Delius: 150th Anniversary Box

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Label: EMI
Catalog: 5099908417527
Format: CD

Sleigh Ride Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham Marche Caprice ed. & arr. Beecham Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham Over the hills and far away ed. Beecham Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham Dance Rhapsody No. 2 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham Dance Rhapsody No. 1 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham On the mountains Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham The Walk to the Paradise Garden London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli A Song of Summer London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli Irmelin Prelude London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli Late Swallows Hallé Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli Appalachia (Variations on an old slave song) (includes rehearsal footage) Ambrosian Singers, Hallé Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli Paris - Song of a Great City Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras In a Summer Garden Hallé Orchestra, Vernon Handley Two Pieces For Small Orchestra London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley Fennimore and Gerda: Intermezzo London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley Piano Concerto in C minor Piers Lane (piano) Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley Florida Suite Revised and edited by Sir Thomas Beecham Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox Brigg Fair Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox Summer Evening arr. Beecham Northern Sinfonia of England, Richard Hickox Koanga: La Calinda arr. Fenby Northern Sinfonia of England, Richard Hickox Air and Dance Northern Sinfonia of England, Richard Hickox Hassan: Intermezzo & Serenade arr. Beecham Northern Sinfonia of England, Richard Hickox Aquarelles (2) arr. Fenby The Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner Lebenstanz Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves North Country Sketches Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves Sea Drift John Noble (baritone) Liverpool Philharmonic Choir, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves Cynara John Shirley-Quirk (baritone) Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves Violin Concerto Yehudi Menuhin (violin) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Meredith Davies Double Concerto for Violin and Cello Yehudi Menuhin (violin), Paul Tortelier (cello) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Meredith Davies Cello Concerto Jacqueline du Pré (cello) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent Dance arr. Eric Fenby Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Eric Fenby Koanga: La Calinda arr. Eric Fenby Elena Duran (flute) Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Eric Fenby Air and Dance arr. Eric Fenby Elena Duran (flute) Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Eric Fenby Five Little Pieces arr. Eric Fenby Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Eric Fenby Sonata for string orchestra arr. Eric Fenby Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Eric Fenby String Quartet (1916) Britten Quartet Violin Sonata No. 1 in E major Yehudi Menuhin (violin), Eric Fenby (piano) Violin Sonata No. 2 Yehudi Menuhin (violin), Eric Fenby (piano) Violin Sonata No. 3 Yehudi Menuhin (violin), Eric Fenby (piano) Legende Tasmin Little (violin), John Lenehan (piano) Cello Sonata Moray Welsh (cello), Israela Margalit (piano) Dance Igor Kipnis (harpsichord) Twilight Fancies Ian Bostridge (tenor), Julius Drake (piano) To be sung of a summer night on the water, No. 1 (wordless) Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, Sir Philip Ledger Wanderer's Song Baccholian Singers of London The Homeward Way Marjorie Thomas (mezzo) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham Twilight Fancies orch. Beecham Elsie Suddaby (soprano) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham Whither (Autumn) orch. Beecham Elsie Suddaby (soprano) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham The Violet orch. Gibson Elsie Suddaby (soprano) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham Whither (Autumn) Dora Labbette (soprano) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham The Violet Dora Labbette (soprano) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham I-Brasîl Dora Labbette (soprano) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham Young Venevil sung in German Dora Labbette (soprano) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham Twilight Fancies Dora Labbette (soprano), Sir Thomas Beecham (piano) Cradle song Dora Labbette (soprano), Sir Thomas Beecham (piano) The Nightingale (from Five Songs from the Norwegian) Dora Labbette (soprano), Sir Thomas Beecham (piano) Irmelin Rose from Seven Danish Songs Dora Labbette (soprano), Gerald Moore (piano) So white, so soft, so sweet is she from Four Old English Lyrics Dora Labbette (soprano), Gerald Moore (piano) Le ciel est, par-dessus le toit Dora Labbette (soprano), Gerald Moore (piano) La lune blanche Dora Labbette (soprano), Gerald Moore (piano) To the queen of my heart (from Three Shelley Songs) Heddle Nash (tenor), Gerald Moore (piano) Love’s Philosophy (from Three Shelley Songs) Heddle Nash (tenor), Gerald Moore (piano) Caprice & Elegy Beatrice Harrison (cello) Chamber Orchestra, Eric Fenby Eventyr (once upon a time) Hallé Orchestra, Vernon Handley Hassan - incidental music Martyn Hill (tenor), Brian Rayner Cook (baritone) Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Bournemouth Sinfonietta Choir, Vernon Handley Songs of Sunset Dame Janet Baker (mezzo), John Shirley-Quirk (baritone) Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Liverpool Philharmonic Choir, Sir Charles Groves An Arabesque John Shirley-Quirk (baritone) Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Liverpool Philharmonic Choir, Sir Charles Groves A Mass of Life Heather Harper (soprano), Helen Watts (contralto), Robert Tear (tenor), Benjamin Luxon (baritone) London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Choir, Sir Charles Groves Requiem Heather Harper (soprano), John Shirley-Quirk (baritone) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Choral Society, Meredith Davies Idyll 'Once I passed through a populous city' Heather Harper (soprano), John Shirley-Quirk (baritone) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Meredith Davies A Song before sunrise Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent Songs of Farewell Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Choral Society, Sir Malcolm Sargent Koanga Eugene Holmes (Koanga), Claudia Lindsey (Palmyra), Raimund Herincx (Don José Martinez), Keith Erwen (Simon Perez), Jean Allister (Clotilda), Simon Estes (Rangwan) London Symphony Orchestra, John Alldis Choir, Sir Charles Groves A Song of the High Hills Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Liverpool Philharmonic Choir, Sir Charles Groves A Village Romeo and Juliet Benjamin Luxon (Manz), Noel Mangin (Marti), Colin Manley (Sali - as a child), Wendy Eathorne (Vrenchen - as a child), Elizabeth Harwood (Vrenchen), Robert Tear (Sali), John Shirley-Quirk (The Dark Fiddler) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, John Alldis Choir, Meredith Davies Fennimore and Gerda Elisabeth Söderström (Fennimore, Gerda), Brian Rayner Cook (Niels Lyhne), Robert Tear (Erik Refstrup) Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Danish Radio Chorus, Meredith Davies --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

'The last great apostle in our time of romance, emotion, and beauty in music' Sir Thomas Beecham
To celebrate the 150th anniversary of Frederick Delius’s birth EMI has put together a new collection of the finest recordings of his music with new remasters and exclusive interview and online content. This 18-CD box set gives Delius his due!

Price: $86.98