01/ BALCONY SCENE (FROM “ROMEO + JULIET”) [CRAIG ARMSTRONG]

02/ A THOUSAND YEARS [CHRISTINA PERRI]

03/ THE ARRIVAL OF THE QUEEN OF SHEBA [GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL]

04/ CINEMA PARADISO [ENNIO MORRICONE / ANDREA MORRICONE]

05/ CARIAD [CHRIS MARSHALL]

06/ CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA - INTERMEZZO [PIETRO MASCAGNI]

07/ ACROSS THE STARS (FROM “STAR WARS EPISODE II: ATTACK OF THE CLONES”) [JOHN WILLIAMS]

08/ SOMEWHERE (FROM “WEST SIDE STORY”) [LEONARD BERNSTEIN]

09/ ROMANCE (FROM “THE GADFLY”) [DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH]

10/ TRUMPET VOLUNTARY [JEREMIAH CLARKE]

11/ FEATHER THEME (FROM “FORREST GUMP”) [ALAN SILVESTRI]

12/ GYMNOPÉDIE NO.1 [ERIK SATIE]

13/ PRELUDE IN C MAJOR, BWV 846 [JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH]

14/ MVT. II - CAITLIN (FROM DYLAN) [CHRIS MARSHALL]

15/ CANON IN D MAJOR [JOHANN PACHELBEL]

A L BUM N OT E S

Life has truly been a rollercoaster ride over the past few years.

I have celebrated many high points in my career including the

success of previous albums ‘Journey’ and ‘Girl With The Golden

Harp’, touring internationally, and of course in my personal life, my

marriage to Chris Marshall . However, there have also been some

very dif ficult and emotionally challenging times as well . In 2013,

I suf fered from ME/CFS, an illness which lef t me wondering if

I’d ever perform again. Now, I’m pleased to say thanks to help

of many specialists and doctors, I have fully recovered and have

never felt better. I’m extremely blessed and know how lucky

I am to have made a full recovery, others with ME are not

so fortunate.

As I look back over my life experience so far, love has

been a vital and central theme all the way through, and

I could never have made it through those highs and lows

if it weren’t for the love of my family . The album,’ This

Love’ is a celebration of love for one another. In my case,

the love of my husband, family, and friends makes my

life what it is, as does my love of music . It ’s this love

that has kept me going in the really hard times of the

illness I went through, and learning to love myself

a little more was at the heart of my recovery from

ME/CFS. It feels emotional and honest to be

creating an album of the world’s most romantic,

love inspired classical melodies.

My husband and I are thrilled to announce the arrival of our

daughter, Cadi Haf Marshall-Jones, she was born on the 23rd of

February, 2017. Three years ago, I never would have imagined all

this would be possible. This album is very personal to me, as Chris

has produced a very special composition called ‘Cariad’, which is

the Welsh word for love, to mark and celebrate our marriage.

He has also been instrumental in the production of this

album as he has also arranged many of the other well known

love themes such as ‘A Thousand Years’, ‘Romeo and Juliet’,

and ‘Cinema Paradiso’.

Love grows and develops in many ways, and I hope this album

will deepen your own understanding and appreciation for

love in your life. I truly believe with all my heart that love is

the most powerful emotion one can experience, and with

it comes kindness, af fection and compassion, all vir tues

which make our World a better place.

SPEC I A L T H A N K S

I would like to thank the following:

Stuart Morley for his expertise and guidance

The Claire Jones String Ensemble -

Anna Harpham, Simon Howes, Annie Beilby,

Ren Ford and Harrison Wood for performing

with such a high level of professionalism

Clogau, Rick Clark, Reynold D’Silva and

Silva Classics for their huge support and

production of the album

Angharad Wynne - my publicist for her guidance

and advice

My parents - for their love and invaluable support

on every occasion

My husband - Chris, for your incredible love, and

for always being there.

This album is dedicated to my daughter, Cadi Haf,

with all my love

xxx

ALBUM CREDITS

Conducted by Stuart Morley

Arranged by Chris Marshall www.cmmusic.co.uk

Produced by Rick Clark & Chris Marshall

Engineered by Gary Thomas

Edited, mixed and mastered by Rick Clark

Photography by John Oakley

Contractor: Marshall Jones Music

Clothes designed by Stephanie Allin

Hair and make-up by Faye Williams

Executive producers for Silva Classics: Reynold D’Silva & David Stoner

Release co-ordination: David Stoner & Pete Compton

Artwork & design: Stuart Ford

B I O G R A PH Y

International concert harpist Claire Jones was born in Wales. She has a first

class BMus(hons) degree from The Royal College of Music and an MA

from the Royal Academy of Music, London. She is a former Royal Harpist

to HRH The Prince of Wales, and became a household name in 2011

when she performed at the Royal Wedding for the Duke and Duchess of

Cambridge. This led to almost 1000 TV and radio network interviews

worldwide, including ABC, NBC, CBC and Fox news in the USA.

Claire made her concerto debut with the English Chamber

Orchestra in 2007, and a year later she performed a Royal

commission concerto with the Philharmonia Orchestra at the

Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Since then, Claire has

gone on to perform as a soloist with the Mariinsky Theatre

Ballet Orchestra, BBC Concert Orchestra, Zurich Chamber

Orchestra, City of Hong Kong Chamber Orchestra, European

Union Chamber Orchestra, London Mozart Players and Welsh

National Opera to name only a few.

Solo career highlights include concerto tour appearances

with Sir James Galway; guest appearance with Maestro

Gergiev, Sir Neville Marriner and Owain Arwel Hughes

OBE; recitals at Wigmore Hall and Cadogan Hall

(London), Capitol Hill (USA), City Hall (Hong Kong),

International Harp Festival (Brazil) and the Millennium

Stadium (Wales), concert performances alongside

Bryn Terfel, Alfie Boe, Elin Manahan Thomas and Claire Rutter; a duo

recording with Julian Lloyd Webber; and recordings with The National

Youth Choir of Scotland, Capital Arts Children’s choir, Patrick Hawes,

and James Turnbull.

Claire is no stranger to the classical charts with both The Highgrove

Suite, and her own album on the Classic FM Label, The Girl with the

Golden Harp reaching number three in the classical charts in 2012.

Her last album, Journey was released with Silva Screen Classics. As

with Girl with a Golden Harp, most of the tracks were arranged for

harp and strings by Claire’s husband, percussionist and composer

Chris Marshall. This album reached number 2 in the UK Classical

Charts, and is her most personal to date. It reflects her own

journey to wellness having been diagnosed with ME in 2013.

Claire is now fully recovered from her illness, and the album has

inspired many, resulting in sell out shows during the Journey

UK tour. Claire is a firm favourite on Classic FM playlists, and

her albums have been released worldwide.

Claire was awarded an honorary Associateship from

the Royal Academy of Music London in 2016 for

significant contribution to her profession. Passionate

about promoting her instrument to the masses,

Claire is proud to be an ambassador for international

jewellery company, Clogau.

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