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FREDERICK DELIUS: 11 FAVOURITES
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FREDERICK DELIUS: 11 FAVOURITES

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$11.01

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Composer
FREDERICK DELIUS
Artist
SIR THOMAS BEECHAM / ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Format
CD
Label
ALTO
Released
Oct 12, 2018
Catalog #
AOTL1374.2
UPC
5055354413742

About

Contains Delius' most essential statements. Summer Night on the River, On Hearing the First Cuckoo, Brigg Fair and the Irmelin Prelude are simply magical in their effect, and Beecham's interpretations arise out of the depths of the music itself... passages such as the introduction to Brigg Fair, seem to be outside time, one yet again wonders at the poetic rightness of every nuance, the delicately exact textural balance. His identification with the composer is so complete that one is not sure whom to credit for some features... This (collection) must surely be recognised as a gem. Sleigh Ride and the Marche Caprice are entertaining enough, but all the rest are wonderful Delius - and conducted by someone who has remained the one and only Delius interpreter. Each performance is superb. (Gramophone)

Tracklist 11 tracks

  1. 1 A Song Before Sunrise 05:58
    Track
    1
    Title
    A Song Before Sunrise
    Duration
    05:58
    Composer
    Frederick Delius
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Thomas Beecham
  2. 2 2 Pieces for Small Orchestra: No. 1. On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring 06:51
    Track
    2
    Title
    2 Pieces for Small Orchestra: No. 1. On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
    Duration
    06:51
    Composer
    Frederick Delius
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Thomas Beecham
  3. 3 Florida Suite: I. Dance 04:36
    Track
    3
    Title
    Florida Suite: I. Dance
    Duration
    04:36
    Composer
    Frederick Delius
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Thomas Beecham
  4. 4 Hassan, Act I: Intermezzo and Serenade (arr. T. Beecham for violin, harp and orchestra) 03:56
    Track
    4
    Title
    Hassan, Act I: Intermezzo and Serenade (arr. T. Beecham for violin, harp and orchestra)
    Duration
    03:56
    Composer
    Frederick Delius
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Thomas Beecham
  5. 5 Brigg Fair: An English Rhapsody 15:31
    Track
    5
    Title
    Brigg Fair: An English Rhapsody
    Duration
    15:31
    Composer
    Frederick Delius
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Thomas Beecham
  6. 6 Irmelin: Prelude 04:26
    Track
    6
    Title
    Irmelin: Prelude
    Duration
    04:26
    Composer
    Frederick Delius
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Thomas Beecham
  7. 7 Marche caprice 03:46
    Track
    7
    Title
    Marche caprice
    Duration
    03:46
    Composer
    Frederick Delius
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Thomas Beecham
  8. 8 Fennimore and Gerda: Intermezzo 05:02
    Track
    8
    Title
    Fennimore and Gerda: Intermezzo
    Duration
    05:02
    Composer
    Frederick Delius
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Thomas Beecham
  9. 9 Over the Hills and Far Away 12:41
    Track
    9
    Title
    Over the Hills and Far Away
    Duration
    12:41
    Composer
    Frederick Delius
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Thomas Beecham
  10. 10 No. 2. Winter Night (Sleigh Ride) 05:20
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 2. Winter Night (Sleigh Ride)
    Duration
    05:20
    Composer
    Frederick Delius
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Thomas Beecham
  11. 11 No. 1. Summer Evening 06:12
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 1. Summer Evening
    Duration
    06:12
    Composer
    Frederick Delius
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Thomas Beecham