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Soliloquies for harp
Gwenllian Llyr

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Welsh harpist Gwenllian Llŷr’s captivating collection of Welsh music spans centuries: from 18th-century harpist and composer John Parry, through Morfydd Owen and Grace Williams, to composers living in Wales today. 

Works that have made their way firmly into the concert repertoire sit alongside less familiar gems and arrangements of Welsh favourites.

Mae casgliad hudolus y delynores Gymreig Gwenllian Llŷr o gerddoriaeth Gymraeg yn ymestyn dros ganrifoedd: o’r telynor a’r cyfansoddwr o’r 18fed ganrif, John Parry, trwy Morfydd Owen a Grace Williams, i gyfansoddwyr sy’n byw yng Nghymru heddiw.

Mae gweithiau sydd wedi gwneud eu ffordd yn gadarn i’r repertoire cyngherddau yn cyd-fynd â gemau a threfniannau llai cyfarwydd o ffefrynnau Cymru.

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Dalwyn Henshall – Adagio cantabile,
from 'Three Welsh Dances'

William Mathias – Allegro moderato, from 'Improvisations for harp'

Mared Emlyn – Canghennau Clwm,
from 'Melangell'

Gwenllian's upcoming performances /
Perfformiadau Gwenllian:

Gwenllian Llŷr and Sue Rothstein - For the Love of Birds
World Harp Congress
Sunday 24 July, 15:00
Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama

 

By Candlelight: Gwenllian Llŷr
Cowbridge Music Festival
Friday 23 September 2022, 21:30
Holy Cross Parish Church, Cowbridge
 

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Track list
 

DALWYN HENSHALL (1957)                                                 

Three Welsh Dances

1. i.   Maestoso [03:01]      

2. ii. Adagio cantabile [03:18]             

3. iii. Allegro assai [01:23]      


MARED EMLYN (1988)
Melangell 

4. i. Canghennau Clwm [04:58]
5. ii. Llannerch [04:07]
 

GWENLLIAN LLŶR (1988)                        

6. Fantasi ar 'Calon Lan' [04:23]          


JOHN THOMAS (1826-1913) 

7. Le Soir [04:57]         

 

HALDON EVANS (1953)

Soliloquies on three Welsh folk tunes

8. i. Dros y Mynydd [02:51]                    

9. ii. Suo Gân [03:42]

10. iii. O'r Banna [05:01]
 

ANN GRIFFITHS (1934-2020)

11. Fantasia on a Welsh Folk Song,
'Beth yw'r Haf i Mi?' [03:09]    
           

JOHN PARRY (c.1710-82)

12. i. Allegro [03:02]

13. ii. Andante [03:18]                                   

14. iii. Gavotta  [01:27]                                          

 

GRACE WILLIAMS (1906-77)

15. Hiraeth [02:35]                         

 

WILLIAM MATHIAS (1934-92)
Improvisations for Harp   

16. i. Allegreo moderato [01:42]

17. ii. Lento – Sonore [02:32]

18. iii. Allegro non troppo [01:11]       

 

MORFYDD OWEN (1891-1918)
tref. / arr. Ethan Davies

17. The Land of Hush-a-bye [02:46]
                                       
Total running time: 01:02:06

Ffoto gan / photo by Arkadia Photography

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