Complete Duos for Harp & Piano Vol. 3

Artista: Thomas / Gounod / Duo Praxedis

Formato: COMPACT DISCS

Gravadora/Label: TCCT

Catalogo: 578

Faixas: 1.1 Faust, Act IV: Glory and Love to the Men of Old (Soldiers’ Chorus) (Arr. J. Thomas for Harp and P… [02:48]
1.2 Duet on Subjects from Gounod’s Faust [08:41]
1.3 No. 1. Il Trovatore: Miserere – Tu Vedrai Che Amore in Terra [07:24]
1.4 No. 2. Il Trovatore: Il Balen – Di Tale Amor [04:25]
1.5 No. 3. Il Trovatore: Or Co’ Dadi – Squilli, Echeggi la Tromba – SÌ, la Stanchezza M’opprime [06:19]
1.6 No. 4. Il Trovatore: D’amor Sull’ali Rosee – Di Quella Pira [05:36]
1.7 No. 5. Rigoletto: Un DÌ, Se Ben Rammentom (Quartet) [05:16]
1.8 No. 6. Les Vêpres Siciliennes: La Siciliennee (Boléro) [03:41]
1.9 Mose in Egitto (Moses in Egypt), Act IV: Dal Tuo Stellato Soglio (Arr. J. Thomas for Harp and Piano) [05:22]
1.10 Le Désir [04:41]
1.11 Coronation March [03:57]
1.12 La Gassier Valse (Arr. J. Thomas for Harp and Piano) [02:45]

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 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.