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About this product
Product Identifiers
Record LabelTcct, Toccata
UPC5060113445780
eBay Product ID (ePID)24071181629
Product Key Features
Release Year2023
FormatCD
GenreClassical Artists
ArtistThomas / Gounod / Duo Praxedis
Release TitleComplete Duos for Harp & Piano Vol. 3
Dimensions
Item Height0.39 in
Item Weight0.24 lb
Item Length5.53 in
Item Width4.79 in
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Number of Tracks12
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Tracks1.1 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]
NotesHarpist 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.