Thomas, Elder John

Romance of the Flute & Harp / Philippa Davies, flute; Thelma Owen, harp

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2011-09-13

Works: Alphonse Hasselmans: La Source, Op. 44; Feuilles D'Automne; Benjamin Godard: Suite, Op. 116; Félix Godefroid: Etude de Concert for harp in E flat minor, Op. 193; Gabriel Fauré: Berceuse for...
Performers: Davies, Philippa; Owen, Thelma

Fourteen classic works including favorites such as 'Clair de Lune' by Debussy and 'Berceuse' by Fauré. Tender and sensitive performances by world-renown British flautist Philippa...continue...
Recording information: Seldon Hall, Haberdasher's Aske's School, Elstree, Hert....continue...

Reverie

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2010-04-06

Works: Marcel Tournier: Etude de concert "Au matin"; Claude Debussy: Poèmes (7) de Banville; Arabesques (2) for Piano; Felix Mendelssohn: Song Without Words; Carlos Salzédo: Quietude, for harp (...
Performers: Cutcher, Mindy

Recording information: Morningstar Studios....continue...

Awake O Harp - Handel, Tournier, Thomas, Mathias, etc / Rachel Dent, Ronald Frost

1 CD / Divine Art / 2009-07-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Concerto for Harp in B flat major, Op. 4 no 6/HWV 294; Work(s); Marcel Tournier: Etude de concert "Au matin"; Elder John Thomas: The Minstrel's Adieu to his Native Land, for ...
Performers: Dent, Rachel; Frost, Ronald

Rachel Dent studied at the Royal Northern College of Music and in 1999 received the United Kingdom Harp Association Award. She has given recitals as...continue...

The Garden of Peacocks / Swartz, Gemmell

1 CD / ATMA / 2009-02-24

Works: Ottorino Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances, Set 1; Ancient Airs and Dances, Set 2; Ancient Airs and Dances, Set 3; Bernard Andres: Le Jardin des Paons, for 2 harps; Elder John Thomas: Grand duet for ...
Performers: Gemmel, Lori; Swartz, Jennifer

BBC Music Magazine
These Canadian harpists nicely contrast duet arrangements of Respighi and Eric Clapton against an impressive Grand Duet by Queen Victoria's harpist John Thomas...continue...

Simple Gifts / Salzedo Harp Duo

1 CD / Azica / 2008-09-30

Works: Marcel Tournier: Préludes (4) for Harp, Op. 16; Shaker Traditional: Simple Gifts; Welsh Traditional: The Ash Grove (The Master Has Come), song (a.k.a. "Llwyn onn"); Ernesto Lecuona: Malague...
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Ensemble: Salzedo Harp Duo

John Thomas: Harp Music / Lipman Harp Duo

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-12-11

Works: Elder John Thomas: Dyddiau Mebyd (Scenes of Childhood), for 2 harps; The Minstrel's Adieu to his Native Land, for harp; The Parting (no 3 of 4 Romances), for harp; Staccato Movement, for harp; Grand ...
Performers: Lipman, Sayo; Lipman, Sebastien
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Ensemble: Lipman Harp Duo

Welsh harpist John Thomas was one of the most acclaimed harpist-composers of his time. His career culminated as official harpist to Queen Victoria. John Thomas'...continue...

Music for a Great Garden - Byrd, Mozart, et al / Stowe, Souter, et al

1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2004-01-01

Works: William Byrd: All in a garden green, MB 56; Will you walk the woods so wylde; Robert Johnson: Where the bee sucks; English Traditional: The Rowan Tree; Greensleeves, folk song; Hildegard von Bingen: ...
Performers: Bennett, Elinor; Hill, Sarah; Stowe, Sara

Garden themes from our musical heritage. An album of fragrant songs and instrumental pieces from centuries of musical tradition. Titles include 'Greensleeves', 'Where the Bee...continue...

Classical Harp / Sarah Hill

1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2002-09-01

Works: Jules Massenet: Thaïs; Jacques Offenbach: Venise, barcarolle for chorus; Félix Godefroid: Bois solitaire, romance without words for harp (Pensées musicales, Book 4, no 4); Jeremiah Cla...
Performers: Hill, Sarah

Gentle, classical tunes played by that most seductive of instruments, the concert harp. Superb new arrangements of masterworks of the past include Pachelbel's 'Canon', Massenet's...continue...

Haydn: Welsh Airs / Helena Dearing, Edward Witsenburg

1 CD / Preiser / 2002-08-01

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Twll yn ei Boch (The Dimpled Cheek, "What have I done that my Mary should fly me"), folk song for vo; The new year's gift, folk song for voice, violin, cello & keyboard, H. 31b/60...
Performers: Dearing, Helena; Witsenburg, Edward

Victorian Vision

1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2001-06-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 19; A Midsummer Night's Dream; Song Without Words for piano no 30 in A major ("Frühlingslied"), Op. 62/6; Songs (6), Op. 57; Elias Parish Alvars: Serena...
Performers: Bennett, Elinor; Bottone, Bonaventura; Butteriss, Simon; Giles, Ian; Gregory, James; Souter, Martin; Spiers, John; Wickham, Henry
Conductors: Rainer, Christian; Jones, John Price; Edwards, John O.

Music for home and garden; Includes Mendelssohn and Gilbert and Sullivan...continue...

Harp Showpieces - Grandjnay, Hasselmans, etc / Judy Loman

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-02-01

Works: Marcel Grandjany: Rhapsodie, for harp, Op. 10; Alphonse Hasselmans: La Source, Op. 44; John Parry: Lesson No 2 for Harp; Marcel Tournier: Images (12); Henriette Renié: Danse des Lutins; Sophia D...
Performers: Loman, Judy

"...This quite ambitious, virtuoso program is performed exceedingly well by Ms. Loman, with much nuance and contrasting spirited display. The booklet's brief biographies of the...continue...

The Romance of the Harp / Elinor Bennett

1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2000-06-01

Works: Albert Heinrich Zabel: Marguerite Douloureuse au Rouet for harp, Op.26; La Source, for harp, Op. 23 ("The Spring"); Alphonse Hasselmans: La Source, Op. 44; Mikhail Glinka: Nocturne, for harp (or pian...
Performers: Bennett, Elinor

The harp is one of the most romantic of instruments. Its sounds can instantly evoke an atmosphere of peace and calm. This collection of Romantic...continue...