What are some musical pieces with a very difficult harp part?

This section of the piece has a lot of pedal movement which makes it difficult. If you want to see some truly difficult harp pieces check out the: Ginastera Harp Concerto. This is just a crazy and awesome piece. Berlioz Symphony Fantastique. Note this is just the harp part alone so you can see how fast it is. read more

There is also Dewey Owens’ book of advanced wedding music for lever harp, which contains lots of interesting pieces. Bonnie Shaljean has some great classical arrangements too, which I’ve found challenging and really enjoyed playing. Plus, there are Dominic Bouchard’s series of books, from which many of the set pieces for the Associated Board non-pedal syllabus at high grades are taken. I’ve found that I can often work from pedal harp music. read more