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Ireland: Orchestral Works / Hickox, City of London Sinfonia
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Ireland: Orchestral Works / Hickox, City of London Sinfonia

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Details

Composer
IRELAND, JOHN
Artist
City Of London Sinfonia, Hickox
Format
CD
Label
Chandos
Released
Aug 26, 2016
Catalog #
CHAN 10912 X
UPC
095115191224

About

In 1971, Richard Hickox founded the Richard Hickox Orchestra, which in 1979 became the City of London Sinfonia. Fifteen years later he made this highly praised recording of orchestral works by John Ireland, now made available at ‘classic Chandos’ price.

Gramophone featured this recording in its 2010 Classical Music Guide, stating in its original review that ’Chandos have been doing John Ireland proud over the last few years, and Richard Hickox’s new anthology is well up to the high standards of previous instalments in this valuable series. With rich, refined Chandos sound, this remains a most enjoyable collection... Hickox gives a sensitive account of the Downland Suite and extracts great expressive intensity from the glorious second movement “Elegy”. The Concertino Pastorale is another fine work, boasting a most eloquent opening “Eclogue” and tenderly poignant “Threnody”, towards the end of which Ireland seems to allow himself a momentary recollection of the haunting opening phrase of his earlier orchestral prelude, The Forgotten Rite.‘

Tracklist 10 tracks

  1. 1 I. Prelude: Allegro energico 04:16
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Prelude: Allegro energico
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    John Ireland
    Ensemble
    City of London Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Richard Hickox
  2. 2 II. Elegy: Lento espressivo 06:00
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Elegy: Lento espressivo
    Duration
    06:00
    Composer
    John Ireland
    Ensemble
    City of London Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Richard Hickox
  3. 3 III. Minuet: Allegretto grazioso 04:17
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Minuet: Allegretto grazioso
    Duration
    04:17
    Composer
    John Ireland
    Ensemble
    City of London Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Richard Hickox
  4. 4 IV. Rondo: Poco allegro 03:31
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Rondo: Poco allegro
    Duration
    03:31
    Composer
    John Ireland
    Ensemble
    City of London Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Richard Hickox
  5. 5 Orchestral Poem in A Minor 13:28
    Track
    5
    Title
    Orchestral Poem in A Minor
    Duration
    13:28
    Composer
    John Ireland
    Ensemble
    City of London Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Richard Hickox
  6. 6 I. Eclogue: Sostenuto 09:15
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Eclogue: Sostenuto
    Duration
    09:15
    Composer
    John Ireland
    Ensemble
    City of London Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Richard Hickox
  7. 7 II. Threnody: Lento espressivo 06:02
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Threnody: Lento espressivo
    Duration
    06:02
    Composer
    John Ireland
    Ensemble
    City of London Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Richard Hickox
  8. 8 III. Toccata: Allegro molto ma non troppo presto 04:26
    Track
    8
    Title
    III. Toccata: Allegro molto ma non troppo presto
    Duration
    04:26
    Composer
    John Ireland
    Ensemble
    City of London Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Richard Hickox
  9. 9 No. 1. Fugue: Pesante 06:31
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 1. Fugue: Pesante
    Duration
    06:31
    Composer
    John Ireland
    Ensemble
    City of London Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Richard Hickox
  10. 10 No. 2. Toccata: Lento 05:02
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 2. Toccata: Lento
    Duration
    05:02
    Composer
    John Ireland
    Ensemble
    City of London Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Richard Hickox