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)
1 The Cloths of Heaven 05:14
Byrne, Anthony (piano)
2 Like Ghosts from an Enchanter Fleeing 02:13
Byrne, Anthony (piano)
3 Jim Singing 02:21
Byrne, Anthony (piano)
Byrne, Anthony (piano)
4 And Wake the Purple Year 07:01
Byrne, Anthony (piano)
Byrne, Anthony (piano)
5 Floating Gently 02:34
Byrne, Anthony (piano)
6 Dreamily 02:28
Byrne, Anthony (piano)
7 Gently Rocking 02:10
Byrne, Anthony (piano)
Byrne, Anthony (piano)
8 The Silver Apples of the Moon, The Golden Apples of the Sun 04:59
Byrne, Anthony (piano)
Byrne, Anthony (piano)
9 Winter Music 10:35
Byrne, Anthony (piano)
Byrne, Anthony (piano)
10 An Island of Beasts like Horses 03:18
Byrne, Anthony (piano)
11 An Island of Black Mourners 05:57
Byrne, Anthony (piano)
12 An Island of Black and White 03:42
Byrne, Anthony (piano)
13 An Island whose People Shout "It is They" 05:38
Byrne, Anthony (piano)

Total Playing Time: 58:10