Thomas: Complete Duos for Harp & Piano, Vol. 5

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Label
Toccata
Release Date
November 15, 2024
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      John Thomas
    • PERFORMER
      Duo Praxedis: Praxedis Hug-Rutti, Praxedis Genevieve Hug
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      November 15, 2024
    • UPC
      5060113447111
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      TOCC0711
    • LABEL
      Toccata
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Chamber Music & Recitals
    Works ⌄

    1. A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61, MWV M13, Act IV: Wedding March (arr. J. Thomas for harp and piano)

      Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

      Ensemble: Duo Praxedis

    2. Faust: Valse (arr. J. Thomas for harp and piano)

      Composer: Charles Gounod

      Ensemble: Duo Praxedis

    3. La favorite: Duet on Melodies (arr. J. Thomas for harp and piano)

      Composer: Gaetano Donizetti

      Ensemble: Duo Praxedis

    4. March of the Men of Glamorgan

      Composer: John Thomas

      Ensemble: Duo Praxedis

    5. Olivia: Valse

      Composer: John Thomas

      Ensemble: Duo Praxedis

    6. Ben è ridicolo: Canzone (arr. J. Thomas for harp and piano)

      Composer: Alberto Randegger

      Ensemble: Duo Praxedis

    7. La sonnambula: Duet on Melodies (arr. J. Thomas for harp and piano)

      Composer: Vincenzo Bellini

      Ensemble: Duo Praxedis

    8. The Bride of Neath Valley: Welsh Dance Music

      Composer: John Thomas

      Ensemble: Duo Praxedis

    9. Llewelyn: Bridal March

      Composer: John Thomas

      Ensemble: Duo Praxedis

    10. Bardic Fantasia

      Composer: John Thomas

      Ensemble: Duo Praxedis


The Welshman John Thomas (1826-1913), harpist to Queen Victoria, 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 often drew on Welsh folksong for his inspiration and 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. This fifth album of his duets for harp and piano ends a series that has seen the revival of music unheard for over a century and a half.