Duo Praxedis: Complete Duos for Harp & Piano, Vol. 2 - COMPACT DISCS

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Title: Complete Duos for Harp & Piano, Vol. 2

Artist: Duo Praxedis

Label: Toccata

Product Type: COMPACT DISCS

UPC: 5060113445667

Genre: Classical Artists

Release Date: 2023-06-02

Number of Discs: 1

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.

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