The lonely life of John Ireland (1879-1962) has always seemed more interesting than his music: orphaned young; overshadowed by his pupils, notably Britten, who apparently found his classes dull; a brief, chaste marriage to a teenager 30 years his junior; and worse still, a prolonged under-appreciation of his compositions. But the new enthusiasm for English music of this period has led to a revival of interest, as this excellent series by the young British pianist Mark Bebbington demonstrates. Collectors may welcome the world premiere recording of First Rhapsody (1906), but newcomers will find these miniatures, full of French impressionistic colour and English wistfulness, a fine starting point.