(Allegro ma non troppo, con vigore) - Straight on, my plough, straight on! (orchestra, Manz)
Delius: A Village Romeo and Juliet - Music drama in six scenes from Gottfried Keller's novel, Scene I. September. A piece of land on a hill
'Tis such a shame to let good land lie waste (Marti, Manz)
Come, Vrenchen, come! (Sali, Vrenchen)
Meredith Davies, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Corin Manley, Wendy Eathorne
The children are nearby (Marti, Manz)
How strange the song of the wind (Vrenchen, The Dark Fiddler, Sali, Marti, Manz)
Wendy Eathorne, Corin Manley, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Meredith Davies, Benjamin Luxon, Noel Mangin, John Shirley-Quirk
Delius: A Village Romeo and Juliet - Music drama in six scenes from Gottfried Keller's novel, Scene I. September. A piece of land on a hill
Listen, my children, you need have no fear! (The Dark Fiddler)
(Sehr langsam) - We two will be the only bidders for that land (Marti, Manz)
Delius: A Village Romeo and Juliet - Music drama in six scenes from Gottfried Keller's novel, Scene II. Six years later. Outside Marti's house
Vrenchen!...Sali! (Sali, Vrenchen)
Delius: A Village Romeo and Juliet - Music drama in six scenes from Gottfried Keller's novel, Scene II. Six years later. Outside Marti's house
If only we two always stand together (Sali, Vrenchen)
Delius: A Village Romeo and Juliet - Music drama in six scenes from Gottfried Keller's novel, Scene III. The Wildland
(Tranquillo) - Sali!...Vrenchen! (orchestra, Vrenchen, Sali)
Delius: A Village Romeo and Juliet - Music drama in six scenes from Gottfried Keller's novel, Scene III. The Wildland
You here? I'm not surprised (The Dark Fiddler)
O Sali, I'm afraid! (Vrenchen, Sali)
(Molto lento) - Shameless hussy! (orchestra, Marti, Sali, Vrenchen)
Delius: A Village Romeo and Juliet - Music drama in six scenes from Gottfried Keller's novel, Scene IV. Interior of Marti's house
Ah, The darkness has come (Vrenchen, Sali)
O Sali, I should have died (Vrenchen, Sali)
What will you do? Where will you go? (Sali, Vrenchen)
Stephen Varcoe, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, John Alldis, Ian Partridge, Mavis Beattie, Pauline Stevens, Elaine Barry, Robert Bateman, John Alldis Choir, Corin Manley, Neville Taweel, Elizabeth Harwood, Sarah Walker, Paul Taylor, Noel Mangin, Meredith Davies, Wendy Eathorne, Felicity Palmer, John Noble, John Huw Davies, Doreen Price, Benjamin Luxon, Robert Tear, Bryn Evans, Franklyn Whiteley, Martyn Hill, John Shirley-Quirk
The Dream of Sali and Vrenchen (orchestra, chorus)
Stephen Varcoe, Paul Taylor, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Noel Mangin, Meredith Davies, John Alldis, Ian Partridge, Doreen Price, John Noble, Mavis Beattie, John Huw Davies, Benjamin Luxon, Wendy Eathorne, Felicity Palmer, Sarah Walker, Pauline Stevens, Elaine Barry, Robert Bateman, Corin Manley, Bryn Evans, Franklyn Whiteley, John Alldis Choir, Robert Tear, Martyn Hill, Neville Taweel, Elizabeth Harwood, John Shirley-Quirk
Delius: A Village Romeo and Juliet - Music drama in six scenes from Gottfried Keller's novel, Scene IV. Interior of Marti's house
(Lento) (orchestra)
Stephen Varcoe, Benjamin Luxon, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Wendy Eathorne, Felicity Palmer, Sarah Walker, Meredith Davies, Bryn Evans, Franklyn Whiteley, John Alldis Choir, Pauline Stevens, Elaine Barry, Robert Bateman, Martyn Hill, Neville Taweel, Elizabeth Harwood, Corin Manley, Paul Taylor, John Alldis, Noel Mangin, Ian Partridge, Mavis Beattie, John Shirley-Quirk, Robert Tear, Doreen Price, John Noble, John Huw Davies
Ah, 'twas all a dream! (Vrenchen, Sali, Peasants)
Benjamin Luxon, John Alldis, Paul Taylor, Noel Mangin, Ian Partridge, Sarah Walker, Mavis Beattie, Meredith Davies, Robert Tear, Bryn Evans, Franklyn Whiteley, Wendy Eathorne, Felicity Palmer, John Noble, John Huw Davies, Corin Manley, John Alldis Choir, Doreen Price, Stephen Varcoe, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Pauline Stevens, Elaine Barry, Robert Bateman, Martyn Hill, Neville Taweel, Elizabeth Harwood, John Shirley-Quirk
Delius: A Village Romeo and Juliet - Music drama in six scenes from Gottfried Keller's novel, Scene V. The Fair
(Con moto) (orchestra, fairground women & men, chorus, Peasants)
Paul Taylor, Noel Mangin, Bryn Evans, Franklyn Whiteley, Sarah Walker, Doreen Price, John Noble, John Huw Davies, John Alldis Choir, Benjamin Luxon, Robert Tear, Neville Taweel, Elizabeth Harwood, Corin Manley, Wendy Eathorne, Felicity Palmer, Pauline Stevens, Elaine Barry, Robert Bateman, Meredith Davies, Stephen Varcoe, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, John Alldis, Ian Partridge, Mavis Beattie, Martyn Hill, John Shirley-Quirk
Oh, Sali, look at those lovely, lovely things! (Vrenchen, Sali, fairground women & men, Peasants)
Pauline Stevens, Elaine Barry, Wendy Eathorne, Felicity Palmer, Robert Bateman, John Alldis Choir, Paul Taylor, Doreen Price, Noel Mangin, Bryn Evans, Franklyn Whiteley, John Noble, John Huw Davies, Stephen Varcoe, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, John Alldis, Ian Partridge, Mavis Beattie, Corin Manley, Meredith Davies, Robert Tear, Martyn Hill, Neville Taweel, Elizabeth Harwood, Benjamin Luxon, Sarah Walker, John Shirley-Quirk
Well well! What do I see? (First Woman & Man, Vrenchen, Sali, Second Man & Woman, Peasants, fairground women & man, chorus)
Corin Manley, Stephen Varcoe, John Noble, John Huw Davies, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Meredith Davies, John Alldis, Ian Partridge, Mavis Beattie, Pauline Stevens, Elaine Barry, Robert Bateman, Paul Taylor, Noel Mangin, Bryn Evans, Franklyn Whiteley, Doreen Price, Neville Taweel, Elizabeth Harwood, John Alldis Choir, Benjamin Luxon, Martyn Hill, Sarah Walker, Wendy Eathorne, Felicity Palmer, Robert Tear, John Shirley-Quirk
Come, my Vrenchen! (Sali, Vrenchen, chorus)
Stephen Varcoe, Doreen Price, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, John Noble, John Huw Davies, Pauline Stevens, Elaine Barry, Robert Bateman, John Alldis Choir, Benjamin Luxon, Neville Taweel, Elizabeth Harwood, Corin Manley, Paul Taylor, Noel Mangin, John Alldis, Ian Partridge, Mavis Beattie, Robert Tear, Bryn Evans, Franklyn Whiteley, Wendy Eathorne, Felicity Palmer, Sarah Walker, Martyn Hill, Meredith Davies, John Shirley-Quirk
The Walk to the Paradise Garden (orchestra)
Meredith Davies, Paul Taylor, Noel Mangin, John Alldis Choir, Doreen Price, John Noble, John Huw Davies, John Alldis, Ian Partridge, Mavis Beattie, Bryn Evans, Franklyn Whiteley, Benjamin Luxon, Martyn Hill, Pauline Stevens, Elaine Barry, Robert Bateman, Corin Manley, Stephen Varcoe, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Robert Tear, Neville Taweel, Elizabeth Harwood, Wendy Eathorne, Felicity Palmer, Sarah Walker, John Shirley-Quirk
Delius: A Village Romeo and Juliet - Music drama in six scenes from Gottfried Keller's novel, Scene VI. The Paradise Garden
Dance and song, all day long! (Vagabonds)
Stephen Varcoe, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Doreen Price, Martyn Hill, Corin Manley, Wendy Eathorne, Felicity Palmer, John Noble, John Huw Davies, Paul Taylor, Noel Mangin, Benjamin Luxon, Meredith Davies, Pauline Stevens, Elaine Barry, Robert Bateman, Sarah Walker, John Alldis Choir, John Alldis, Ian Partridge, Mavis Beattie, Robert Tear, Neville Taweel, Bryn Evans, Franklyn Whiteley, Elizabeth Harwood, John Shirley-Quirk
(Lento) (orchestra)
Meredith Davies, Doreen Price, Wendy Eathorne, Felicity Palmer, Benjamin Luxon, Robert Tear, Bryn Evans, Franklyn Whiteley, Stephen Varcoe, John Alldis, Ian Partridge, Mavis Beattie, Sarah Walker, Martyn Hill, Paul Taylor, Noel Mangin, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, John Alldis Choir, Pauline Stevens, Elaine Barry, Robert Bateman, Corin Manley, John Noble, John Huw Davies, Neville Taweel, Elizabeth Harwood, John Shirley-Quirk
Delius: A Village Romeo and Juliet - Music drama in six scenes from Gottfried Keller's novel, Scene VI. The Paradise Garden
So I must tell you (The Dark Fiddler)
Meredith Davies, Sarah Walker, Stephen Varcoe, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Martyn Hill, John Alldis Choir, Benjamin Luxon, Robert Tear, Doreen Price, Bryn Evans, Franklyn Whiteley, John Noble, John Huw Davies, Pauline Stevens, Elaine Barry, Robert Bateman, Wendy Eathorne, Felicity Palmer, John Alldis, Ian Partridge, Mavis Beattie, Paul Taylor, Noel Mangin, Corin Manley, Neville Taweel, Elizabeth Harwood, John Shirley-Quirk
The twilight closes round the garden (Sali, Vrenchen, The Dark Fiddler)
Meredith Davies, Benjamin Luxon, Wendy Eathorne, Felicity Palmer, Doreen Price, Corin Manley, Martyn Hill, John Alldis Choir, John Alldis, Ian Partridge, Mavis Beattie, Robert Tear, Bryn Evans, Paul Taylor, Franklyn Whiteley, Noel Mangin, Stephen Varcoe, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Pauline Stevens, Elaine Barry, Robert Bateman, Neville Taweel, John Noble, John Huw Davies, Elizabeth Harwood, Sarah Walker, John Shirley-Quirk
Delius: A Village Romeo and Juliet - Music drama in six scenes from Gottfried Keller's novel, Scene VI. The Paradise Garden
(Moderato) - Vagabonds and comrades! (orchestra, Vagabonds, Vrenchen, Sali, The Dark Fiddler)
Corin Manley, Pauline Stevens, Elaine Barry, Paul Taylor, Noel Mangin, Robert Bateman, Bryn Evans, Franklyn Whiteley, Stephen Varcoe, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, John Alldis, Ian Partridge, Mavis Beattie, Sarah Walker, Wendy Eathorne, Felicity Palmer, Benjamin Luxon, John Alldis Choir, John Noble, John Huw Davies, Martyn Hill, Neville Taweel, Elizabeth Harwood, Robert Tear, Meredith Davies, John Shirley-Quirk, Doreen Price
Come with us...live in freedom! (Vagabonds, Vrenchen, The Dark Fiddler, Sali)
Paul Taylor, Noel Mangin, Wendy Eathorne, Felicity Palmer, Martyn Hill, Corin Manley, John Alldis, Ian Partridge, Mavis Beattie, Pauline Stevens, Elaine Barry, Robert Bateman, Stephen Varcoe, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sarah Walker, John Alldis Choir, Doreen Price, John Noble, John Huw Davies, Robert Tear, Meredith Davies, Bryn Evans, Franklyn Whiteley, Benjamin Luxon, Neville Taweel, Elizabeth Harwood, John Shirley-Quirk
Halleo! halleo! (First & Second Bargees, Vrenchen, Sali)
Benjamin Luxon, Wendy Eathorne, Felicity Palmer, Meredith Davies, Neville Taweel, Elizabeth Harwood, John Noble, John Huw Davies, Sarah Walker, John Shirley-Quirk, Pauline Stevens, Elaine Barry, Robert Bateman, Bryn Evans, Franklyn Whiteley, John Alldis Choir, Martyn Hill, Corin Manley, John Alldis, Robert Tear, Ian Partridge, Mavis Beattie, Paul Taylor, Noel Mangin, Stephen Varcoe, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Doreen Price
Delius: A Village Romeo and Juliet - Music drama in six scenes from Gottfried Keller's novel, Scene VI. The Paradise Garden
Passing strangers, drifting by (Sali, Vrenchen)
John Noble, John Huw Davies, John Alldis, Ian Partridge, Wendy Eathorne, Felicity Palmer, Mavis Beattie, Corin Manley, Stephen Varcoe, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Pauline Stevens, Elaine Barry, Robert Bateman, Robert Tear, Paul Taylor, Noel Mangin, John Alldis Choir, Martyn Hill, Doreen Price, Benjamin Luxon, Bryn Evans, Franklyn Whiteley, Meredith Davies, Sarah Walker, Neville Taweel, Elizabeth Harwood, John Shirley-Quirk
See, The silver moonlight kisses the woods (Sali, Vrenchen)
John Alldis Choir, Pauline Stevens, Elaine Barry, John Alldis, Ian Partridge, Mavis Beattie, Robert Bateman, Sarah Walker, Meredith Davies, Wendy Eathorne, Felicity Palmer, Benjamin Luxon, Robert Tear, Doreen Price, John Noble, John Huw Davies, Bryn Evans, Franklyn Whiteley, Paul Taylor, Noel Mangin, Martyn Hill, Stephen Varcoe, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Corin Manley, Neville Taweel, Elizabeth Harwood, John Shirley-Quirk
See, our marriage bed awaits us! (Sali, Vagabonds, Vrenchen, First & Third Bargees)
Martyn Hill, John Alldis Choir, Sarah Walker, Doreen Price, Paul Taylor, Noel Mangin, Benjamin Luxon, John Noble, John Huw Davies, Wendy Eathorne, Felicity Palmer, Pauline Stevens, Elaine Barry, Robert Bateman, Meredith Davies, John Alldis, Ian Partridge, Mavis Beattie, Robert Tear, Stephen Varcoe, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Corin Manley, Bryn Evans, Franklyn Whiteley, Neville Taweel, Elizabeth Harwood, John Shirley-Quirk
Eric Fenby: Frederick Delius
An Illustrated Talk by Eric Fenby: 'It is strange that as the years go by...' - Florida Suite (III) (RPO/Beecham P 1960) -
An Illustrated Talk by Eric Fenby: 'Though Delius had by this time...' - A Mass of Life (Final chorus) (LPO & Choir/Groves P 1972) -
An Illustrated Talk by Eric Fenby: 'I never hear that music...' - Paris (RLPO/Groves P 1972) -
An Illustrated Talk by Eric Fenby: 'The peak of this complicated type of writing...' - Florida Suite (III) (RPO/Beecham P 1960) -
An Illustrated Talk by Eric Fenby: 'I must confess...' - Appalachia (Var. 13 cplte) (Ambrosian Sgrs, Hallé Orch./Barbirolli P 1971) -
An Illustrated Talk by Eric Fenby: 'Surely one can feel there...' - In a Summer Garden (Hallé Orch./Barbirolli P 1969) -
An Illustrated Talk by Eric Fenby: 'It has been said that Delius is a mood...' - Cello Concerto (Allegramente) (du Pré, RPO/Sargent P 1965) -
An Illustrated Talk by Eric Fenby: 'Delius was certainly the least professional...[demonstrates dictation process at piano]' - Cynara (Shirley-Quirk, RLPO/Groves P 1969) -
Christopher Bishop: Frederick Delius
An Illustrated Talk by Eric Fenby: 'When Delius died in 1934...' - An Arabesque (Shirley-Quirk, RLPO & Choir/Groves P 1968)
Production
- Christopher BishopProducer
- Eric FenbyProducer
