Here are two RealAudio sound files of Beecham speaking about Delius' music. These recordings were included on EMI's Delius LP Box Set Volume 1, now out of print. These recordings are no longer commercially available, and are provided here because of their historical interest to students of Delius' music.
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Beecham on Delius' "A Mass of Life" (1951)
beechmas.zip
beechmas.ra
beechmas.mp3
Duration 16:29
Sir Thomas gives an overview of this Delius masterwork, plays examples
on the piano, and conducts an excerpt.
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Liner notes and a
review of the 1972 recording
of A MASS OF LIFE
BBC Interview: Beecham's Delius Biography
(1959)
beechbbc.zip
beechbbc.ra
beechbbc.mp3
Duration 10:53
Sir Thomas is interviewed by Edmund Tracy and gives the background
for his writing his Delius biography, as well as general observations
about
Delius and his music.
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