Duo Ahlert & Schwab - Sonatas for Baroque Flute & Baroque Mandolin - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

From the kingdom of the castanets to the land behind the rainbow, Duo Intermezzo presents a second CD of colorful music. From Manuel de Falla to Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, and Fritz Kreisler to Johannes Brahms, this is an amusing tour around the world with so much to discover! Album Tracks 1. Chanson Serenade Espagnole, Op. 150 2. Danse Espagnole No. 1 3. Tanzlied Des Pierrot 4. Flight of the Bumble-Bee 5. Zdes' Khorosho 6. Guitarre, Op. 45, No. 2 7. Intermezzo, 'Souvenir de Vienne' 8. No. 2 in D minor 9. Vogel Als Prophet 10. Tambourin Chinois, Op. 3 11. Estrellita 12. Als Die Alte Mutter 13. Arise, 'Sea Murmurs' 14. No. 7 in a Major 15. The Swan 16. Hora Staccato 17. Meditation 18. No. 5 in G minor 19. Over the Rainbow 20. Dance of the Blessed Spirits 21. Alt-Wien 22. Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20

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 favorites. Duo Praxedis comprises the harpist Praxedis Hug-Rütti and the pianist Praxedis Geneviève Hug. Together they have been enchanting audiences for many years. Duo Praxedis's mission is to revive the once popular repertory for harp and piano that flourished from about 1780 until about 1915. Since 2010 Duo Praxedis has been performing regularly throughout Europe and the United States, invariably with great success. Album Tracks 1. Souvenir du Nord~Introduction Allegro con spirito - 2. Souvenir du Nord~Theme Andante con moto - 3. Souvenir du Nord~Var. 1 Moderato - 4. Souvenir du Nord~Var. 2 Allegro brillante - 5. Souvenir du Nord~Var. 3 Andante cantabile - 6. Souvenir du Nord~Var. 4 Allegro scherzando 7. Adelaide, Op. 46 8. Welsh Duet No. 1, Dyddiau Mebyd (Scenes of Childhood)~I. Serch Hudol (Love's Fascination) Moderato spiritoso 9. Welsh Duet No. 1, Dyddiau Mebyd (Scenes of Childhood)~II. Toriad y Dydd (The Dawn of Day) Larghetto affettuoso - Allegro agitato 10. Welsh Duet No. 1, Dyddiau Mebyd (Scenes of Childhood)~III. Gwyr Harlech (Men of Harlech) Moderato maestoso 11. Welsh Duet No. 2, Cambria~I. Y Gadlys (The Camp) Allegro maestoso 12. Welsh Duet No. 2, Cambria~II. Y Ferch o'r Scer (The Lady of Sker) Andante espressivo 13. Welsh Duet No. 2, Cambria~III. Tros y Garreg (Crossing the Stone) Allegro scherzando 14. Welsh Duet

Many of the works on this recording were written for award-winning Duo Ahlert & Schwab, who have contributed greatly to making contemporary music from the United States a significant part of mandolin and guitar repertoire. Album Tracks 1. I. Urth and Clotho 2. II. Verthandi and Lachesis 3. III. Skuld and Atropos 4. I. Old Monk with Stick - Icy Pond in Spring 5. II. Sprite 6. III. Left By the Tide 7. IV. Rainy Day 8. V. Moon 9. Strange Attractor 10. Mercurials No. 1 11. Mercurials No. 2 12. Mercurials No. 3 13. Mercurials No. 4 14. Ruins I 15. Ruins II 16. Daimonelix 17. Indigo Trails