Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis | Ralph Vaughan Williams arr. Alexander Thomas
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- Опубліковано 6 кві 2020
- Alexander Thomas and Cecilia De Maria perform an original arrangement of this enduring twentieth century masterwork, originally composed for strings.
This arrangement has been quite a labour of love for me, having always felt a special connection to the music of Ralph Vaughan Williams, in a way that I've not quite felt with any other composer. The music was originally composed for the acoustic of Gloucester Cathedral - a huge space with massive resonance. The string orchestra for which it was written were divided into three bodies of varying sizes, with the music written in dialogue between these groups in order to fully exploit the full repertoire of sounds in the instruments in combination with the qualities offered by the space. I have tried to emulate this wide pallet and express it in a new way, with the two harps working in dialogue at times but also in strong unison, employing the unique performance techniques at the harp's disposal to demonstrate all the variation that the composer wanted.
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The gentle waves of Vaughan Williams come rushing in , enveloping my heart like my late beloved mother .
It's a blissful moment , greatness pleasure .
This performance they play with exquisite skill and specutacular technique is beyond description , immeasurable , unfathomable and inspirational , and full of admiration and deep emotion , and comfortable to the ear and the mind
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RVW is one of my favorite composers as well. Bravi! Well done! I appreciate the coulours the two of you brought forth. No easy task - delivered with ease and grace. Thank you.
Enchanting!
I just wanted to add my many BRAVO's!!!!. This is magnificent, wonderful what you two extremely talented musician's have down with this RVW piece of very beautiful music. I could never have imagined this being played on Harps. Absolutely wonderful BRAVO. I LOVE it. John in Ohio.
Thanks so much for your kind words John! 🙏🏼 So glad to hear that you love it.
BRAVO!!! This was absolutely STUNNING! I too love the works of RVW and have always wanted to hear this piece on harp or harps!
Thank You do much for creating this arrangement I look forward to hearing it performed more often it’s really a gorgeous arrangement ❤️❤️🎶🎶🎶🎶
Wow that's so kind! That really means so much. I'm in the process of releasing the score so that it can be (hopefully) accessed more widely!
This deserves a better recording !
is strings music in the first place , the pizzicato and arpeggio's can't replace the power of bowings, I miss also the power of the pp and ff (double choire effects) between the 3 choires in the original score.
Thank you for stopping by! Remember that transcriptions and paraphrases exist (Liszt, Rachmaninov, Stokowski, Respighi ad nauseum) for the performers to explore and share the repertoire via their medium, rather than to replace or attempt to improve the original. The harp duo repertoire is very small so we are really working on expanding repertoire for performers and audiences to enjoy.