Duo Praxedis - John Thomas: Complete Duos for Harp and Piano, Volume 1

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.