Ireland - Columbine

Each track is sensitively crafted, with beauty of tone paramount and a warm, closely recorded sound…O’Connor’s high notes shine…while Peregrine’s solos at the beginning and end sound as expressive... — The Strad, August 2024More…

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…

As in previous volumes, his impeccable phrasing, sensitivity to chord-colouring, and expressive identification with the music make this new disc probably the version of these pieces to go for...Bebbington... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2012, 5 out of 5 starsMore…

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…

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