Duo Praxedis – Thomas: Complete Duos for Harp & Piano, Vol. 1 (2020) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Harpist to Queen Victoria, the Welsh composer John Thomas (1826–1913) was also a prolific composer for his own instrument, writing works both for solo harp and for duos of two harps or harp and piano – a combination where the different sounds of the two instruments enhances 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 also left a generous legacy of transcriptions, especially of operatic favourites.

Tracklist:
01. Duo Praxedis – Introduction (01:21)
02. Duo Praxedis – Theme (00:59)
03. Duo Praxedis – Var. 1, Moderato (00:54)
04. Duo Praxedis – Var. 2, Allegro brillante (00:55)
05. Duo Praxedis – Var. 3, Andante cantabile (01:37)
06. Duo Praxedis – Var. 4, Allegro scherzando (02:09)
07. Duo Praxedis – Adelaide, Op. 46 (Arr. J. Thomas for Harp & Piano) (05:47)
08. Duo Praxedis – I. Serch hudol (02:50)
09. Duo Praxedis – II. Toriad y dydd (03:04)
10. Duo Praxedis – III. Gwyr harlech (03:02)
11. Duo Praxedis – I. Y gadlys (03:23)
12. Duo Praxedis – II. Y ferch o’r Scer (02:29)
13. Duo Praxedis – III. Tros y garreg (03:41)
14. Duo Praxedis – I. Dewch i’r frwydyr (04:15)
15. Duo Praxedis – II. Cwynfan Prydain (03:45)
16. Duo Praxedis – III. Hela’r sgyvarnog (02:23)
17. Duo Praxedis – Carmen, WD 31 (Excerpts Arr. J. Thomas for Harp & Piano) (08:48)
18. Duo Praxedis – IV. Gigue I (Arr. J. Thomas for Harp & Piano) (03:21)
19. Duo Praxedis – Marche solennelle, GC 627 (Arr. J. Thomas for Harp & Piano) (05:26)
20. Duo Praxedis – I. Allegro con brio (07:00)
21. Duo Praxedis – II. Adagio (06:02)
22. Duo Praxedis – III. Allegro con spirito (06:25)