CMYK NAXOS NAXOS ’s beautiful songs show his extraordinary gift for melody. admired Delius enormously and his songs are inspired by a wide variety of literature, including his hugely popular setting of John Masefield’s Sea Fever. Renowned cellist Julian Lloyd Webber celebrates both composers’ remarkable melodic gifts in these sensitive arrangements, and pianist John

DELIUS • IRELAND : Lenehan has received great acclaim for his Naxos recordings of Ireland’s complete piano music. DDD DELIUS • IRELAND : 8.572902

EVENING SONGS Playing Time Delius and Ireland songs arranged for and piano 63:28

by Julian Lloyd Webber 7 1 Frederick Delius (1862-1934): ! Delius: Through Long, Long Years 4:14 71 29027 47313 Sunset 2:37 @ Ireland: Baby 2:10 2 John Ireland (1879-1962): # Ireland: The Three Ravens 4:19 Spring Sorrow 3:52 3 Delius: Birds in the $ Delius: Little Birdie 1:43 High Hall Garden* 6:28 % Ireland: Hope 1:34 Evening Songs Evening Songs 4 Ireland: Evening Song* 2:52 ^ Ireland: Ladslove 2:39 7 5 Delius: In the Seraglio Garden 3:13 & Delius: Slumber Song 2:39

6 Delius: Love’s Philosophy 3:24 www.naxos.com Made in Germany Booklet notes in English ൿ * Ireland: Summer Schemes 2:22 7 Ireland: Sea Fever 3:08 &

8 Delius: Over the Mountains High 2:23 ( Delius: With Your Blue Eyes 1:41 Ꭿ

9 Ireland: The Holy Boy 2:59 ) Ireland: Her Song 3:15 2012 Naxos Rights International Ltd. 0 Delius: Serenade from Hassan 4:17 ¡ Ireland: In Summer Woods* 1:39 *WORLD PREMIÈRE RECORDINGS Julian Lloyd Webber, Cello , Cello 4 ¡ • John Lenehan, Piano

A detailed track list can be found inside the booklet 8.572902 Recorded at Wyastone Leys, Monmouthshire, UK, from 6th to 8th September, 2011 8.572902 Producers: Julian Lloyd Webber and Erdo Groot • Engineer and editor: Erdo Groot Booklet notes: Lyndon Jenkins, Bruce Phillips and Julian Lloyd Webber Cover photo: www.smileorfrown.co.uk