Various Composers - Celtic Nocturne (Barry Douglas)

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1. John Field - Nocturne No. 5 in B Flat Major, H 37
2. Traditional - The Wild Colonial Boy
3. Traditional - The Snowy-breasted Pearl
4. Traditional - The Harp that Once through Tara’s Halls
5. Barry Douglas - Bataille des Celts
6. Traditional - Madam Cole
7. Traditional - Young McDonough
8. Traditional - The Summer Is Coming
9. Traditional - Cockles and Mussels
10. Traditional - The Mountains of Mourne
11. Traditional - The Town I Loved So Well
12. Traditional - Skibbereen
13. Traditional - The Flower of Sweet Strabane
14. John Field - Nocturne No. 1 in E Flat Major, H 24
15. Barry Douglas - Song of the Sea
16. John Field - Nocturne No. 11 in E Flat Major, H 56
17. Traditional - Welsh Lullaby
18. John Field - Nocturne No. 10 in E Minor, H 46
19. John Field - Nocturne No. 9 in E Flat Major, H 30
20. Barry Douglas - Celtic Waltz
21. Traditional - The Rose of Tralee
22. Traditional - The Bard of Armagh

Barry Douglas, piano

Date: 2026

Label: Chandos

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Barry Douglas is an Irish pianist and conductor who rose to international prominence after winning the Gold Medal at the 1986 Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition. Since then, he has built a major global career as a soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician, performing with many of the world’s leading orchestras. Deeply connected to his Irish heritage, Douglas serves as Artistic Director of Camerata Ireland and the Clandeboye Festival. His album Celtic Nocturne blends works by John Field, traditional Irish melodies, and his own compositions, highlighting a lyrical, song-like quality rooted in Irish musical tradition and reflecting his expressive, melodic style.

Barry Douglas is a Belfast-born classical pianist and conductor with an extensive international career spanning solo, orchestral, and chamber music performance. He gained worldwide recognition after winning the Gold Medal at the 1986 Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition and has since performed with major orchestras including the London Symphony Orchestra, Warsaw Philharmonic, Orchestre National de France, and Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra. He is also noted for championing contemporary music, premiering works such as Kevin Volans’ Piano Concerto No. 4 and performing the European premiere of Krzysztof Penderecki’s Piano Concerto. Douglas founded Camerata Ireland in 1999 to foster musical excellence and cross-community collaboration, while maintaining an active recording career with Chandos, including acclaimed cycles of Brahms, Schubert, Tchaikovsky, and Liszt. He was appointed CBE for services to music and cultural relations.