John Ireland

The reminiscent piano works of John Ireland are brought together in their entirety in this five-volume set. These authoritative editions arrange all of Ireland's solo piano compositions in chronological order with corrections on previous editions made by Alan Rowlands and Eric Parkin.

The reminiscent piano works of John Ireland are brought together in their entirety in this five-volume set. These authoritative editions arrange all of Ireland's solo piano compositions in chronological order with corrections on previous editions made by Alan Rowlands and Eric Parkin.

The reminiscent piano works of John Ireland are brought together in their entirety in this five-volume set. These authoritative editions arrange all of Ireland's solo piano compositions in chronological order with corrections on previous editions made by Alan Rowlands and Eric Parkin.

Composer John Ireland had a particular love for the Sussex Downs where he lived much of his life in a converted windmill. The Downland Suite reflects his appreciation of that landscape and is among the most loved of his manyworks. Originally composed for Brass Band in four movements the two favourite elements of the Downland Suite are here extracted and arranged for Piano. The Elegy and Menuet has also been arranged for String Orchestra and isplayed frequently. The Elegy is reminiscent of Elgar and has an ineffable Englishness about it. The Menuet has been described as ‘bucolic’. Both are within the reach of intermediate pianists in this arrangement.