John Ireland - Downland Suite

[@ianmills5237]

I found this today after reading a book about B.Britten. Simply stunning.

[@MrNicholas56]

Discovery can happen at any age of life and enlightenment too. I have heard this music before and felt an association with it, as it struck chords within me about how I felt at various times in my life, when I have relied upon music to keep my life floating enough to go on. Wether that is a cure for melacholy or something I don't know, but I stumbled upon this name today and this same Elergy, and can now put name and more to such a lovely and meaningfull piece of music. Thank you this all.

[@alejandroherreradelaparra3977]

Wise words

[@Gerhold102]

I've never considered myself English. My father was German and that part of Germany where he was born is, in its way, beautiful. So, very early on in my experience of listening to music of the classical kind I was surprised by the emotional response I felt to the music, of all people, Percy Grainger. It sounded so English to me - it evoked a feeling of a mysterious, mythical, pastoral, idyllic England - a land that didn't exist except in my emotional or may be spiritual being. Vaughan-Williams, Butterworth and this piece by Ireland all evoke, to greater or lesser extents this feeling. Rachmaninov and Bach trigger different responses, as does Ravel. Music goes straight to the heart of ones soul - bypassing any blocks or filters that stop other prompts.

[@mikeclifford2006]

I've been searching for this for days, I remembered it had Dilly Dilly in it and then I discovered the Lavender Blue connection. But at last I have discovered the version I was after. Here it is placed in the middle of this wonderful suite, this wonderful English snsemble music. The landscape pours through my consciousness. It makes me happy.

[@peterfeehan7087]

I found the Elegy most moving. Thank you for posting

[@stephenagger5565]

I love sitting up Chanctonbury ring playing this threw my head phones laying back and unwinding on a nice summers evening its so fitting considering he only lived in washinghton at the foot of Chanctonbury. I can see how he got his inspration

[@daviddavenport9350]

You all do know that Ireland wrote that amazingly poignant hymn 'My Song is Love Unknown"....our church uses it for Pentecost every year, also that wonderful but less well known Carol for Christmas "The Holy Boy"..........

[@John_Fugazzi]

Garforth's rendition of this music has always been my favorite since I got it on that early Chandos CD. Thank you for making it available here.

[@diogenesagogo]

Where have I heard the Minuet before? It's soooo sweet, so pretty.

[@malcolmc6462]

The minuet was played as background music to Gardeners World on BBC2 in the UK many years ago (possibly when Geoff Hamiiton presented the programme).

[@robertgrace7343]

It was also used as the theme to BBC TV's Persuasion of 1971 - it has taken me till this year to discover the whole piece.

[@alanculbert5146]

Absolutely! I remember that. A delightful piece of music. And Geoff Hamilton, what a nice man​@@malcolmc6462

[@suecope1923]

Have heard this beautiful piece often on the radio.....very Pride and Prejudice.........first time I have sourced it on You Tube. Now I discover it is part of a wider piece.🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤

[@timfox6462]

For whatever reason, this reminds me of William Lloyd-Webber’s “Serenade for Strings”, an equally lovely piece.

[@levimeitzen5114]

11:57 (book mark for excerpt 3)

[@grantmaiorana9741]

Does anyone else hear Nimrod in the Elegy and Bach 6th cello suite in the minuet?

[@ViolaObsessed]

11:30 All-State Viola Excerpt