Composer(s): Buckley, John
Artist(s): Byrne, Anthony
Label: Marco Polo
Genre: Instrumental
Period: Contemporary
Catalogue No: 8.223784
Barcode: 0730099378420
Distribution Note(s):
Currently not available on CD.
Release Date: 11/1999

BUCKLEY: 3 Preludes / Winter Music / Oileain

John Buckley studied composition with James Wilson at the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin and subsequently with the Welsh composer Alun Hoddinott in Cardiff. His piano music is inspired by poets such as Yeats and Shelley, together with the countryside and legends of his native Ireland.

Tracklist

Buckley, John
Byrne, Anthony (piano)
1The Cloths of Heaven05:14
Byrne, Anthony (piano)
2Like Ghosts from an Enchanter Fleeing02:13
Byrne, Anthony (piano)
3Jim Singing02:21
Byrne, Anthony (piano)
Byrne, Anthony (piano)
4And Wake the Purple Year07:01
Byrne, Anthony (piano)
Byrne, Anthony (piano)
5Floating Gently02:34
Byrne, Anthony (piano)
6Dreamily02:28
Byrne, Anthony (piano)
7Gently Rocking02:10
Byrne, Anthony (piano)
Byrne, Anthony (piano)
8The Silver Apples of the Moon, The Golden Apples of the Sun04:59
Byrne, Anthony (piano)
Byrne, Anthony (piano)
9Winter Music10:35
Byrne, Anthony (piano)
Byrne, Anthony (piano)
10An Island of Beasts like Horses03:18
Byrne, Anthony (piano)
11An Island of Black Mourners05:57
Byrne, Anthony (piano)
12An Island of Black and White03:42
Byrne, Anthony (piano)
13An Island whose People Shout "It is They"05:38
Byrne, Anthony (piano)

Total Playing Time: 58:10