The Delius Collection

To mark the 150th Anniversary of the birth of Delius, Heritage is thrilled to announce the re-release of ‘The Delius Collection’, a 7 CD slim-line wallet box of benchmark Delius recordings which originally appeared on the Unicorn Kanchana label. At the heart of this set are the recordings made by Eric Fenby and the RPO – interpretations of those works that Fenby took down or edited whilst working with the composer in the capacity of amanuensis. Further recordings from the Delius oeuvre are conducted by two luminaries of English music, Norman Del Mar and Vernon Handley with contributions from Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Sarah Walker, Felicity Lott, Thomas Allen, Julian Lloyd Weber and Ralph Holmes amongst others. Extensive liner notes are provided by Robert Matthew Walker as well as a ‘Foreword’ by Delius and Fenby authority, Stephen Lloyd. Full texts are included.

CD 1 – 65.05

1. Dance Rhapsody No. 1 (Ed. Beecham) 14.47

2. The Song of the High Hills 29.43

3. Three Piano Preludes No. 1 2.04

4. Three Piano Preludes No.2 1.08

5. Three Piano Preludes No. 3 1.29

6. Polka – Zum Carnival 2.25

7. Fantastic Dance 3.54

8. Dance Rhapsody No. 2 8.57

2 Ambrosian Singers (soloists Maryetta Midgley, Vernon Midgley), 3-6 Eric Parkin, 1 2 7 8 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, 1 Norman Del Mar, 2 7 8 Eric Fenby

CD 2 – 71.03

1. Irmelin Prelude 5.46

2. Concerto for Violin 26.12

3. A Song of Summer 10.13

4. A Late lark 6.21

5. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra 21.55

5 Philip Fowke, 2 Ralph Holmes, 4 Anthony Rolfe Johnson, 1-5 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, 5 Norman Del Mar, 1 3 4 Eric Fenby, 2 Vernon Handley

CD 3 – 72.53

1. The Walk to the Paradise Garden 11.02

Songs of Sunset

2. A Song of the setting sun

3. Cease smiling, Dear!

4. Pale amber sunlight

5. Exceeding sorrow

6. By the sad waters of separation

7. See how the trees

8. I was not sorrowful

9. They are not long, the weeping and the laughter

10. Idyll

11. La Calinda

2-9, 10 Thomas Allen, 2-9 Ambrosian Singers (Director: John McCarthy), 10 Felicity Lott, 2-9 Sarah Walker, 1-11 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, 1 Norman Del Mar, 2-11 Eric Fenby

CD 4 – 64.48

1. Cello Sonata 15.18

2. Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1 21.08

3. Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 11.52

4. Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 3: 1st Movement 5.27

5. Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 3: 2nd Movement 3.59

6. Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 3: 3rd Movement 6.24

1 Julian Lloyd Webber, 2-6 Ralph Holmes, 1-6 Eric Fenby

CD 5 – 73.15

1-9. Orchestral Songs 28.28

10- 25. Scandinavian, French, English Songs with Piano 43.24

Felicity Lott, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Sarah Walker, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Eric Fenby.

CD 6 – 66.40

1. Paris – The Song of a Great City (Ed. Beecham) 25.41

2. An Arabesque 14.47

Suite for Violin and Orchestra

3. Pastorale (Andante quasi allegretto) 5.23

4. Intermezzo (Allegro molto vivace) 3.06

5. Elegie (Adagio cantabile) 6.02

6. Finale (Allegro moderato) 4.27

7. Fennimore and Gerda – Intermezzo 6.35

2 Thomas Allen, 2 Ambrosian Singers, 3-6 Ralph Holmes, 1-7 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, 1 Norman Del Mar, 2 7 Eric Fenby, 3-6 Vernon Handley

CD 7 – 66.43

Songs of Farewell

1. How sweet the silent backward tracings

2. I stand on some mighty eagle’s back

3. Passage to you

4. Joy, shipmate, joy!

5. Now finale to the shore

6. Cynara

Two Aquarelles

7. Aquarelle I

8. Aquarelle II

9. Caprice and Elegy

10. Legende

11. Life’s Dance

6 Thomas Allen, 1-5 Ambrosian Singers, 10 Ralph Holmes, 9 Julian Lloyd Webber, 1-11 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, 11 Norman Del Mar, 1-9 Eric Fenby, 10 Vernon Handley

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