John Thomas: Complete Duos for Harp & Piano, Vol. 3 / Duo Praxedis

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Label
Toccata
Release Date
November 3, 2023
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      John Thomas, Charles Gounod, Gioacchino Rossini, Vincenzo Bellini, Luigi Venzago, Giuseppe Verdi
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Duo Praxedis
    • PERFORMER
      Duo Praxedis
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      November 03, 2023
    • UPC
      5060113445780
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      TOCC0578
    • LABEL
      Toccata
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Chamber Music & Recitals
    Works ⌄

    1. Faust, Act IV: Glory and Love to the Men of Old (Soldiers' Chorus) (arr. J. Thomas for harp and piano)

      Composer: Charles Gounod

      Ensemble: Duo Praxedis

    2. Duet on Subjects from Gounod's Faust

      Composer: John Thomas, Julius Benedict

      Ensemble: Duo Praxedis

    3. No. 1. Il trovatore: Miserere - Tu vedrai che amore in terra

      Composer: John Thomas

      Ensemble: Duo Praxedis

    4. No. 2. Il trovatore: Il balen - Di tale amor

      Composer: John Thomas

      Ensemble: Duo Praxedis

    5. No. 3. Il trovatore: Or co' dadi - Squilli, echeggi la tromba - Sì, la stanchezza m'opprime

      Composer: John Thomas

      Ensemble: Duo Praxedis

    6. No. 4. Il trovatore: D'amor sull'ali rosee - Di quella pira

      Composer: John Thomas

      Ensemble: Duo Praxedis

    7. No. 5. Rigoletto: Un dì, se ben rammentom (Quartet)

      Composer: John Thomas

      Ensemble: Duo Praxedis

    8. No. 6. Les vêpres siciliennes: La Siciliennee (Boléro)

      Composer: John Thomas

      Ensemble: Duo Praxedis

    9. Mose in Egitto (Moses in Egypt), Act IV: Dal tuo stellato soglio (arr. J. Thomas for harp and piano)

      Composer: Gioachino Rossini

      Ensemble: Duo Praxedis

    10. Le désir

      Composer: John Thomas

      Ensemble: Duo Praxedis

    11. Coronation March

      Composer: John Thomas

      Ensemble: Duo Praxedis

    12. La gassier valse (arr. J. Thomas for harp and piano)

      Composer: Luigi Venzago

      Ensemble: Duo Praxedis


Harpist to Queen Victoria, the Welsh composer John Thomas (1826–1913) also wrote prolifically for his own instrument, both for solo harp and for duos of two harps or harp and piano – a combination where the different sounds of the two instruments enhance the clarity of the texture. Thomas’ original works use the elegant Romantic style of his own day, but he also left a generous legacy of transcriptions, especially of operatic favourites. Although some of his music was intended for the Victorian drawing room, other pieces require a virtuoso technique – and all of it has a thoroughly engaging melodic appeal.