John Thomas: Complete Duos for Harp and Piano, Volume Two

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Catalogue No: TOCC0566
EAN/UPC: 5060113445667
Release Date: 02.06.2023
Composer: John Thomas
Artists: Duo Praxedis

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:

    ANONYMOUS/THOMAS

  1. March of the Men of Harlech
  2. JOHN THOMAS

  3. Souvenir du bal
  4. FRYDERYK CHOPIN

  5. Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 35: Marche funèbre
  6. FRANZ SCHUBERT
    Complete Song Transcriptions

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

  22. Rákóczi-induló
  23. JOHN THOMAS

  24. Duet on Themes from Lucia di Lammermoor

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