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Delius: On Hearing The First Cuckoo In Spring, Etc

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Composer
DELIUS
Artist
David, Lloyd-Jones
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Mar 01, 2004
Catalog #
8557143
UPC
747313214327

About

This is an excellent Delius collection, as interesting for the repertoire as for the high quality of the performances. There are some real novelties here, including the American Rhapsody (later to become Appalachia in its expanded version) and the first recordings of Three Small Tone Poems, only one of which--Summer Evening--is at all well known. Sleigh Ride appears under its original title, Winter Night, as the centerpiece of the triptych, while Spring Morning wasn't even published until the late 1980s. So what we wind up with is three quarters of a Delian Four Seasons, with Spring Morning a wholly characteristic essay in the composer's early "Grieg meets Debussy" style.


As for the remaining items, The Walk to the Paradise Garden receives a beautifully flowing, ecstatic reading from Lloyd-Jones, while Two Pieces for Small Orchestra ("On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring" and "Summer Night on the River") benefit from fine wind playing and tempos that never let the music meander excessively. A Song before Sunrise and Delius' last completed (with Eric Fenby's help) orchestral work, Fantastic Dance, complete this well-planned, career-spanning collection. Naxos' sonics rank with the finest work on the label, as is usually the case with its Glasgow recordings. Strongly recommended both for the novelties as well as for the more popular items.
--David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com

Tracklist 10 tracks

  1. 1 Marche Caprice 04:08
    Track
    1
    Title
    Marche Caprice
    Duration
    04:08
    Composer
    Frederick Delius
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    David Lloyd-Jones
  2. 2 No. 1. Summer Evening 06:17
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 1. Summer Evening
    Duration
    06:17
    Composer
    Frederick Delius
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    David Lloyd-Jones
  3. 3 No. 2. Winter Night, "Sleigh Ride" 05:42
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 2. Winter Night, "Sleigh Ride"
    Duration
    05:42
    Composer
    Frederick Delius
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    David Lloyd-Jones
  4. 4 No. 3. Spring Morning 07:24
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 3. Spring Morning
    Duration
    07:24
    Composer
    Frederick Delius
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    David Lloyd-Jones
  5. 5 American Rhapsody 09:29
    Track
    5
    Title
    American Rhapsody
    Duration
    09:29
    Composer
    Frederick Delius
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    David Lloyd-Jones
  6. 6 A Village Romeo and Juliet: The Walk to the Paradise Garden 09:11
    Track
    6
    Title
    A Village Romeo and Juliet: The Walk to the Paradise Garden
    Duration
    09:11
    Composer
    Frederick Delius
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    David Lloyd-Jones
  7. 7 No. 1. On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring 05:53
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 1. On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
    Duration
    05:53
    Composer
    Frederick Delius
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    David Lloyd-Jones
  8. 8 No. 2. Summer Night on the River 06:19
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 2. Summer Night on the River
    Duration
    06:19
    Composer
    Frederick Delius
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    David Lloyd-Jones
  9. 9 A Song before Sunrise 05:25
    Track
    9
    Title
    A Song before Sunrise
    Duration
    05:25
    Composer
    Frederick Delius
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    David Lloyd-Jones
  10. 10 Fantastic Dance 03:49
    Track
    10
    Title
    Fantastic Dance
    Duration
    03:49
    Composer
    Frederick Delius
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    David Lloyd-Jones