Frederick Delius (Composer)
Born: 29th January 1862, Bradford, England
Died: 10th June 1934, Grez sur Loing, France
Nationality: English
Frederick Theodore Albert Delius originally Fritz Delius, was an English composer. Born in Bradford in the north of England to a prosperous mercantile family, he resisted attempts to recruit him to commerce. He was sent to Florida in the United States in 1884 to manage an orange plantation. He soon neglected his managerial duties and in 1886 returned to Europe.
Having been influenced by African-American music during his short stay in Florida, he began composing.
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Recording of the Week,
Delius's A Mass of Life from Sir Mark Elder and the Bergen Philharmonic
Elder's beautifully-judged approach to pacing and balance makes the strongest case possible for a score which he describes as 'Delius's magnum opus', aided by Roderick Williams on typically eloquent form in the huge central role of Zarathustra.
Recording of the Week,
John Wilson and Sinfonia of London perform music for strings by English composers
Following on from their 2021 album of English music for strings, John Wilson and his orchestra offer a spectacular selection of works by Vaughan Williams, Elgar, Herbert Howells, and Delius.
Popular Genres: Delius
Popular Works: Delius
- A Song Before Sunrise (23)
- A Song of Summer (17)
- A Song of the High Hills (14)
- Air and Dance (13)
- Appalachia (Variations on an old slave song) (14)
- Aquarelles (2) (34)
- Brigg Fair (32)
- Caprice & Elegy (15)
- Cello Sonata (12)
- Dance Rhapsody No. 1 (15)
- Dance Rhapsody No. 2 (18)
- Eventyr (once upon a time) (9)
- Fennimore and Gerda: Intermezzo (23)
- Florida Suite (16)
- Hassan: Serenade (8)
- In a Summer Garden (29)
- Irmelin (9)
- Irmelin Prelude (37)
- Koanga: La Calinda (29)
- Legende (13)
- Marche Caprice (10)
- North Country Sketches (19)
- On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring (87)
- Over the hills and far away (15)
- Paris - Song of a Great City (16)
- Piano Concerto in C minor (11)
- Pieces (2) for Small Orchestra (23)
- Preludes (3) for piano (9)
- Romance for cello & piano (9)
- Sea Drift (20)
- Sleigh Ride (18)
- Songs of Sunset (15)
- String Quartet (1916) (9)
- Summer Evening (16)
- Summer night on the river (46)
- The Walk to the Paradise Garden (42)
- To be sung of a summer night on the water (10)
- Violin Concerto (14)
- Violin Sonata No. 2 (13)
- Violin Sonata No. 3 (12)
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