Ireland - April

The pleasures here are many. John Lenehan is a very accomplished performer: not only is his technical address impeccable, but he also has a strikingly wide dynamic range and sophisticated variety... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010More…

Here is most of the music that lies at the heart of John Ireland's achievement. Unmistakably English yet aware of the wider world, his work is rooted in tradition but conscious of change.... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2006, 5 out of 5 starsMore…

His powers of subtle characterisation and sensitive range of touch are shown in his extremely sensitive portrayal of 'Feburary's Child'...I continue to feel that Bebbington is providing us with... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2010, 5 out of 5 starsMore…

Captured in perfectly acceptable mono sound, Rowland's memorably intimate performances betoken a very special empathy for this repertoire. — Gramophone Magazine, October 2008More…

Eric Parkin's… is completely inside Ireland's idiom, well understanding the darker emotional complexities and yearnings that may underlie a seemingly casual phrase or carefree melodic line. — BBC Music Magazine, October 2008, 5 out of 5 starsMore…