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Nicola Heywood Thomas presents Schubert Plus, with music performed by one of the world's leading harpists, Catrin Finch, broadcast live from St David鈥檚 Hall in Cardiff. The concert interweaves pieces by Franz Schubert arranged for harp, including an impromptu and two songs, with music by Welsh and French composers. Finch provides a strong Welsh theme throughout the concert, including music by the harpist John Parry, and the Santa Fe Suite by composer William Mathias. Inspired by a working visit to Santa Fe in New Mexico, this colourful suite is suffused with the rhythms of Spain. Although Tailleferre was a French composer, her Sonata also has a Spanish connection, as it was composed for the Spanish harpist Nicanor Zabaleta and is influenced by the Spanish habanera. The concert ends with an impromptu for harp composed by Gabriel Faur茅.

Catrin Finch, harp

John Parry: Sonata No 1 in D (Allegro)
Schubert (Arr. Finch): Impromptu No 3 in G flat, D889
Tailleferre: Sonata for Harp
Schubert (Arr. Thomas): Barcarolle, D774
Schubert (Arr. Thomas): Des M盲dchens Klage, D191
Mathias: Santa Fe Suite
Faur茅: Impromptu No 6 in D flat, Op 86

Produced by Luke Whitlock