Duo Praxedis -Vol. Thomas: Sämtliche Duos für Harfe und Klavier -Toccata Classics CD Grooves.land/Playthek

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Ein Sommernachtstraum (op. 21 (Ouvertüre) und op. 61 (Schauspielmusik)) (Auszug)

01. "Hochzeitsmarsch (bearb. von John Thomas)"
Faust (Oper in 5 Akten) (Auszug)

02. "Walzer (bearb. von John Thomas)"

03. "Duett über Melodien aus Donizettis La Favorite"

04. "March of the men of Glamorgan"

05. "Olivia (Walzer)"

06. "Ben ? ridicolo (Canzone) (bearb. von John Thomas)"

07. "Duett über Melodien aus Bellinis La Sonnambula"

08. "The Bride of Neath Valley (Walisische Tanzmusik)"

09. "Llewelyn (Brautmarsch)"

10. "Bardische Fantasie (Duett über Subjekte aus Llewelyn)"

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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.

Recorded on 25-26 January 2023 in the Flügelsaal Musik Hug, Bülach, Switzerland (Bardic Fantasia, March of the Men of Glamorgan, Olivia, Bellini) and on 4-9 September 2023 in the Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg (Bridal March, Welsh Dance Music, Donizetti, Gounod, Mendelssohn, Randegger) Instrumentarium: Steinway D-274, Horngacher Meisterharfe Front Cover: engraving accompanying article by Charles Wilkens, 'Notable Men of Wales. John Thomas', The Red Dragon. The National Magazine of Wales, Vol. 4, (July-December, 1883) © Toccata Classics, London, 2024 ? Toccata Classics, London, 2024 First recordings

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TOCC0711

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