Chamber, Sonatas, Cello Sonatas, Ireland (composer)
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Special offer. English Cello Works (Bridge; Elgar; Ireland)
Andreas Brantelid (cello), Bengt Forsberg (piano), The Royal Danish Orchestra, Thomas Søndergård
Rich tone and immaculate precision from Brantelid, plus finely judged accompaniment from the orchestra and pianist Bengt Forsberg. —
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These are passionate, focused, full-blooded readings without a hint of reticence or apology. Alexander Baillie and John Thwaites invest each work with the power of utter belief, and as a result... —
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2013, Chamber Choice
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Special offer. Ireland: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2
Lucy Gould (violin), Alice Neary (cello) & Benjamin Frith (piano)
...there's no gentility or emotional holding-back about these performances [of the Violin Sonatas] - the works are presented as big-boned, rough-hewn almost, in the Brahmsian tradition but infused... —
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2010, Chamber Choice
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it would be hard to imagine a more satisfying interpreter than Julian Lloyd Webber —
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Special offer. Ireland: Piano Concerto & Cello Sonata, Casella: Triple Concerto
Annarosa Taddei (piano), António Sala (cello), John Ireland (piano), Alberto Poltronieri (violin), Arturo Bonucci (cello), Alfredo Casella (piano)
Serge Koussevitzky
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Special offer. Ireland - Chamber Music
Gervase de Peyer (clarinet), Gwenneth Pryor (piano), Ian Brown (piano), Karine Georgian (cello) & Lydia Mordkovitch (violin)
Those who think Ireland's music is all face-to-the-wall English melancholy should try the seriously impressive Second Violin Sonata and Second Piano Trio, both wartime-inspired. Strong accounts. —
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Delius & Ireland: Sonatas (arranged for viola by Lionel Tertis)
Recorded at Potton Hall, Suffolk, 24-26 May 2009
Roger Chase (viola) & Michiko Otaki (piano)
...there is an inner logic to the writing, which Chase's performance effectively brings out —
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One-fell-swoop listening of this CD will not suit everyone: so much musical introspection may cause claustrophobia. But for dedicated British followers? Almost manna from heaven. —
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Martin Outram has made his own transcription of Delius's Cello Sonata - music that adapts beautifully to the subtle range of light and shade he conjures from his instrument in every context...Julian... —
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bathed in Chandos splendour, the Watkins brothers remain by far the best recorded guides to this powerful and enjoyable repertoire. —
