplations On The Earth Sampler Biber 2001. Bauer's Best Sampler/Bauer Verlag 2001. KlangWelten 2001 KlangWelten Records 2003. KlangWelten 2003 Sampler/KlangWelten Records 2004. Harp Summit Duo Mit Park Stickney/KlangWelten Records 2004. Same Sun Same Moon Same Water Rigolo Dance Theatre 2004. Harp House Edinburgh International Harp Festival 2004. Same Same But Different KlangWelten Records 2005. KlangWelten 2005 Sampler/KlangWelten Records 2006. Wake Up - Best Sampler/Zounds 24 Karat Gold-CD All Titles Digital Remastered CD-Text 2006. KlangWelten 2006 Sampler/KlangWelten Records 2007. KlangWelten 2007 "Far East - Far West" Sampler/KlangWelten Records 2008. KlangWelten - Worldmusic Festival 2008 Sampler/KlangWelten Records 2010. Dance With Me Selected Works For The Dance Theater And Dance Floor 1982-2010 Klangwelten Records
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Rüdiger Oppermann Born 1954 Is A German Harpist And Experimental Musician. He Specializes In The Celtic Harp Which He Began Playing In 1973. His Instrument A Custom-Made Clàrsach Has 38 Gold-Plated Bronze Strings And A Special Mechanism That Allows Him To Bend Notes In A Manner Akin To Blues Musicians A Style That He Often Adopts In His Improvisations. He Has Also Developed Electro-Acoustic Instruments.
A Peripatetic Musician Devoted To Exploring All Musical Cultures Oppermann Has Collaborated With Folk Musicians From Around The World Particularly Africa And Asia Who He Often Invites To Play At His Klangwelten Music Festival In Germany Yet He Favours An Experimental Approach In Playing Traditional Melodies Often Involving Improvisation Unusual Instrumentation And Sometimes Even Electronics Including Digital-Delay Effects. He Has Written And Performed Music For Dance Theatre Productions And Small Jazz-Influenced Combos In Addition To Folk Music Ensembles.
A Musician With A Wide And Eclectic Artistic Vision He Has Dedicated His Compositions To Artists As Diverse As Medieval Mystics Such As Rumi And Hildegard Von Bingen Fellow Harpists Such As Alan Stivell And Deborah Conant And Modern-Day Rock And Jazz Improvisors On Electric Guitar. He Also Recorded One Album With Jazz Harpist Park Stickney. Oppermann's Records Usually Feature Some Solo Performances On The Wire-Strung Celtic Harp Alongside Band Pieces Involving Folk Musicians From Around The World Playing Traditional Instruments And Sometimes A Few Jazz Musicians To Accompany Him.
Rudiger Oppermann Might Be Best Described As A Free-Style And Experimental Folk Musician Who Draws On Both Ancient And Modern Musics And Musical Traditions To Create A Melting Pot Of Musical Cultures That Cannot Be Ascribed To Any One Folk Tradition. On The Sleeve Notes To His Record 'Unchain My Harp' 1994 He Described Himself As Seeking To Create "fresh Buds On Old Trees With Strong Roots."
He Is Married To The Classical Harpist Cynthia Mowery Oppermann. He Does Not Play Classical Music Himself But His Compositions Often Involving Intimate Ensemble Playing Can Have Some Similar Qualities To Chamber Music Or Early Music Ensembles Notwithstanding Their Electro-Acoustic Sound Or Frequent Use Of Non-European Rhythms And Percussion. The Classical Violinist Yehudi Menuhin Was One Of The First Internationally-Renowned Artists To Express Appreciation For Oppermann's Artistic Originality And Very Distinctive Musical Sound. A Winner Of International Harp Competitions During The Mid-1980s More Recently He Has Won Awards In Germany In Recognition Of His Contribution To "world Music" And The Innovative Nature Of His Klangwelten Music Festival. Since 2000 He Has Operated A Small Independent Record Label Klangwelten Records Which Has Issued Some Albums Of Classical Music In Addition To Folk Music Records And Many Of His Own Projects. Discography 1974. Live In Ingelheim Sampler/Songbird 1981. Zongo
1983. Der Fliegende Teppich Self-Published 1984. Silberfluss Live Self-Published 1985. Live At Findhorn Findhorn Records 1985. Reise Nach Harfistan Wundertüte 1986. Silberfluss Wundertüte 1987. KlangWelten Sampler/Wundertüte 1988. Neues Aus Harfistan Wundertüte 1988. Rosen Und Dornen Wirkstatt 1990. KlangWelten Sampler/Network 1990. Harp Attack Live Self-Published 1990. Durchs Wilde Harfistan Wundertüte 1990. Troubadix Rache Single/Wundertüte 1991. Changing Tide Harp Attack/Shamrock 1992. Same Sun Same Moon Live Shamrock 1992. Rudolstadt Festival Sampler/Rudolstadt 1993. Unchain My Harp Biber 1994. Rendez-Vous 2 Sampler/Biber 1994. Acoustic Special Sampler/Shamrock 1995. Planet Soup Sampler/Ellipsis Arts 1996. The Art Of Harp Vol. 1 Sampler/Shamrock 1996. From Worldbeat To Blue Note Sampler/Shamrock 1996. Its Only Kraut Sampler/Profolk 1996. Das Vertonte Dorf SBW Russbach 1997. Sanddorn Musik Für TanzTheater Rigolo 1997. Karawane Shamrock 1997. Harpestry Sampler/PolyGram 1997. The Art Of Harp Vol. 2 Sampler/Shamrock 1997. Music For Friends Sampler/Network 1998. Celtic Harpestry CD Und Video/PolyGram 1998. Fragile Balance Shamrock 1999. Spirit Of The Steppe Naturaufnahmen/Shamrock 1999. The Art Of Harp Vol. 3/4 Doppel-CD/Shamrock 2000. Songs Of The Wind Windharp Bauer 2000. KlangWelten 2000 Sampler/KlangWelten Records 2001. Weit Die Füsse Tragen... KlangWelten Records/Wirkstatt 2001. Contemplations On The Earth Sampler Biber 2001. Bauer's Best Sampler/Bauer Verlag 2001. KlangWelten 2001 KlangWelten Records 2003. KlangWelten 2003 Sampler/KlangWelten Records 2004. Harp Summit Duo Mit Park Stickney/KlangWelten Records 2004. Same Sun Same Moon Same Water Rigolo Dance Theatre 2004. Harp House Edinburgh International Harp Festival 2004. Same Same But Different KlangWelten Records 2005. KlangWelten 2005 Sampler/KlangWelten Records 2006. Wake Up - Best Sampler/Zounds 24 Karat Gold-CD All Titles Digital Remastered CD-Text 2006. KlangWelten 2006 Sampler/KlangWelten Records 2007. KlangWelten 2007 "Far East - Far West" Sampler/KlangWelten Records 2008. KlangWelten - Worldmusic Festival 2008 Sampler/KlangWelten Records 2010. Dance With Me Selected Works For The Dance Theater And Dance Floor 1982-2010 Klangwelten Records read less
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A Peripatetic Musician Devoted To Exploring All Musical Cultures Oppermann Has Collaborated With Folk Musicians From Around The World Particularly Africa And Asia Who He Often Invites To Play At His Klangwelten Music Festival In Germany Yet He Favours An Experimental Approach In Playing Traditional Melodies Often Involving Improvisation Unusual Instrumentation And Sometimes Even Electronics Including Digital-Delay Effects. He Has Written And Performed Music For Dance Theatre Productions And Small Jazz-Influenced Combos In Addition To Folk Music Ensembles.
A Musician With A Wide And Eclectic Artistic Vision He Has Dedicated His Compositions To Artists As Diverse As Medieval Mystics Such As Rumi And Hildegard Von Bingen Fellow Harpists Such As Alan Stivell And Deborah Conant And Modern-Day Rock And Jazz Improvisors On Electric Guitar. He Also Recorded One Album With Jazz Harpist Park Stickney. Oppermann's Records Usually Feature Some Solo Performances On The Wire-Strung Celtic Harp Alongside Band Pieces Involving Folk Musicians From Around The World Playing Traditional Instruments And Sometimes A Few Jazz Musicians To Accompany Him.
Rudiger Oppermann Might Be Best Described As A Free-Style And Experimental Folk Musician Who Draws On Both Ancient And Modern Musics And Musical Traditions To Create A Melting Pot Of Musical Cultures That Cannot Be Ascribed To Any One Folk Tradition. On The Sleeve Notes To His Record 'Unchain My Harp' 1994 He Described Himself As Seeking To Create "fresh Buds On Old Trees With Strong Roots."
He Is Married To The Classical Harpist Cynthia Mowery Oppermann. He Does Not Play Classical Music Himself But His Compositions Often Involving Intimate Ensemble Playing Can Have Some Similar Qualities To Chamber Music Or Early Music Ensembles Notwithstanding Their Electro-Acoustic Sound Or Frequent Use Of Non-European Rhythms And Percussion. The Classical Violinist Yehudi Menuhin Was One Of The First Internationally-Renowned Artists To Express Appreciation For Oppermann's Artistic Originality And Very Distinctive Musical Sound. A Winner Of International Harp Competitions During The Mid-1980s More Recently He Has Won Awards In Germany In Recognition Of His Contribution To "world Music" And The Innovative Nature Of His Klangwelten Music Festival. Since 2000 He Has Operated A Small Independent Record Label Klangwelten Records Which Has Issued Some Albums Of Classical Music In Addition To Folk Music Records And Many Of His Own Projects. Discography 1974. Live In Ingelheim Sampler/Songbird 1981. Zongo
1983. Der Fliegende Teppich Self-Published 1984. Silberfluss Live Self-Published 1985. Live At Findhorn Findhorn Records 1985. Reise Nach Harfistan Wundertüte 1986. Silberfluss Wundertüte 1987. KlangWelten Sampler/Wundertüte 1988. Neues Aus Harfistan Wundertüte 1988. Rosen Und Dornen Wirkstatt 1990. KlangWelten Sampler/Network 1990. Harp Attack Live Self-Published 1990. Durchs Wilde Harfistan Wundertüte 1990. Troubadix Rache Single/Wundertüte 1991. Changing Tide Harp Attack/Shamrock 1992. Same Sun Same Moon Live Shamrock 1992. Rudolstadt Festival Sampler/Rudolstadt 1993. Unchain My Harp Biber 1994. Rendez-Vous 2 Sampler/Biber 1994. Acoustic Special Sampler/Shamrock 1995. Planet Soup Sampler/Ellipsis Arts 1996. The Art Of Harp Vol. 1 Sampler/Shamrock 1996. From Worldbeat To Blue Note Sampler/Shamrock 1996. Its Only Kraut Sampler/Profolk 1996. Das Vertonte Dorf SBW Russbach 1997. Sanddorn Musik Für TanzTheater Rigolo 1997. Karawane Shamrock 1997. Harpestry Sampler/PolyGram 1997. The Art Of Harp Vol. 2 Sampler/Shamrock 1997. Music For Friends Sampler/Network 1998. Celtic Harpestry CD Und Video/PolyGram 1998. Fragile Balance Shamrock 1999. Spirit Of The Steppe Naturaufnahmen/Shamrock 1999. The Art Of Harp Vol. 3/4 Doppel-CD/Shamrock 2000. Songs Of The Wind Windharp Bauer 2000. KlangWelten 2000 Sampler/KlangWelten Records 2001. Weit Die Füsse Tragen... KlangWelten Records/Wirkstatt 2001. Contemplations On The Earth Sampler Biber 2001. Bauer's Best Sampler/Bauer Verlag 2001. KlangWelten 2001 KlangWelten Records 2003. KlangWelten 2003 Sampler/KlangWelten Records 2004. Harp Summit Duo Mit Park Stickney/KlangWelten Records 2004. Same Sun Same Moon Same Water Rigolo Dance Theatre 2004. Harp House Edinburgh International Harp Festival 2004. Same Same But Different KlangWelten Records 2005. KlangWelten 2005 Sampler/KlangWelten Records 2006. Wake Up - Best Sampler/Zounds 24 Karat Gold-CD All Titles Digital Remastered CD-Text 2006. KlangWelten 2006 Sampler/KlangWelten Records 2007. KlangWelten 2007 "Far East - Far West" Sampler/KlangWelten Records 2008. KlangWelten - Worldmusic Festival 2008 Sampler/KlangWelten Records 2010. Dance With Me Selected Works For The Dance Theater And Dance Floor 1982-2010 Klangwelten Records read less
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