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Welcome to my Delius site!

Frederick Delius (1862-1934) composed a wealth of singularly masterful musical works.  I hope you enjoy browsing through the pages, pictures, sound files and links I have collected here.   E-mail me with suggestions, problems, or comments.

Special Thanks to:
Jeff Gower - Jeff Driggers - Graeme Fyfe -  Bill Early -  Bill Marsh -  Frank Lieber -  Harry Froehlich - Harold Diamond -  Derek Cox - George Little - Alan Becker - Peter Starkey - Terry Sanderson 

-- Bill Thompson



A MASS OF LIFE
by Frederick Delius


CHOIR OF THE EARTH
THIS ONLINE CHOIR IS PREPARING AN AMAZING RECORDING OF "A MASS OF LIFE" in 2022-2023
Information about the project:  https://choiroftheearth.com/mass-of-life
Video discussion of the project:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y22Z1KHBmiQ

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2022 Performance by the Bergen Philharmonic, choir and soloists
Conducted by Sir Mark Elder
YouTube video of complete performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXhe167l_Sg

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2016 Performance at Carnegie Hall

Tuesday, April 5, 2016
Carnegie Hall (Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage)
881 7th Avenue, New York, NY  10019


Conductor's Notes Q&A at 7 PM
Concert 8 PM - 10:05 PM

American Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leon Botstein
Bard Festival Chorale (James Bagwell, director)

Program Booklet       Notes by Byron Adams       Notes by Leon Botstein      Concert Photo



VIDEOS: DOCUMENTARIES AND DOCUDRAMAS

"Discovering Delius" (1993 documentary)
YouTube link

Ken Russell's "SONG OF SUMMER" (1968)

John Bridcut's documentary "Delius: Composer, Lover, Enigma" (2012)
Re-released as "The Pleasures of Delius"
YouTube link

Andrew Boyle's docudrama about Delius "Song of the High Hills"
(in Norwegian with subtitles)
Part 1       Part 2      Part 3      Part 4

"THE LOST CHILD"
(Tasmin Little researches legends about Delius' sojourn in Florida)



VIDEOS: CONCERT PERFORMANCES & OTHER


"Zum Carnival" (performed by Christina Pepper - first performance on YouTube)

The Walk to the Paradise Garden from "A Village Romeo and Juliet" (Proms 2012)


"In a Summer Garden (Frankfurt Radio Symphony, Sir Andrew Davis)

"Sleigh Ride (Winter Night)" (Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Mikko Franck 2016)

"Brigg Fair" (OSES, Helder Trefzger)

Two Pieces for Small Orchestra (Durham University Orchestral Society 2016)

"A Village Romeo and Juliet" (complete opera)

"Sea Drift" (Bryn Terfel, baritone, BBC Symphony & Chorus, Mark Elder)
Part 1     Part 2

Delius' String Quartet (1916) (Plage Quartet)

"The Song of the High Hills" (BBC Philharmonic & Chorus, Sir Charles Mackerras - Proms 2009)

"Songs of Sunset" (NOVA Chorus & Orchestra) (now offline)

"Songs of Farewell" (BBC Symphony and Chorus)

Piano Concerto in C minor (1906 Revised Version)
(Justin Bird, piano; Indiana University Ad Hoc Symphony Orchestra, Nick Hersh, conductor)


Violin Concerto
(Yuka Ishizuka, violin)


An excerpt of Delius'
"Sleigh Ride" (Winter Night) was used in
the 2010 TV commercial for the Glade Winter Collection.
Watch the video


DELIUS: "BRIGG FAIR" - orchestra conducted by Jeffrey Tate on Italian TV:      
Download links:   Part 1      Part 2


BERLIN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA  conducted by Simon Rattle
performed "BRIGG FAIR" BY DELIUS
at the fabulous
Waldbühne Open Air Stage (outside Berlin)
Download Link  (large file - 760 MB)


DELIUS: "BRIGG FAIR" - 4 hand piano arrangement (Duo-Art piano roll played by Percy Grainger and Ralph Leopold)
Watch the YouTube video clip

The Delius Channel has a number of videos with music by Delius and scenes from the Scarborough area


2012: THE DELIUS SESQUICENTENNIAL YEAR!
Article by Lionel Carley about 2012 events
Delius Society 2012 placard

Delius cover article in Gramophone Magazine (February 2012)



A NUMBER OF DELIUS WORKS WERE PERFORMED
DURING THE 2012 BBC PROMS CONCERTS!
Link to Proms Delius Page

LIST OF UPCOMING DELIUS EVENTS



Click here for information on past Delius concerts



DELIUS CD RELEASES

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"THE DELIUS COLLECTION"
(originally on Unicorn-Kachana)
was reissued on Heritage Records as a Box Set in July 2012!
Box Cover      Information Sheet

Click here for complete track list and ordering information

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Delius Two-Piano Arrangements - Volume 1 (SOMM 0112)
CD Cover     Simon Callaghan & Hiro Takenouchi
   
Dance Rhapsody No. 1 (arr. Percy Grainger)
Brigg Fair (arr. Philip Heseltine)
Poem of Life and Love (arr. Balfour Gardiner & Eric Fenby)
A Song of Summer (arr. Eric Fenby)
Koanga: La Calinda (arr. Joan Trimble)

Delius Two-Piano Arrangements - Volume 2 (SOMM 0129)
CD Cover    Simon Callaghan & Hiro Takenouchi

Paris (arr. Julius Buths)
Eventyr (arr. Benjamin Dale)
On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring (arr. R. Schmidt-Wunsdorf)
Fantastic Dance (arr. Bartlett & Robinson)
Summer Night on the River (arr. Philip Heseltine)
Song of the High Hills (arr. Percy Grainger)

NOTE: for a future release (?)
Delius: Piano Concerto (arr. Julius Buths)

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THE DELIUS SONG PROJECT
The Complete Songs of Delius, recorded by Mark Stone, baritone


Volumes 1 and 2 are available now from Stone Records
"To Daffodils" video
Review of Volume 1


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Julian Lloyd-Webber: Evening Songs
(Delius & Ireland songs arranged for cello and piano)

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THE DELIUS 150th ANNIVERSARY EDITION BOX SET ON EMI
Presto Classical page

"Frederick Delius: Apostle of Nature"

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Visit Presto Classical for information on these and other Delius CD releases



FILM PROJECT: "FREDERICK DELIUS IN FLORIDA"
Click here for information on this production!



  The Delius Festivals in Jacksonville, Florida (1961 to 2004)




"What's New"
A Chronological Listing of Additions to the Delius Site

News, Organizations and Events
 


Delius Fan Survey


Reference Information

DELIUS RESEARCH PAPERS AND THESES:

ETUDE MAGAZINE article: "DELIUS IN AMERICA" (August 1950):

Sound Files
 


Picture Files


Recordings
 

            (NOTE: These recordings are not currently available)

Scores


Artists performing Delius



Links to Other Delius Sites



Other Links of Interest to Delians


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