Ireland: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2 - The Holy Boy

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Label
Naxos
Release Date
June 20, 2006
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      IRELAND
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Maggini Quartet
    • PERFORMER
      MAGGINI QUARTET
    Product Details ⌄
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Allegro

      Composer: John Ireland

      Ensemble: Maggini Quartet

    2. II. Molto allegro

      Composer: John Ireland

      Ensemble: Maggini Quartet

    3. III. Andante moderato

      Composer: John Ireland

      Ensemble: Maggini Quartet

    4. IV. Finale: Vivace

      Composer: John Ireland

      Ensemble: Maggini Quartet

    5. 4 Preludes: No. 3. The Holy Boy (arr. string quartet)

      Composer: John Ireland

      Ensemble: Maggini Quartet

    6. I. Allegro moderato

      Composer: John Ireland

      Ensemble: Maggini Quartet

    7. II. Nocturne: Andante

      Composer: John Ireland

      Ensemble: Maggini Quartet

    8. III. Scherzo: Presto

      Composer: John Ireland

      Ensemble: Maggini Quartet

    9. IV. Poco allegro - Grazioso - Meno mosso - Allegretto - Allegretto semplice - L'istesso tempo - Vivace

      Composer: John Ireland

      Ensemble: Maggini Quartet


The English composer John Ireland drew his inspiration from his country' heritage, it's poetry and it's landscapes. He emerged as a celebrated composer towards the end of World War I, having destroyed almost all of his student works.