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 often drew on Welsh folksong for his inspiration and 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.
John Thomas: Complete Duos For Harp And Piano – Duo Praxedis
CD1
Souvenir du Nord
Beethoven Adelaide, Op. 46
Three Welsh Duets
Duet on Subjects from Bizet’s Carmen
Handel Water Music, Suite No. 3 in G major: Gigue
Gounod Marche solennelle
Grand Duet in E flat minor
CD2
Anon. March of the Men of Harlech
Souvenir du bal
Chopin Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 35: Marche funèbre
Schubert Complete Song Transcriptions
Anon. Rákóczi-induló
Duet on Themes from Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti)
CD3
Gounod Faust: Soldiers’ Chorus
Duet on Subjects from Gounod’s Faust
Six Gems from Verdi’s Operas
Rossini Mosè in Egitto: Prayer
Le Désir. Rhapsody
Coronation March
Venzano La Gassier Valse
CD4
Arditi Il Bacio. Valse
Meyerbeer Dinorah
Bellini Duet on Themes from Norma
Rossini La Carità
Arditi The Ilma Valse
L’Estasi. Valse
Harp Concerto No. 1: Andantino
March of the Welsh Fusiliers (1896)
CD5
Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Wedding March
Gounod Valse de Faust
Donizetti Duet on Melodies from La Favorite
March of the Men of Glamorgan
Olivia. Valse
Randegger Ben è ridicolo
Bellini Duet on Melodies from La Sonnambula
The Bride of Neath Valley: Welsh Dance Music
Llewelyn: Bridal March
Bardic Fantasia
Duo Praxedis
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