John Thomas: Complete Duos for Harp and Piano, Volume Two
Harpist to Queen Victoria, the Welsh composer John Thomas (1826–1913) 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’ own compositions use the elegant Romantic style of his own day, but he also left a generous legacy of transcriptions, with no fewer than fourteen Schubert songs recorded on this second volume of his complete duos for harp and piano. 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.
Duo Praxedis
Praxedis Hug-Rütti, harp
Praxedis Geneviève Hug, piano
Listen To This Recording:
- March of the Men of Harlech
- Souvenir du bal
- Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 35: Marche funèbre
- Ave Maria
- The Erl King
- Dein ist mein Herz
- Sérénade
- Marguerite
- The Wanderer
- The Fisher-maiden
- Barcarole
- L’Adieu (misattributed, composed by August Heinrich von Weyrauch)
- L’Éloge des Larmes
- To Sylvia
- Sois toujours mes seuls amours
- The Trout
- The Fountain
- Rákóczi-induló
- Duet on Themes from Lucia di Lammermoor
ANONYMOUS/THOMAS
JOHN THOMAS
FRYDERYK CHOPIN
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Complete Song Transcriptions
ANONYMOUS
JOHN THOMAS
FIRST RECORDINGS
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