Background - Note by the composer
A Welsh Landscape is dedicated to Rosalind Sharples. Painter, poet and harpist, Rosalind and her husband, the sculptor Chris Sharples, live in one of the most beautiful parts of Pembrokeshire. It was this landscape, showing the magic of Wales, which inspired this suite of pieces.

Titles and Performance Notes:
INTERLUDE 1 Adagio (35 seconds)
The beginning is peaceful (Moonlight on the sea), and the crescendo towards the end makes one aware of the temperamental and heaving sea.

DAWN (20 seconds)
The sun rises out of the sea and we are transported to the woods at Ty Canol.

INTO THE FOREST (80 seconds)
An early morning gallop. Rosalind gallops joyfully through the magical countryside.

INTERLUDE 2 Seascape (35 seconds)
DAVID OF THE WHITE ROCK (125 seconds)
This melody is one of the most moving and memorable from the musical heritage of Wales. The dying harpist, David, asks his family to bring his harp so that he can touch it for the last time. An angel appears to him, telling him to play the harp during his last journey. The rising figuration in the second verse accompanies David's soul as it rises to heaven.
INTERLUDE 3 Seascape (35 seconds)

THE MILLER'S SONG (75 seconds)
In this joyful song, the miller catalogues all those delightful possessions which will make him irresistible to a prospective wife. The hypnotic harmony and rhythm suggest the mill wheel turning.