Orchestral, Symphonic Poems, Ireland (composer)
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John Wilson’s expertise in this repertoire secures crisp, mint-condition performances whenever the music allows. —
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Presto Editor's Choice, June 2022
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The Romantic Piano Concerto (1991 - 2007 Edition)
Featuring pianists including Stephen Hough, Seta Tanyel, Piers Lane, Nikolai Demidenko, Martin Roscoe, Howard Shelley, Peter Donohoe, Marc-André Hamelin and Steven Osborne
Is this handsomely produced box-set worth acquiring? As a work of art alone, yes! If you have not encountered these works before, do not hesitate. Dip in anywhere and you will be rewarded. Assuming... —
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2026, Editor's Choice
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Lovely playing. A classic performance of Tintagel (unlikely ever to be surpassed) and a deeply moving interpretation of A Song of Summer. —
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Special offer. English Landscapes
RecommendedLyn Fletcher (violin)
Hallé Orchestra & Choir, Mark Elder
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Building a Library, December 2006, First Choice
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Assembled from three of Boult's four Lyrita LPs devoted to Ireland, this generous programme launches with the red-blooded symphonic prelude Tritons (a student offering from 1899). Boult and... —
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If, as the disc’s title seems to suggest, the organ is the star first and foremost here, it’s apt. The St Paul’s organ has got guts and fire in its belly – despite being scheduled for a major... —
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2007, Editor's Choice
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Spirit of England II
Martin Jones (piano)
English String Orchestra, English Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, William Boughton
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John Ireland 70th Birthday Concert
Recorded by the BBC live at the Royal Albert Hall, London on 10 September 1949
Eileen Joyce (piano)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult
At times the sound calls for a fair degree of tolerance but the ear quickly adjusts - and the actual music-making is a delight. A London Overture in particular evinces an entrancing flexibility,... —
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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - British Composers. Elgar, Holst, Bax, Delius...
Jacqueline du Pré (cello), Christopher Parkening (guitar), John Ogdon (piano), Nigel Kennedy (violin), Colin Horsley (piano), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Litton, Sir Charles Mackerras, Sir Thomas Beecham, Sir Malcolm Sargent, Yehudi Menuhin, Lawrance Collingwood, Richard Cooke, Sir Charles...
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John Wilson directs to the manner born and draws a crisply disciplined response from the Hallé, who seem to be enjoying the experience enormously. —
