Ireland, John > All Classical > Songs (3) to poems by Thomas Hardy

Evening Song: Delius & Ireland / Julian Lloyd Webber, Jiaxin Cheng, John Lenehan

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-02-28

Works: Frederick Delius: Hassan; Maud; Danish Songs; English Songs; Over the Mountains High, song for voice & piano, RT v/2; Songs for Children; Songs from the Norwegian; Songs; John Ireland: Spring Sorrow,...
Performers: Cheng, Jiaxin; Lenehan, John [Piano]; Lloyd Webber, Julian

Frederick Delius's beautiful songs show his extraordinary gift for melody. John Ireland admired Delius enormously and his songs are inspired by a wide variety of...continue...
Recording information: Wyastone Leys, Monmouthshire, Wales (09/06/2011-09/08/2011)....continue...

My True Love Hath My Heart - English Songs, Howells, Britten Ireland, et al. / Sarah Connolly, ms

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2011-10-25

Works: Benjamin Britten: Folksongs (7), Volume 3; How sweet the answer, folksong for voice & piano (Folk Songs, Vol. 4); Corpus Christi Carol, for voice or unison chorus & organ; Early one morning, for voic...
Performers: Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)]; Martineau, Malcolm

Connolly received excellent reviews for her recital performance of 'English Songs' on April 11, 2011 at Alice Tully Hall, NYC. The NY Times wrote: 'Ms...continue...
Recording information: All Saints' Church, East Finchley, London (02/01/2011-02/02/2011)....continue...

Her Song - Orchestral Songs and Arias / Susan Gritton, Martyn Brabbins, BBC Concert Orchestra

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2009-09-08

Works: Edward Elgar: The Torch, Op. 60, no 1; The Wind at Dawn; Pleading, Op. 48; Like to the Damask Rose; The Shepherd's Song, Op. 16, no 1; Song Cycle, Op. 59; Grania and Diarmid, Op. 42; The Kingdom, ora...
Performers: Fleming, Cynthia; Gritton, Susan
Conductors: Brabbins, Martyn
Ensemble: BBC Concert Orchestra

Susan Gritton's solo recital with the BBC Concert Orchestra and Martyn Brabbins is focused on orchestral songs by Elgar and John Ireland. This enchanting and...continue...

The Exquisite Hour - Brahms, etc / Connolly, Asti

1 CD / Signum UK / 2006-03-02

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Arianna a Naxos ("Teseo mio ben"), cantata for soprano & keyboard, H. 26b/2; Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 106; German folk songs (49) for voice & piano, WoO 3...
Performers: Asti, Eugene; Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)]

Following Sarah Connolly's series of title roles at English National Opera, Glyndebourne and New York's Metropolitan Opera in 2005, this live recital was recorded at...continue...