Naxos
Ireland: Piano Concerto, Legend, First Rhapsody / John Lenehan
$13.99
Details
- Composer
- IRELAND, JOHN
- Artist
- Lenehan, Wilson
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Naxos
- Released
- Oct 25, 2011
- Catalog #
- 8572598
- UPC
- 747313259878
About
John Ireland was an exceptional composer for the piano, as was his contemporary York Bowen. He may not have been a "major" composer in a conventional sense, but his work deserves to be better known, especially outside of England. His Piano Concerto is a masterpiece. Sure, the influence of Prokofiev is obvious, but Ireland embraces it and makes it his own. Written in 1930, it offers a combination of romantic glamor, saucy wit, and lyrical expressiveness that's quite personal and memorable. John Lenehan plays it as well as anybody has to date, with a very winning combination of fluidity in passagework and an easy rhythmic precision in the finale that sounds just right.
Legend, a tone poem for piano and orchestra, lives up to its name. It's a brooding, dramatic work that, like so many short pieces for piano and orchestra, never will be heard in concert because of its brevity. Why doesn't some pianist put together a program of tone poems for piano and orchestra and turn them into a "mini" concerto? Anyway, what makes this program so attractive is the inclusion of the solo piano works. Lenehan already has produced several fine discs of Ireland's piano music, and there's no question that he understands the idiom. The pieces on offer here really show Ireland's range, from the passionate First Rhapsody to the poetic Sea Idyll and colorful Three Dances. Excellent sonics too.
– David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com
Tracklist 13 tracks
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1 I. In tempo moderato 09:09
- Track
- 1
- Title
- I. In tempo moderato
- Duration
- 09:09
- Composer
- John Ireland
- Performer
- John Lenehan
- Ensemble
- Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- John Wilson
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2 II. Lento espressivo 07:36
- Track
- 2
- Title
- II. Lento espressivo
- Duration
- 07:36
- Composer
- John Ireland
- Performer
- John Lenehan
- Ensemble
- Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- John Wilson
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3 III. Allegretto giocoso 08:05
- Track
- 3
- Title
- III. Allegretto giocoso
- Duration
- 08:05
- Composer
- John Ireland
- Performer
- John Lenehan
- Ensemble
- Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- John Wilson
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4 Legend 13:14
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Legend
- Duration
- 13:14
- Composer
- John Ireland
- Performer
- John Lenehan
- Ensemble
- Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- John Wilson
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5 First Rhapsody in F-Sharp Minor 12:07
- Track
- 5
- Title
- First Rhapsody in F-Sharp Minor
- Duration
- 12:07
- Composer
- John Ireland
- Performer
- John Lenehan
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6 Pastoral 04:45
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Pastoral
- Duration
- 04:45
- Composer
- John Ireland
- Performer
- John Lenehan
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7 Indian Summer 02:17
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Indian Summer
- Duration
- 02:17
- Composer
- John Ireland
- Performer
- John Lenehan
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8 I. Poco andante 04:09
- Track
- 8
- Title
- I. Poco andante
- Duration
- 04:09
- Composer
- John Ireland
- Performer
- John Lenehan
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9 II. Allegro appassionato 04:41
- Track
- 9
- Title
- II. Allegro appassionato
- Duration
- 04:41
- Composer
- John Ireland
- Performer
- John Lenehan
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10 III. Mesto 03:39
- Track
- 10
- Title
- III. Mesto
- Duration
- 03:39
- Composer
- John Ireland
- Performer
- John Lenehan
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11 No. 1. Gypsy Dance 01:59
- Track
- 11
- Title
- No. 1. Gypsy Dance
- Duration
- 01:59
- Composer
- John Ireland
- Performer
- John Lenehan
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12 No. 2. Country Dance 03:27
- Track
- 12
- Title
- No. 2. Country Dance
- Duration
- 03:27
- Composer
- John Ireland
- Performer
- John Lenehan
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13 No. 3. Reapers' Dance 01:52
- Track
- 13
- Title
- No. 3. Reapers' Dance
- Duration
- 01:52
- Composer
- John Ireland
- Performer
- John Lenehan