Dive into the rich and varied musical landscape of Peter Dawson: Man of Song, a captivating collection that showcases the vocal prowess of Peter Dawson alongside the compositions of John Ireland. Released in 2011 under Editions Audiovisuel Beulah, this album spans nearly two hours, offering a diverse range of musical styles and moods that will captivate any classical music enthusiast.
The album features a mix of solo vocal performances by Peter Dawson, accompanied pieces, and instrumental works, providing a comprehensive overview of John Ireland's compositional genius. From the stirring "Jerusalem" to the poignant "Miners' Dream of Home," Dawson's powerful and expressive voice brings these songs to life, highlighting the depth and range of his talent.
In addition to Dawson's vocal performances, the album includes stunning instrumental works such as the Piano Trio No. 2 in E-flat Op. 100 and the String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor (Death and the Maiden). These pieces, performed by renowned musicians, demonstrate the breadth of John Ireland's musical vision and his ability to compose for various ensembles.
Whether you're a fan of classical vocal music, chamber music, or simply appreciate beautiful melodies, Peter Dawson: Man of Song offers a rich and rewarding listening experience. The album's diverse tracklist, which includes both well-known works and hidden gems, ensures that there is something for everyone to enjoy. So, sit back, relax, and immerse yourself in the enchanting world of Peter Dawson and John Ireland.
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Tracks
Speak MusicJohn Ireland, Gustav Holst, Charles Mortimer, Arthur Sullivan, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Leo Dryden, Walter Slaughter, J.P. McCall, Oley Speaks, Christina Macpherson, Albert Arlen, Pat Thayer, Terry Gilkyson, George Gershwin, Beasley Smith, Edward Elgar, Arnold Bax, Hubert Parry, Peter Dawson, Sir John Barbirolli, George Byng, Harry Carruthers, Lawrance Collingwood, Walter Goehr, Sir Charles Mackerras, Clifford Greenwood, Frank Cordell, London Symphony Orchestra, Frank Cordell Orchestra
But Rome and All Her Legions (Caractacus)John Ireland, Gustav Holst, Charles Mortimer, Arthur Sullivan, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Leo Dryden, Walter Slaughter, J.P. McCall, Oley Speaks, Christina Macpherson, Albert Arlen, Pat Thayer, Terry Gilkyson, George Gershwin, Beasley Smith, Edward Elgar, Arnold Bax, Hubert Parry, Peter Dawson, Sir John Barbirolli, George Byng, Harry Carruthers, Lawrance Collingwood, Walter Goehr, Sir Charles Mackerras, Clifford Greenwood, Frank Cordell, London Symphony Orchestra, Frank Cordell Orchestra
Hope the HornblowerJohn Ireland, Gustav Holst, Charles Mortimer, Arthur Sullivan, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Leo Dryden, Walter Slaughter, J.P. McCall, Oley Speaks, Christina Macpherson, Albert Arlen, Pat Thayer, Terry Gilkyson, George Gershwin, Beasley Smith, Edward Elgar, Arnold Bax, Hubert Parry, Peter Dawson, Sir John Barbirolli, George Byng, Harry Carruthers, Lawrance Collingwood, Walter Goehr, Sir Charles Mackerras, Clifford Greenwood, Frank Cordell, London Symphony Orchestra, Frank Cordell Orchestra
When the Lights Go Rolling RoundJohn Ireland, Gustav Holst, Charles Mortimer, Arthur Sullivan, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Leo Dryden, Walter Slaughter, J.P. McCall, Oley Speaks, Christina Macpherson, Albert Arlen, Pat Thayer, Terry Gilkyson, George Gershwin, Beasley Smith, Edward Elgar, Arnold Bax, Hubert Parry, Peter Dawson, Sir John Barbirolli, George Byng, Harry Carruthers, Lawrance Collingwood, Walter Goehr, Sir Charles Mackerras, Clifford Greenwood, Frank Cordell, London Symphony Orchestra, Frank Cordell Orchestra
Lovely Kind and Kindly Loving, Op.16John Ireland, Gustav Holst, Charles Mortimer, Arthur Sullivan, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Leo Dryden, Walter Slaughter, J.P. McCall, Oley Speaks, Christina Macpherson, Albert Arlen, Pat Thayer, Terry Gilkyson, George Gershwin, Beasley Smith, Edward Elgar, Arnold Bax, Hubert Parry, Peter Dawson, Sir John Barbirolli, George Byng, Harry Carruthers, Lawrance Collingwood, Walter Goehr, Sir Charles Mackerras, Clifford Greenwood, Frank Cordell, London Symphony Orchestra, Frank Cordell Orchestra
Rann of ExileJohn Ireland, Gustav Holst, Charles Mortimer, Arthur Sullivan, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Leo Dryden, Walter Slaughter, J.P. McCall, Oley Speaks, Christina Macpherson, Albert Arlen, Pat Thayer, Terry Gilkyson, George Gershwin, Beasley Smith, Edward Elgar, Arnold Bax, Hubert Parry, Peter Dawson, Sir John Barbirolli, George Byng, Harry Carruthers, Lawrance Collingwood, Walter Goehr, Sir Charles Mackerras, Clifford Greenwood, Frank Cordell, London Symphony Orchestra, Frank Cordell Orchestra
Smuggler's SongJohn Ireland, Gustav Holst, Charles Mortimer, Arthur Sullivan, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Leo Dryden, Walter Slaughter, J.P. McCall, Oley Speaks, Christina Macpherson, Albert Arlen, Pat Thayer, Terry Gilkyson, George Gershwin, Beasley Smith, Edward Elgar, Arnold Bax, Hubert Parry, Peter Dawson, Sir John Barbirolli, George Byng, Harry Carruthers, Lawrance Collingwood, Walter Goehr, Sir Charles Mackerras, Clifford Greenwood, Frank Cordell, London Symphony Orchestra, Frank Cordell Orchestra
Woo Thou My Snowflake (Ivanhoe)John Ireland, Gustav Holst, Charles Mortimer, Arthur Sullivan, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Leo Dryden, Walter Slaughter, J.P. McCall, Oley Speaks, Christina Macpherson, Albert Arlen, Pat Thayer, Terry Gilkyson, George Gershwin, Beasley Smith, Edward Elgar, Arnold Bax, Hubert Parry, Peter Dawson, Sir John Barbirolli, George Byng, Harry Carruthers, Lawrance Collingwood, Walter Goehr, Sir Charles Mackerras, Clifford Greenwood, Frank Cordell, London Symphony Orchestra, Frank Cordell Orchestra
Now Your Days of Philandering Are Over (Marriage of Figaro)John Ireland, Gustav Holst, Charles Mortimer, Arthur Sullivan, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Leo Dryden, Walter Slaughter, J.P. McCall, Oley Speaks, Christina Macpherson, Albert Arlen, Pat Thayer, Terry Gilkyson, George Gershwin, Beasley Smith, Edward Elgar, Arnold Bax, Hubert Parry, Peter Dawson, Sir John Barbirolli, George Byng, Harry Carruthers, Lawrance Collingwood, Walter Goehr, Sir Charles Mackerras, Clifford Greenwood, Frank Cordell, London Symphony Orchestra, Frank Cordell Orchestra
JerusalemJohn Ireland, Gustav Holst, Charles Mortimer, Arthur Sullivan, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Leo Dryden, Walter Slaughter, J.P. McCall, Oley Speaks, Christina Macpherson, Albert Arlen, Pat Thayer, Terry Gilkyson, George Gershwin, Beasley Smith, Edward Elgar, Arnold Bax, Hubert Parry, Peter Dawson, Sir John Barbirolli, George Byng, Harry Carruthers, Lawrance Collingwood, Walter Goehr, Sir Charles Mackerras, Clifford Greenwood, Frank Cordell, London Symphony Orchestra, Frank Cordell Orchestra
Miners Dream of HomeJohn Ireland, Gustav Holst, Charles Mortimer, Arthur Sullivan, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Leo Dryden, Walter Slaughter, J.P. McCall, Oley Speaks, Christina Macpherson, Albert Arlen, Pat Thayer, Terry Gilkyson, George Gershwin, Beasley Smith, Edward Elgar, Arnold Bax, Hubert Parry, Peter Dawson, Sir John Barbirolli, George Byng, Harry Carruthers, Lawrance Collingwood, Walter Goehr, Sir Charles Mackerras, Clifford Greenwood, Frank Cordell, London Symphony Orchestra, Frank Cordell Orchestra
The Dear HomelandJohn Ireland, Gustav Holst, Charles Mortimer, Arthur Sullivan, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Leo Dryden, Walter Slaughter, J.P. McCall, Oley Speaks, Christina Macpherson, Albert Arlen, Pat Thayer, Terry Gilkyson, George Gershwin, Beasley Smith, Edward Elgar, Arnold Bax, Hubert Parry, Peter Dawson, Sir John Barbirolli, George Byng, Harry Carruthers, Lawrance Collingwood, Walter Goehr, Sir Charles Mackerras, Clifford Greenwood, Frank Cordell, London Symphony Orchestra, Frank Cordell Orchestra
Festive SongJohn Ireland, Gustav Holst, Charles Mortimer, Arthur Sullivan, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Leo Dryden, Walter Slaughter, J.P. McCall, Oley Speaks, Christina Macpherson, Albert Arlen, Pat Thayer, Terry Gilkyson, George Gershwin, Beasley Smith, Edward Elgar, Arnold Bax, Hubert Parry, Peter Dawson, Sir John Barbirolli, George Byng, Harry Carruthers, Lawrance Collingwood, Walter Goehr, Sir Charles Mackerras, Clifford Greenwood, Frank Cordell, London Symphony Orchestra, Frank Cordell Orchestra
CellsJohn Ireland, Gustav Holst, Charles Mortimer, Arthur Sullivan, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Leo Dryden, Walter Slaughter, J.P. McCall, Oley Speaks, Christina Macpherson, Albert Arlen, Pat Thayer, Terry Gilkyson, George Gershwin, Beasley Smith, Edward Elgar, Arnold Bax, Hubert Parry, Peter Dawson, Sir John Barbirolli, George Byng, Harry Carruthers, Lawrance Collingwood, Walter Goehr, Sir Charles Mackerras, Clifford Greenwood, Frank Cordell, London Symphony Orchestra, Frank Cordell Orchestra
BootsJohn Ireland, Gustav Holst, Charles Mortimer, Arthur Sullivan, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Leo Dryden, Walter Slaughter, J.P. McCall, Oley Speaks, Christina Macpherson, Albert Arlen, Pat Thayer, Terry Gilkyson, George Gershwin, Beasley Smith, Edward Elgar, Arnold Bax, Hubert Parry, Peter Dawson, Sir John Barbirolli, George Byng, Harry Carruthers, Lawrance Collingwood, Walter Goehr, Sir Charles Mackerras, Clifford Greenwood, Frank Cordell, London Symphony Orchestra, Frank Cordell Orchestra
Route Marchin'John Ireland, Gustav Holst, Charles Mortimer, Arthur Sullivan, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Leo Dryden, Walter Slaughter, J.P. McCall, Oley Speaks, Christina Macpherson, Albert Arlen, Pat Thayer, Terry Gilkyson, George Gershwin, Beasley Smith, Edward Elgar, Arnold Bax, Hubert Parry, Peter Dawson, Sir John Barbirolli, George Byng, Harry Carruthers, Lawrance Collingwood, Walter Goehr, Sir Charles Mackerras, Clifford Greenwood, Frank Cordell, London Symphony Orchestra, Frank Cordell Orchestra
Piano Trio No.2 in E flat Op.100: I. AllegroJohn Ireland, Gustav Holst, Charles Mortimer, Arthur Sullivan, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Leo Dryden, Walter Slaughter, J.P. McCall, Oley Speaks, Christina Macpherson, Albert Arlen, Pat Thayer, Terry Gilkyson, George Gershwin, Beasley Smith, Edward Elgar, Arnold Bax, Hubert Parry, Franz Schubert, Rudolf Serkin, Sir John Barbirolli, George Byng, Harry Carruthers, Lawrance Collingwood, Walter Goehr, Sir Charles Mackerras, Clifford Greenwood, Frank Cordell, London Symphony Orchestra, Frank Cordell Orchestra
Piano Trio No.2 in E flat Op.100: II. Andate con motoJohn Ireland, Gustav Holst, Charles Mortimer, Arthur Sullivan, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Leo Dryden, Walter Slaughter, J.P. McCall, Oley Speaks, Christina Macpherson, Albert Arlen, Pat Thayer, Terry Gilkyson, George Gershwin, Beasley Smith, Edward Elgar, Arnold Bax, Hubert Parry, Franz Schubert, Rudolf Serkin, Sir John Barbirolli, George Byng, Harry Carruthers, Lawrance Collingwood, Walter Goehr, Sir Charles Mackerras, Clifford Greenwood, Frank Cordell, London Symphony Orchestra, Frank Cordell Orchestra
Piano Trio No.2 in E flat Op.100: III. Scherzo (Allegro moderato - Trio)John Ireland, Gustav Holst, Charles Mortimer, Arthur Sullivan, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Leo Dryden, Walter Slaughter, J.P. McCall, Oley Speaks, Christina Macpherson, Albert Arlen, Pat Thayer, Terry Gilkyson, George Gershwin, Beasley Smith, Edward Elgar, Arnold Bax, Hubert Parry, Franz Schubert, Rudolf Serkin, Sir John Barbirolli, George Byng, Harry Carruthers, Lawrance Collingwood, Walter Goehr, Sir Charles Mackerras, Clifford Greenwood, Frank Cordell, London Symphony Orchestra, Frank Cordell Orchestra
Piano Trio No.2 in E flat Op.100: IV. Allegro moderatoJohn Ireland, Gustav Holst, Charles Mortimer, Arthur Sullivan, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Leo Dryden, Walter Slaughter, J.P. McCall, Oley Speaks, Christina Macpherson, Albert Arlen, Pat Thayer, Terry Gilkyson, George Gershwin, Beasley Smith, Edward Elgar, Arnold Bax, Hubert Parry, Franz Schubert, Rudolf Serkin, Sir John Barbirolli, George Byng, Harry Carruthers, Lawrance Collingwood, Walter Goehr, Sir Charles Mackerras, Clifford Greenwood, Frank Cordell, London Symphony Orchestra, Frank Cordell Orchestra
String Quartet No.14 in D Minor (Death and the Maiden): I. AllegroJohn Ireland, Gustav Holst, Charles Mortimer, Arthur Sullivan, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Leo Dryden, Walter Slaughter, J.P. McCall, Oley Speaks, Christina Macpherson, Albert Arlen, Pat Thayer, Terry Gilkyson, George Gershwin, Beasley Smith, Edward Elgar, Arnold Bax, Hubert Parry, Franz Schubert, Busch Quartet, Sir John Barbirolli, George Byng, Harry Carruthers, Lawrance Collingwood, Walter Goehr, Sir Charles Mackerras, Clifford Greenwood, Frank Cordell, London Symphony Orchestra, Frank Cordell Orchestra
String Quartet No.14 in D Minor (Death and the Maiden): II. Andante con MotoJohn Ireland, Gustav Holst, Charles Mortimer, Arthur Sullivan, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Leo Dryden, Walter Slaughter, J.P. McCall, Oley Speaks, Christina Macpherson, Albert Arlen, Pat Thayer, Terry Gilkyson, George Gershwin, Beasley Smith, Edward Elgar, Arnold Bax, Hubert Parry, Franz Schubert, Busch Quartet, Sir John Barbirolli, George Byng, Harry Carruthers, Lawrance Collingwood, Walter Goehr, Sir Charles Mackerras, Clifford Greenwood, Frank Cordell, London Symphony Orchestra, Frank Cordell Orchestra
String Quartet No.14 in D Minor (Death and the Maiden): III. Scherzo (Allegro molto)John Ireland, Gustav Holst, Charles Mortimer, Arthur Sullivan, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Leo Dryden, Walter Slaughter, J.P. McCall, Oley Speaks, Christina Macpherson, Albert Arlen, Pat Thayer, Terry Gilkyson, George Gershwin, Beasley Smith, Edward Elgar, Arnold Bax, Hubert Parry, Franz Schubert, Busch Quartet, Sir John Barbirolli, George Byng, Harry Carruthers, Lawrance Collingwood, Walter Goehr, Sir Charles Mackerras, Clifford Greenwood, Frank Cordell, London Symphony Orchestra, Frank Cordell Orchestra
String Quartet No.14 in D Minor (Death and the Maiden): IV. PrestoJohn Ireland, Gustav Holst, Charles Mortimer, Arthur Sullivan, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Leo Dryden, Walter Slaughter, J.P. McCall, Oley Speaks, Christina Macpherson, Albert Arlen, Pat Thayer, Terry Gilkyson, George Gershwin, Beasley Smith, Edward Elgar, Arnold Bax, Hubert Parry, Franz Schubert, Busch Quartet, Sir John Barbirolli, George Byng, Harry Carruthers, Lawrance Collingwood, Walter Goehr, Sir Charles Mackerras, Clifford Greenwood, Frank Cordell, London Symphony Orchestra, Frank Cordell Orchestra
John Ireland was a versatile and accomplished Canadian-American actor, known for his memorable roles in a variety of genres. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, and raised in New York City, Ireland's career spanned several decades, with notable performances in Westerns, film noir, and Italian cinema. He is perhaps best known for his supporting roles in classic films like "My Darling Clementine," "Red River," and "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral." Ireland's breakthrough role came in "All the King's Men," for which he was nominated for an Academy Award, making him the first British Columbia-born actor to receive an Oscar nomination. In addition to his acting career, Ireland also ventured into film directing and co-produced the documentary "Hannah Lee: An American Primitive." His contributions to cinema earned him a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, cementing his legacy as a significant figure in film history.