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                     Lipman Harp Duo's first recording consists of 9 easy listening
                     classical works, recorded on April 9th, 2006 in the theatre of
                     the Queensland Conservatorium.

                    

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                      The Lipman Harp Duo's second recording consists
                      of solo and duo works by  John Thomas, and was released by the
                      Naxos label  internationally.Welsh harpist John Thomas was one of
                      the most acclaimed harpist-composer of his time. His career culminated
                      as official harpist to Queen Victoria. John Thomas' Welsh background,
                      combined with classical training in London led him to compose a multitude
                      of works in classical style, all imbued with Welsh folk melodies.
                      This CD features the composer's most captivating duos as well as
                      delightful solos, each displaying use of lyrical melodic material.

                                     
                       J.Thomas : Scenes of Childhood (Harp duet)
                       J.Thomas : The Minstrel's Adieu to His Native Land (Harp solo)
                       J.Thomas : The Parting (Harp solo)
                       J.Thomas : Staccato Movement (Harp solo)
                       J.Thomas : Grand Duet (Harp duet)
                       J.Thomas : David of the White Rock (Harp solo)
                       J.Thomas : Autumn (Harp solo)
                       J.Thomas : The Rising of the Sun (Harp solo)
                       J.Thomas : Cambria (Harp duet)

 

                     J.S.Bach : Preludio from Partita No.3 BWV 1006
                     J.S.Bach : Siciliano from Sonata No.2 BWV 1031
                     J.S.Bach : Largo from Sonata No.3 NWV 1005
                     W.A.Mozart : Sonata in C No.15 K545 
                      J.Brahms : "How Lovely is Thy Dwelling Place" from German Requiem
                     C.Debussy : Clair de Lune from Suite Bergamasque
                     E.Satie : Gymnopedie No.1
                      J.Offenbach : "Barcarola" from The Tales of Hoffman
                      M.Ravel : Introduction and Allegro
                      L.Albeniz : Tango Op.165, No,2
                      L.Albeniz : Granada from Suite Espanola Op.47
                      J.S.Bach : Toccata and Fugue BWV 565
                                      

• Courier Mail (News Paper - Brisbane) Review on "John Thomas" Naxos CD 
  
  
  Lipman Harp Duo
  <John Thomas Harp Music>
  (Naxos) 
  
  
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  WITH this collection of music by nineteenth century Welsh harpist John Thomas, Brisbane musicians the Lipman Harp Duo show how rewarding it can sometimes be to glance back a century or two. Thomas is hardly a household name today, yet in his day was fêted throughout Europe as performer and composer, and left an enduring legacy in<David of the White Rock>. The melody has become synonymous with Wales and Sebastien Lipman, a former harpist with Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra during the Herbert von Karajan era, highlights its poignant simplicity in this recording, and with his wife Sayo forms a close musical partnership to explore Thomas` music for solo harp and duo combinations.
  
  
  The two  launch into the opening item <Love`s Fascination> with bold strokes, maintaining interest throughout the program with a variety of textures and wide range of moods and colours. The playing is as beguiling as it is virtuosic. Sebastien sets an acutely sensitive style in <The Minstrel’s Adieu to his Native Land>, in contrast to the bright tones in Sayo`s solos. In duo they give <Men of Harlech> all the bite this patriotic song requires and hold the tension right to the closing <Crossing the Stone> in <Cambria> suite.   -   Patricia Kelly.