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IRELAND, J.: Piano Concerto / Legend / Rhapsody / A Sea Idyll (Lenehan, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Wilson)
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IRELAND, J.: Piano Concerto / Legend / Rhapsody / A Sea Idyll (Lenehan, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Wilson)
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John Ireland’s radiant Piano Concerto was written for his protégée Helen Perkin, and is infused with her sense of vitality. The result is a brilliant work of high spirits and expressive longing. Perkin also premièred Legend, a dark, brooding evocation of the ancient landscape of Harrow Hill on the Sussex Downs. Of the solo piano works, the First Rhapsody is earlier, virtuosic, and in the Lisztian tradition, whereas Indian Summer is a rural postcard of beguiling simplicity. John Lenehan has recorded three volumes of Ireland’s solo piano music (8.553700, 8.553889 and 8.570461) to universal admiration: ‘Lenehan offers a uniquely vital and dramatic reading of the sonata.’ (MusicWeb International on Vol. 3)
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Ireland, John

Piano Concerto in E-Flat Major
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I. In tempo moderato
00:09:09
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II. Lento espressivo
00:07:36
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III. Allegretto giocoso
00:08:05
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Legend

First Rhapsody in F-Sharp Minor
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First Rhapsody in F - Sharp Minor
00:12:07
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Pastoral

Indian Summer
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Indian Summer
00:02:17
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A Sea Idyll
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I. Poco andante
00:04:09
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II. Allegro appassionato
00:04:41
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3 Dances
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No. 1. Gypsy Dance
00:01:59
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No. 2. Country Dance
00:03:27
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No. 3. Reapers' Dance
00:01:52
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Total Playing Time:
01:17:00
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