Duo Praxedis / Hug-Rutti * John Thomas: Complete Duos For Harp & Pno Vol. 1-5 [New CD] Taylor Swift fusing exotica

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and composition overseen by leader George Clinton

"I see Volume V as the beginning of Other Lives' second act

To the Bone

as well as the heavy-hitting anthem “Alone”

Duo Praxedis / Hug-Rutti * John Thomas: Complete Duos For Harp & Pno Vol. 1-5 [New CD] Taylor Swift fusing exoticaThe Welshman John Thomas (1826 1913), harpist to Queen Victoria, 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 often drew on Welsh folksong for his inspiration and left a generous legacy of transcriptions, especially