Delius Edition-sir Charles Mackerras
Label: DECCA Catalog: 4783078 Format: CD Various ArtistsDelius: Brigg Fair In a Summer Garden The Walk to the Paradise Garden North Country Sketches Appalachia (Variations on an old slave song) ed. Beecham A Song of the High Hills ed. Beecham Over the hills and far away Sea Drift Florida Suite Violin Concerto ed. Beecham Aquarelles (2) arr. Fenby Pieces (2) for Small Orchestra ed. Beecham Fennimore and Gerda: Intermezzo Irmelin Prelude ed. Beecham Dance Rhapsody No. 2 ed. Beecham Dance Rhapsody No. 1 ed. Beecham Cello Sonata Pieces (2) for Small Orchestra String Quartet (1916) Part-Songs (4) Hassan: Intermezzo & Serenade A Song before sunrise Air and Dance Koanga: La Calinda Caprice and Elegy for Cello & Piano Piano Concerto in C minor Paris - Song of a Great City Historic bonus track A Village Romeo and Juliet Marking the 150th Anniversary of Delius’ birth date in 1862, Decca Classics releases the ‘Delius Edition’ - the most comprehensive Collection of Delius’ music ever put together on 8CD and featuring noted Delius conductor Sir Charles Mackerras. Containing all of Delius’s major work, this cap-box set combines the major orchestra & choral works of Brigg Fair, Sea Drift, In a Summer Garden, Florida Suite, The Walk to the Paradise Garden, Piano Concerto, Violin Concerto & Paris: Song of a Great City along with the major chamber music, such as the Cello Sonata, String Quartet and 4 Part Songs. The set culminates in Delius’s masterpiece, his opera, A Village Romeo and Juliet. Featuring a cast of great artists and performers, including Thomas Hampson, Julian Lloyd Webber, the Fitzwilliam Quartet, the London Symphony Orchestra, the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner & Sir Charles Mackerras. Price: $59.98 |