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Essential Delius: 150th Anniversary

Robert Tear (tenor), John Shirley-Quirk (baritone)

London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Hallé Orchestra, Northern Sinfonia of England, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra,...

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Contents

Delius: On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring

Work length5:49
$1.30
$1.70
  • London Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Vernon Handley
  • Recorded: 1979-10-31
  • Recording Venue: 10 & 11 October 1977, Henry Wood Hall, Southwark

Delius: Summer night on the river

Work length6:31
$1.30
$1.70
  • London Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Vernon Handley
  • Recorded: 1977-10-31
  • Recording Venue: 10 & 11 October 1977, Henry Wood Hall, Southwark

Delius: The Walk to the Paradise Garden

Work length9:48
$1.30
$1.70
  • London Symphony Orchestra
  • Sir John Barbirolli
  • Recorded: 1965-08-24
  • Recording Venue: 24 August 1965. Kingsway Hall, London

Delius: A Song Before Sunrise

Work length6:11
$1.30
$1.70
  • Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Sir Malcolm Sargent
  • Recorded: 1965-03-02
  • Recording Venue: 2 March 1965, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Delius: Koanga: La Calinda

Work length4:33
$1.30
$1.70
  • Hallé Orchestra
  • Sir John Barbirolli
  • Recorded: 1964-08-08
  • Recording Venue: 6-8 August 1968. No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Delius: Sleigh Ride

Work length5:34
$1.30
$1.70
  • Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Sir Thomas Beecham
  • Recorded: 1956-11-07
  • Recording Venue: 5,7 November 1956/No.1 studio, Abbey Road

Delius: Fennimore and Gerda: Intermezzo

Work length4:58
$1.30
$1.70
  • London Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Vernon Handley
  • Recorded: 1977-10-31
  • Recording Venue: 10 & 11 October 1977, Henry Wood Hall, Southwark

Delius: Irmelin Prelude

Work length5:45
$1.30
$1.70
  • London Symphony Orchestra
  • Sir John Barbirolli
  • Recorded: 1966-07-14
  • Recording Venue: 14 July 1966. Kingsway Hall, London

Delius: Summer Evening

Work length6:29
$1.30
$1.70
  • Northern Sinfonia
  • Richard Hickox
  • Recorded: 1985-09-19
  • Recording Venue: 18 & 19 September 1985: Church of St James and St Basil, Newcastle upon Tyne

Delius: Paris - Song of a Great City

Work length21:53
Album only
Album only
  • Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Sir Charles Mackerras
  • Recorded: 1991-07-31
  • Recording Venue: 1-3 June [not July] 1991, Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool

Delius: In a Summer Garden

Work length14:17
Album only
Album only
  • Hallé Orchestra
  • Vernon Handley
  • Recorded: 1981-09-30
  • Recording Venue: 8 & 9 September 1981, Free Trade Hall, Manchester

Delius: Hassan: Interludes between Scenes 1 and 2

Work length2:21
$1.30
$1.70
  • Robert Tear/Sir John Barbirolli
  • Hallé Orchestra
  • Sir John Barbirolli
  • Recorded: 1994-01-01
  • Recording Venue: 6-8 August 1968, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Delius: A Song of Summer

Work length11:12
Album only
Album only
  • London Symphony Orchestra
  • Sir John Barbirolli
  • Recorded: 1966-07-14
  • Recording Venue: 14 July 1966. Kingsway Hall, London

Delius: To be sung of a summer night on the water

Work length4:17
$2.60
$3.40
  • Robert Tear (tenor)
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Philip Ledger
  • Recorded: 1975-04-20
  • Recording Venue: 19 & 20 April 1975, Guildhall, Cambridge

I. Slow, but not dragging

Track length2:10
$1.30
$1.70

II. Gaily, but not quick

Track length2:07
$1.30
$1.70

Delius: Late Swallows

Work length10:49
Album only
Album only
  • Hallé Orchestra
  • Sir John Barbirolli
  • Recorded: 1994-01-01
  • Recording Venue: 6-8 August 1968, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Delius: Dance Rhapsody No. 2

Work length7:47
$1.30
$1.70
  • Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Sir Thomas Beecham
  • Recorded: 1956-11-07
  • Recording Venue: 5,7 Nov 1956/No.1 studio, Abbey Road

Delius: Cynara

Work length9:33
$1.30
$1.70
  • John Shirley-Quirk (baritone)
  • Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Sir Charles Groves
  • Recorded: 1968-06-27
  • Recording Venue: 27 June 1968 / Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool

Delius: Brigg Fair

Work length16:02
Album only
Album only
  • Brendan O'Brien (leader), Brendan O'Brien (orchestra leader)
  • Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
  • Richard Hickox
  • Recorded: 1989-05-08
  • Recording Venue: 7 & 8 May 1989, Wessex Hall, Poole Arts Centre