This book is a treasure-trove of information! Kudos and many thanks to Stephen Lloyd for assembling this incredible tribute. It is a must-read for anyone interested in the music of Delius and the invaluable musical contributions of Eric Fenby. Not only does it collect all of Fenby's Delius-related magazine articles, interviews and liner notes into one volume, but it also offers fascinating details on Fenby's own efforts as a composer and recording artist. Buy it if you can find it - or request it through interlibrary loan.
Here is the table of contents:
CONTENTS
Introduction I - Tasmin Little 6
Introduction 2 - Felix Aprahamian 7
Introduction 3 - Lyndon Jenkins 10
Editor's Introduction 12
Part One : Articles and Talks
Frederick Delius (Letter, Yorkshire Post, 1929) . .21
Delius's Last Years (The Musical Times 1934) 23
The Young Delius (The Daily Telegraph, 1935) 25
Delius (BBC Radio script, 1946) . .28
Delius as I knew him (BBC Radio script, 1947) . 34
As I knew him - Delius (BBC Radio script, 1951) 40
Delius after Twenty Years (Music and Musicians, 1954) 44
Beecham crowns his service to Delius (Music and Musicians, 1959)
. . 47
Delius was no drooping dreamer (Music and Musicians, 1962)
50
Frederick Delius (Centenary programme book 1962) 55
Delius and Beecham: a reminiscence (Record sleeve note, 1968)
57
Eric Fenby in Interview with Robert Layton (BBC Radio 3, 1972)
59
Beecham and Delius (from 'A Cloud of Witnesses', 1976)
69
Eric Fenby in Interview with Fred Calland (WJCT-FM, 1974)
72
Delius (1862-1934) (Music and Musicians, 1974) 84
Delius as I knew him (BBC Radio 4, 1974) 91
Honoring Beecham (Books and Bookmen, 1977) 96
Composer who loved solitude (Books and Bookmen, 1978) 98
Some Changes of Mind (Delius Society talk, 1981) 102
Delius: the man and the musician (Delius Festival, 1982)
105
Jelka Delius - a recollection (Delius Society talk, 1982)
108
Visitors to Grez (Delius Society talk, 1983) .... 112
Eric Fenby on Delius in Florida (Delius Festival, 1984)
126
Warlock as I knew him (Peter Warlock Society Newsletter 1984)
127
Before and After Grez (Delius Society Journal, 1986) 134
Part Two: The Works of Delius (Fenby's Liner Notes for Recordings)
1. Works for Orchestra
Summer Evening 144
Over the Hills and Far Away 144
Paris 145
Paris, Dance Rhapsody No 1, Eventyr 147
Brigg Fair, etc . 150
Brigg Fair . 152
In a Summer Garden, etc . 153
Dance Rhapsody No I 156
North Country Sketches . 157
North Country Sketches, Life's Dance, etc 158
A Song of Summer 161
Fantastic Dance .. 162
Music of Delius arranged by Eric Fenby 162
2. Works for Solo Instrument(s) and Orchestra
Piano Concerto 165
Violin Concerto . 166
Cello Concerto 167
Caprice and Elegy .. 169
3. Works for Voices and Orchestra
Appalachia . 170
Sea Drift . 175
A Mass of Life 178
Songs of Sunset 182
The Song of the High Hills .. 184
An Arabesque 185
Requiem .. 186
Songs of Farewell 187
Idyll . 188
4. Works for Solo Voice
Songs 192
Cynara 195
5. Chamber Works
Violin Sonatas ..196
String Quartet ... 201
Cello Sonata ... 203
6. Works for the Stage
Koanga . 204
La Calinda . 212
A Village Romeo and Juliet 212
Margot La Rouge . 221
Fennimore and Gerda 224
Appendices
1. A Catalogue of Sound Recordings of Eric
Fenby 229
2. A Fenby-Delius Summary 242
3. The Published Works of Eric Fenby 249
4. Articles on Eric Fenby 249
Index . 251
Illustrations between pages 128-129