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 Webber 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 in the commemorative 28 page booklet.

Artists

Maryetta Midgley, Vernon Midgley, Eric Parkin (piano), Ralph Holmes (violin), Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Philip Fowke (piano), Thomas Allen, Sarah Walker, Felicity Lott, Julian Lloyd Webber (cello)

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Ambrosian Singers & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Ambrosian Singers, Norman Del Mar, Eric Fenby, Vernon Handley