John Ireland
Born: 13th August 1879, Bowdon, Greater Manchester
Died: 12th June 1962, Washington, West Sussex
Nationality: English
John Nicholson Ireland was an English composer and teacher of music. The majority of his output consists of piano miniatures and of songs with piano. His best-known works include the short instrumental or orchestral work "The Holy Boy", a setting of the poem "Sea-Fever" by John Masefield, a formerly much-played Piano Concerto, the hymn tune Love Unknown and the choral motet "Greater Love Hath No Man".
Read more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ireland_(composer)
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Further Reading: Ireland
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Britten, Walton and more from Sinfonia of London and John Wilson
30th Oct 2026
Britten's Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings (with soloists Laurence Kilsby and Christopher Parkes) gets a new library-choice recording, whilst pathos and precision abound in Walton's Sonata for String Orchestra.
Popular Genres: Ireland
Orchestral
Chamber
Instrumental
Vocal
Choral
Popular Works: Ireland
- A Downland Suite (20)
- A Sea Idyll (8)
- April (9)
- Ballade of London Nights (10)
- Capriccio (9)
- Cavatina (9)
- Cello Sonata (15)
- Columbine (11)
- Concertino Pastorale (9)
- Decorations (11)
- Elegiac Romance (11)
- Epic March (10)
- Ex ore innocentium (It is a Thing Most Wonderful) (24)
- Fantasy Sonata (17)
- Greater Love Hath No Man (60)
- I Have Twelve Oxen (11)
- Legend (8)
- London Overture (11)
- London Pieces (8)
- My song is love unknown (16)
- Phantasie Trio in A minor (10)
- Piano Concerto in E flat major (14)
- Sarnia (12)
- Sea Fever (32)
- Soliloquy (8)
- Spring Will Not Wait (8)
- Summer Evening (8)
- The Almond Trees (11)
- The Bells of San Marie (8)
- The Darkened Valley (8)
- The Forgotten Rite (9)
- The Hills (10)
- The Holy Boy (69)
- The Towing Path (8)
- The Trellis (9)
- The Vagabond (11)
- Three Pastels (8)
- Violin Sonata No. 1 in D minor (11)
- Violin Sonata No. 2 in A minor (14)
- We'll To The Woods No More (8)
Recent Best Sellers: Ireland
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New. Britten, Goossens, Ireland & Walton: Music for Strings
Laurence Kilsby (tenor), Christopher Parkes (horn), Sinfonia of London, John Wilson
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Presto Recording of the Week, 30th October 2026
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2026, Editor's Choice
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Record Review, 31st October 2026, Record of the Week
SACD: Original price $20.25 Reduced $18.42Download from $10.00 -
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Special offer. Finzi, Bax & Ireland: Choral Music
Daniel Cook (organ), Sebastian Braw-Smith (treble), Julian Stocker (tenor), Julian Empett (bass), Jeremy Suppey (treble), Simon Ponsford (countertenor), Daniel Livermore (treble), Jonathan Brown (bass) Westminster Abbey Choir, James O'Donnell
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2017, Choral & Song Choice
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A Lionel Tertis Celebration
Timothy Ridout (viola), Frank Dupree (piano), James Baillieu (piano)
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Presto Recording of the Week, 26th January 2024
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2024, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2024, Recording of the Month
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Gramophone Awards, 2024 Shortlist, Finalist - Chamber
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2024
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Special offer. The Romantic Piano Concerto (1991 - 2007 Edition)
Featuring pianists including Stephen Hough, Seta Tanyel, Piers Lane, Nikolai Demidenko, Martin Roscoe, Howard Shelley, Peter Donohoe, Marc-André Hamelin and Steven Osborne
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2026, Editor's Choice
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New Releases: Ireland
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New. The Complete Recordings on Warner Classics
Daniel Adni (piano)
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New. Britten, Goossens, Ireland & Walton: Music for Strings
Laurence Kilsby (tenor), Christopher Parkes (horn), Sinfonia of London, John Wilson
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Presto Recording of the Week, 30th October 2026
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2026, Editor's Choice
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Record Review, 31st October 2026, Record of the Week
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New. Beyond the Manger
Huw Williams (organ), The Choir of Bath Abbey, Ruth Williams, Amy Randall, Graham Neal, Asher Randall, Nia Evans, Alice Osborne, Alastair Comery, Jeffrey Howard, Isla Byrne, Shannon Williams, Ella Barker, Jeremy Little, Phil Draisey, Mike Entwisle, Orla Reddin
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New. Ever Changing Skies
Recordare, Harry Bradford
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