Ireland - The Almond Trees

Eric Parkin's… is completely inside Ireland's idiom, well understanding the darker emotional complexities and yearnings that may underlie a seemingly casual phrase or carefree melodic line. — BBC Music Magazine, October 2008, 5 out of 5 stars More…

His powers of subtle characterisation and sensitive range of touch are shown in his extremely sensitive portrayal of 'Feburary's Child'...I continue to feel that Bebbington is providing us with... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2010, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Comparative listening to the meaty Sonata that Ireland wrote between 1918 and 1920 (the one work common to all three releases) finds both Rowlands and Bebbington allowing themselves rather greater... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Here is most of the music that lies at the heart of John Ireland's achievement. Unmistakably English yet aware of the wider world, his work is rooted in tradition but conscious of change. Superbly... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2006, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Captured in perfectly acceptable mono sound, Rowland's memorably intimate performances betoken a very special empathy for this repertoire. — Gramophone Magazine, October 2008 More…