Soliloquies for Harp: Ymsonau i'r Delyn (CD)
RELEASE DATE: 22-07-2022
This is Gwenllian’s second CD of solo harp music. Inspired by the wealth of Welsh music, Gwenllian sought to celebrate the diversity within the repertoire, from firm favourites by Mathias and John Thomas to brand new works and arrangements. Read her introduction to the CD below.
Track listing:
1. Dalwyn Henshall: Three Welsh Dances – i. Maestoso
2. Dalwyn Henshall: Three Welsh Dances – ii. Adagio cantabile
3. Dalwyn Henshall: Three Welsh Dances – iii. Allegro assai
4. Mared Emlyn: Melangell – 1. Canghennau Clwm
5. Mared Emlyn: Melangell – 2. Llannerch
6. Gwenllian Llŷr: Ffantasi ar ‘Calon Lan’
7. John Thomas: Le Soir
8. Haldon Evans: Soliloquies – i. Dros y Mynydd
9. Haldon Evans: Soliloquies – ii. Suo Gan
10. Haldon Evans: Soliloquies – i. O’r Banna
11. Ann Griffiths: Fantasia on a Welsh Folk Song, ‘Beth yw’r Haf i Mi?’
12. John Parry: Sonata No. 1 in D major – i. Allegro
13. John Parry: Sonata No. 1 in D major – ii. Andante
14. John Parry: Sonata No. 1 in D major – iii. Gavotta
15. Grace Williams: Hiraeth
16. William Mathias: Improvisations for Harp – i. Allegro moderato
17. William Mathias: Improvisations for Harp – ii. Lento – Sonore
18. William Mathias: Improvisations for Harp – iii. Allegro non troppo
19. Morfydd Owen: The Land of Hush-a-bye
Welsh music has, perhaps inevitably, played a significant part in my life: from my first big win in the Gŵyl Cerdd Dant, aged 10, playing one of John Thomas’s most popular arrangements, Ffarwel y Telynor (The Minstrel’s Adieu), to performing in New York’s Carnegie Hall with Côrdydd choir in a showcase of Welsh music. It feels fitting, then, that my next recording project should be all about Welsh music. Alongside my desire to showcase a few of the distinguished female Welsh composers, I was keen to include a wide range of pieces – from harp solos that have made their way firmly into the concert repertoire, to newer, perhaps less familiar pieces. What I hope you’ll enjoy in this collection is the distinctive voice of each of the composers, be that via original compositions or as fresh takes on well-known melodies.
RELEASE DATE: 22-07-2022
This is Gwenllian’s second CD of solo harp music. Inspired by the wealth of Welsh music, Gwenllian sought to celebrate the diversity within the repertoire, from firm favourites by Mathias and John Thomas to brand new works and arrangements. Read her introduction to the CD below.
Track listing:
1. Dalwyn Henshall: Three Welsh Dances – i. Maestoso
2. Dalwyn Henshall: Three Welsh Dances – ii. Adagio cantabile
3. Dalwyn Henshall: Three Welsh Dances – iii. Allegro assai
4. Mared Emlyn: Melangell – 1. Canghennau Clwm
5. Mared Emlyn: Melangell – 2. Llannerch
6. Gwenllian Llŷr: Ffantasi ar ‘Calon Lan’
7. John Thomas: Le Soir
8. Haldon Evans: Soliloquies – i. Dros y Mynydd
9. Haldon Evans: Soliloquies – ii. Suo Gan
10. Haldon Evans: Soliloquies – i. O’r Banna
11. Ann Griffiths: Fantasia on a Welsh Folk Song, ‘Beth yw’r Haf i Mi?’
12. John Parry: Sonata No. 1 in D major – i. Allegro
13. John Parry: Sonata No. 1 in D major – ii. Andante
14. John Parry: Sonata No. 1 in D major – iii. Gavotta
15. Grace Williams: Hiraeth
16. William Mathias: Improvisations for Harp – i. Allegro moderato
17. William Mathias: Improvisations for Harp – ii. Lento – Sonore
18. William Mathias: Improvisations for Harp – iii. Allegro non troppo
19. Morfydd Owen: The Land of Hush-a-bye
Welsh music has, perhaps inevitably, played a significant part in my life: from my first big win in the Gŵyl Cerdd Dant, aged 10, playing one of John Thomas’s most popular arrangements, Ffarwel y Telynor (The Minstrel’s Adieu), to performing in New York’s Carnegie Hall with Côrdydd choir in a showcase of Welsh music. It feels fitting, then, that my next recording project should be all about Welsh music. Alongside my desire to showcase a few of the distinguished female Welsh composers, I was keen to include a wide range of pieces – from harp solos that have made their way firmly into the concert repertoire, to newer, perhaps less familiar pieces. What I hope you’ll enjoy in this collection is the distinctive voice of each of the composers, be that via original compositions or as fresh takes on well-known melodies.
RELEASE DATE: 22-07-2022
This is Gwenllian’s second CD of solo harp music. Inspired by the wealth of Welsh music, Gwenllian sought to celebrate the diversity within the repertoire, from firm favourites by Mathias and John Thomas to brand new works and arrangements. Read her introduction to the CD below.
Track listing:
1. Dalwyn Henshall: Three Welsh Dances – i. Maestoso
2. Dalwyn Henshall: Three Welsh Dances – ii. Adagio cantabile
3. Dalwyn Henshall: Three Welsh Dances – iii. Allegro assai
4. Mared Emlyn: Melangell – 1. Canghennau Clwm
5. Mared Emlyn: Melangell – 2. Llannerch
6. Gwenllian Llŷr: Ffantasi ar ‘Calon Lan’
7. John Thomas: Le Soir
8. Haldon Evans: Soliloquies – i. Dros y Mynydd
9. Haldon Evans: Soliloquies – ii. Suo Gan
10. Haldon Evans: Soliloquies – i. O’r Banna
11. Ann Griffiths: Fantasia on a Welsh Folk Song, ‘Beth yw’r Haf i Mi?’
12. John Parry: Sonata No. 1 in D major – i. Allegro
13. John Parry: Sonata No. 1 in D major – ii. Andante
14. John Parry: Sonata No. 1 in D major – iii. Gavotta
15. Grace Williams: Hiraeth
16. William Mathias: Improvisations for Harp – i. Allegro moderato
17. William Mathias: Improvisations for Harp – ii. Lento – Sonore
18. William Mathias: Improvisations for Harp – iii. Allegro non troppo
19. Morfydd Owen: The Land of Hush-a-bye
Welsh music has, perhaps inevitably, played a significant part in my life: from my first big win in the Gŵyl Cerdd Dant, aged 10, playing one of John Thomas’s most popular arrangements, Ffarwel y Telynor (The Minstrel’s Adieu), to performing in New York’s Carnegie Hall with Côrdydd choir in a showcase of Welsh music. It feels fitting, then, that my next recording project should be all about Welsh music. Alongside my desire to showcase a few of the distinguished female Welsh composers, I was keen to include a wide range of pieces – from harp solos that have made their way firmly into the concert repertoire, to newer, perhaps less familiar pieces. What I hope you’ll enjoy in this collection is the distinctive voice of each of the composers, be that via original compositions or as fresh takes on well-known melodies.