John Thomas: Complete Duos for Harp and Piano

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Disc 1

Souvenir du Nord (1854)

1. Introduction: Allegro con spirito –
2. Theme: Andante con moto –
3. Var. 1: Moderato –
4. Var. 2: Allegro brillante –
5. Var. 3: Andante cantabile –
6. Var. 4: Allegro scherzando

BEETHOVEN: Adelaide, Op. 46 (c. 1795, transcr. 1875)

7. Adelaide, Op. 46

Welsh Duets*No. 1, Dyddiau Mebyd (‘Scenes of Childhood’) (1862)

8. I Serch Hudol (‘Love’s Fascination’): Moderato spiritoso
9. II Toriad y Dydd (‘The Dawn of Day’): Larghetto affettuoso – Allegro agitato
10. III Gwyr Harlech (‘Men of Harlech’): Moderato maestoso

No. 2, Cambria (1863)

11. I Y Gadlys (‘The Camp’): Allegro maestoso
12. II Y Ferch o’r Scer (‘The Lady of Sker’): Andante espressivo
13. III Tros y Garreg (‘Crossing the Stone’): Allegro scherzando

No. 3, Dewch i’r Frwydyr (‘Come to Battle’) (1886)

14. I Dewch i’r Frwydyr: Maestoso
15. II Cwynfan Prydain (‘Britain’s Lament’): Larghetto
16. III Hela’r sgyvarnog (‘Hunting the Hare’): Allegro

Duet on Subjects from Bizet’s Carmen (1885)

17. Duet on Subjects from Bizet’s Carmen

HANDEL: Gigue from Water Music, Suite No. 3 in G major (1736, transcr. 1882)

18. Gigue

GOUNOD: Marche solennelle (1889)

19. Marche solennelle

Grand Duet in E flat minor (1865)*

20. I Allegro con brio
21. II Adagio
22. III Allegro con spirito

Disc 2

ANONYMOUS/THOMAS

1. March of the Men of Harlech

JOHN THOMAS

2. Souvenir du bal

FRYDERYK CHOPIN

3. Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 35: Marche funèbre

FRANZ SCHUBERT
Complete Song Transcriptions

4. Ave Maria
5. The Erl King
6. Dein ist mein Herz
7. Sérénade
8. Marguerite
9. The Wanderer
10. The Fisher-maiden
11. Barcarole
12. L’Adieu (misattributed, composed by August Heinrich von Weyrauch)
13. L’Éloge des Larmes
14. To Sylvia
15. Sois toujours mes seuls amours
16. The Trout
17. The Fountain

ANONYMOUS

18. Rákóczi-induló

JOHN THOMAS

19. Duet on Themes from Lucia di Lammermoor

Disc 3

Charles Gounod, arr. John Thomas

1. Soldiers’ Chorus from Gounod’s Faust (2:48)

Charles Gounod, arr. John Thomas and Julius Benedict

2. Duet on Subjects from Gounod’s Faust (1869) (8:41)

Giuseppe Verdi arr. John Thomas Six Gems from Verdi’s Operas (publ. 1857) (32:41)

3. No. 1 ‘Miserere’ and ‘Tu vedrai che amore in terra’ from Il trovatore (7:24)
4. No. 2 ‘Il balen’ and ‘Di tale amor’ from Il trovatore (4:25)
5. No. 3 ‘Or co’ dadi’, ‘Squilli, echeggi la tromba’ and ‘Sì, la stanchezza m’opprime’ from Il trovatore (6:19)
6. No. 4 ‘D’amor sull’alo rosee’ and ‘Di quella pira’ from Il trovatore (5:36)
7. No. 5 ‘Un dì, se ben rammentomi’ (Quartet) from Rigoletto (5:16)
8. No. 6 La Sicilienne (Boléro) from Les vêpres siciliennes (3:41)

Gioachino Rossini arr. John Thomas

9. Prayer from Mosè in Egitto (arr. 1884) (5:22)

John Thomas

10. Le Désir. Rhapsody (1892) (4:41)
11. Coronation March (1902) (3:57)

Luigi Venzano arr. John Thomas

12. La Gassier Valse (arr. 1858) (2:45)

Disc 4

Luigi Arditi arr. John Thomas

1. Il Bacio. Valse (1861) (3:46)

Giacomo Meyerbeer arr. John Thomas Meyerbeer’s favorite Opera ‘Dinorah’ (1860) (22:22)

2. No. 1, Shadow Air (5:24)
3. No. 2, Cradle Song (5:48)
4. No. 3, Fanciulle che il core (4:45)
5. No. 4, Santa Maria (6:25)

Vincenzo Bellini arr. John Thomas

6. Duet on Themes from ‘Norma’ (arr. 1884) (11:41)

Gioachino Rossini arr. John Thomas

7. La Carità (6:26)

Luigi Arditi arr. John Thomas

8. The Ilma Valse (arr. 1866) (3:05)
9. L’Estasi. Valse (arr. 1867) (4:17)

John Thomas Harp Concerto No. 1 (1847)

10. Andantino (arr. 1854/1868) (6:57)

11. March of the Welsh Fusiliers (1896) (3:42)

Disc 5

Felix Mendelssohn arr. John Thomas

1. Wedding March from A Midsummer Night’s Dream (5:24)

Chars Gounod arr. John Thomas

2. Valse de ‘Faust’ (5:13)

Gaetano Donizetti arr. John Thomas

3. Duet on Melodies from ‘La Favorite’ (1873) (9:55)

John Thomas

4. March of the Men of Glamorgan (1879) (3:32)
5. Olivia. Valse (1859) (4:24)

Alberto Randegger arr. John Thomas

6. Ben è ridicolo. Canzone (1868) (11:09)

Vincenzo Bellini arr. John Thomas

7. Duet on Melodies from ‘La Sonnambula’ (1868) (11:09)

John Thomas

8. The Bride of Neath Valley: Welsh Dance Music (1866) (3:14)
9. Llewelyn: Bridal March (1863) (4:53)
10. Bardic Fantasia. Duet on Subjects from ‘Llewelyn’ (1863, arr. 1874) (9:36)