(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)
Corin Manley, Meredith Davies, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Wendy Eathorne
The children are nearby (Marti, Manz)
How strange the song of the wind (Vrenchen, The Dark Fiddler, Sali, Marti, Manz)
Noel Mangin, Benjamin Luxon, Corin Manley, Wendy Eathorne, Meredith Davies, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, 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)
John Alldis Choir, Bryn Evans, Doreen Price, Corin Manley, Elaine Barry, Benjamin Luxon, Stephen Varcoe, John Alldis, Felicity Palmer, Noel Mangin, Sarah Walker, Neville Taweel, Robert Bateman, Ian Partridge, Franklyn Whiteley, Mavis Beattie, Robert Tear, Elizabeth Harwood, Wendy Eathorne, Pauline Stevens, Paul Taylor, John Noble, Meredith Davies, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Martyn Hill, John Huw Davies, John Shirley-Quirk
The Dream of Sali and Vrenchen (orchestra, chorus)
Robert Tear, Wendy Eathorne, Paul Taylor, Mavis Beattie, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Doreen Price, Franklyn Whiteley, Sarah Walker, Robert Bateman, Stephen Varcoe, John Alldis, Felicity Palmer, Corin Manley, Pauline Stevens, Noel Mangin, Neville Taweel, Ian Partridge, John Noble, Meredith Davies, Bryn Evans, John Alldis Choir, Elizabeth Harwood, Elaine Barry, Benjamin Luxon, Martyn Hill, John Huw Davies, 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, John Alldis, Felicity Palmer, Robert Bateman, Doreen Price, Martyn Hill, John Huw Davies, Pauline Stevens, Neville Taweel, Elaine Barry, Benjamin Luxon, Bryn Evans, Franklyn Whiteley, Ian Partridge, John Noble, Meredith Davies, John Alldis Choir, Noel Mangin, Corin Manley, Elizabeth Harwood, Paul Taylor, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Mavis Beattie, Robert Tear, Sarah Walker, Wendy Eathorne, John Shirley-Quirk
Ah, 'twas all a dream! (Vrenchen, Sali, Peasants)
Doreen Price, Corin Manley, Martyn Hill, John Noble, John Huw Davies, Meredith Davies, John Alldis Choir, Pauline Stevens, Elizabeth Harwood, Stephen Varcoe, John Alldis, Felicity Palmer, Robert Tear, Franklyn Whiteley, Wendy Eathorne, Neville Taweel, Ian Partridge, Paul Taylor, Elaine Barry, Benjamin Luxon, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sarah Walker, Mavis Beattie, Noel Mangin, Robert Bateman, Bryn Evans, 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)
Noel Mangin, Bryn Evans, Elaine Barry, Martyn Hill, Benjamin Luxon, John Huw Davies, Robert Bateman, Stephen Varcoe, John Alldis, Felicity Palmer, Neville Taweel, Paul Taylor, Mavis Beattie, Ian Partridge, Corin Manley, Elizabeth Harwood, Doreen Price, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sarah Walker, John Alldis Choir, Franklyn Whiteley, John Noble, Meredith Davies, Robert Tear, Wendy Eathorne, John Shirley-Quirk, Pauline Stevens
Oh, Sali, look at those lovely, lovely things! (Vrenchen, Sali, fairground women & men, Peasants)
Doreen Price, Pauline Stevens, Stephen Varcoe, John Alldis, John Alldis Choir, Felicity Palmer, Robert Bateman, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sarah Walker, Elizabeth Harwood, Martyn Hill, John Huw Davies, Franklyn Whiteley, John Noble, Paul Taylor, Meredith Davies, Mavis Beattie, Corin Manley, Elaine Barry, Benjamin Luxon, Bryn Evans, Robert Tear, Wendy Eathorne, Noel Mangin, Neville Taweel, Ian Partridge, John Shirley-Quirk
Well well! What do I see? (First Woman & Man, Vrenchen, Sali, Second Man & Woman, Peasants, fairground women & man, chorus)
Martyn Hill, John Huw Davies, Franklyn Whiteley, John Alldis Choir, Paul Taylor, Pauline Stevens, Mavis Beattie, Elaine Barry, Benjamin Luxon, Robert Bateman, Elizabeth Harwood, Doreen Price, Bryn Evans, Robert Tear, Wendy Eathorne, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sarah Walker, Neville Taweel, Ian Partridge, John Noble, Meredith Davies, Stephen Varcoe, John Alldis, Felicity Palmer, Noel Mangin, Corin Manley, John Shirley-Quirk
Come, my Vrenchen! (Sali, Vrenchen, chorus)
Robert Tear, Wendy Eathorne, Franklyn Whiteley, Mavis Beattie, John Noble, Meredith Davies, Elaine Barry, Elizabeth Harwood, Benjamin Luxon, Pauline Stevens, John Alldis Choir, Noel Mangin, Stephen Varcoe, John Alldis, Felicity Palmer, Robert Bateman, Doreen Price, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Paul Taylor, Sarah Walker, Neville Taweel, Ian Partridge, Martyn Hill, John Huw Davies, Corin Manley, Bryn Evans, John Shirley-Quirk
The Walk to the Paradise Garden (orchestra)
Robert Tear, Wendy Eathorne, Bryn Evans, Mavis Beattie, Noel Mangin, Paul Taylor, John Alldis Choir, Robert Bateman, Elizabeth Harwood, Stephen Varcoe, John Alldis, Felicity Palmer, Doreen Price, Martyn Hill, John Huw Davies, Corin Manley, Elaine Barry, Benjamin Luxon, Pauline Stevens, Neville Taweel, Ian Partridge, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sarah Walker, Franklyn Whiteley, John Noble, Meredith Davies, 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)
Bryn Evans, Noel Mangin, Martyn Hill, John Huw Davies, Corin Manley, Franklyn Whiteley, John Noble, Meredith Davies, Robert Bateman, John Alldis Choir, Elaine Barry, Benjamin Luxon, Pauline Stevens, Doreen Price, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Paul Taylor, Mavis Beattie, Sarah Walker, Elizabeth Harwood, Neville Taweel, Ian Partridge, Stephen Varcoe, John Alldis, Felicity Palmer, Robert Tear, Wendy Eathorne, John Shirley-Quirk
(Lento) (orchestra)
Robert Tear, Wendy Eathorne, Pauline Stevens, Noel Mangin, Elaine Barry, Robert Bateman, Bryn Evans, Benjamin Luxon, Elizabeth Harwood, John Noble, Meredith Davies, Doreen Price, Franklyn Whiteley, Paul Taylor, Mavis Beattie, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Stephen Varcoe, John Alldis, Felicity Palmer, Sarah Walker, Corin Manley, Neville Taweel, Ian Partridge, John Alldis Choir, Martyn Hill, John Huw Davies, 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)
Stephen Varcoe, John Alldis, Felicity Palmer, John Noble, Robert Bateman, Franklyn Whiteley, Meredith Davies, Pauline Stevens, Martyn Hill, John Huw Davies, Elaine Barry, Benjamin Luxon, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sarah Walker, Neville Taweel, Ian Partridge, Bryn Evans, Corin Manley, Doreen Price, Paul Taylor, Mavis Beattie, Noel Mangin, John Alldis Choir, Robert Tear, Wendy Eathorne, Elizabeth Harwood, John Shirley-Quirk
The twilight closes round the garden (Sali, Vrenchen, The Dark Fiddler)
Corin Manley, Bryn Evans, Robert Bateman, Doreen Price, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Paul Taylor, Sarah Walker, Stephen Varcoe, John Alldis, Felicity Palmer, Mavis Beattie, Pauline Stevens, Neville Taweel, Martyn Hill, John Huw Davies, John Noble, Meredith Davies, Ian Partridge, Noel Mangin, John Alldis Choir, Elizabeth Harwood, Robert Tear, Franklyn Whiteley, Wendy Eathorne, Elaine Barry, Benjamin Luxon, 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)
John Noble, John Alldis Choir, Sarah Walker, Meredith Davies, Martyn Hill, John Huw Davies, Elizabeth Harwood, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Corin Manley, Elaine Barry, Benjamin Luxon, Pauline Stevens, Neville Taweel, Ian Partridge, Noel Mangin, Franklyn Whiteley, Bryn Evans, Stephen Varcoe, John Alldis, Felicity Palmer, John Shirley-Quirk, Doreen Price, Robert Tear, Paul Taylor, Mavis Beattie, Wendy Eathorne, Robert Bateman
Come with us...live in freedom! (Vagabonds, Vrenchen, The Dark Fiddler, Sali)
Franklyn Whiteley, Robert Bateman, Neville Taweel, Bryn Evans, Doreen Price, Ian Partridge, Martyn Hill, John Huw Davies, John Noble, John Alldis Choir, Meredith Davies, Elaine Barry, Benjamin Luxon, Paul Taylor, Pauline Stevens, Corin Manley, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sarah Walker, Noel Mangin, Elizabeth Harwood, Mavis Beattie, Robert Tear, Stephen Varcoe, John Alldis, Wendy Eathorne, Felicity Palmer, John Shirley-Quirk
Halleo! halleo! (First & Second Bargees, Vrenchen, Sali)
Robert Tear, Wendy Eathorne, Bryn Evans, Noel Mangin, Sarah Walker, Elaine Barry, Benjamin Luxon, Robert Bateman, Stephen Varcoe, John Alldis, Felicity Palmer, Paul Taylor, Mavis Beattie, Corin Manley, Doreen Price, Elizabeth Harwood, John Noble, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Meredith Davies, Neville Taweel, Ian Partridge, John Alldis Choir, Martyn Hill, John Huw Davies, Pauline Stevens, Franklyn Whiteley, John Shirley-Quirk
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)
Stephen Varcoe, John Alldis, Felicity Palmer, Pauline Stevens, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sarah Walker, Elizabeth Harwood, John Alldis Choir, Franklyn Whiteley, Noel Mangin, Robert Bateman, Martyn Hill, John Huw Davies, Bryn Evans, Robert Tear, Corin Manley, Wendy Eathorne, Elaine Barry, Benjamin Luxon, Neville Taweel, Doreen Price, Ian Partridge, John Noble, Meredith Davies, Paul Taylor, Mavis Beattie, John Shirley-Quirk
See, The silver moonlight kisses the woods (Sali, Vrenchen)
Pauline Stevens, Robert Bateman, Elaine Barry, Franklyn Whiteley, Benjamin Luxon, Robert Tear, Wendy Eathorne, Sarah Walker, Elizabeth Harwood, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Noel Mangin, Martyn Hill, John Huw Davies, Corin Manley, Bryn Evans, Neville Taweel, Ian Partridge, John Noble, Meredith Davies, Paul Taylor, Mavis Beattie, Doreen Price, John Alldis Choir, Stephen Varcoe, John Alldis, Felicity Palmer, John Shirley-Quirk
See, our marriage bed awaits us! (Sali, Vagabonds, Vrenchen, First & Third Bargees)
Paul Taylor, Mavis Beattie, Stephen Varcoe, John Alldis, Felicity Palmer, Franklyn Whiteley, Robert Bateman, Martyn Hill, John Huw Davies, Pauline Stevens, John Noble, Meredith Davies, Corin Manley, Robert Tear, Elaine Barry, Benjamin Luxon, Wendy Eathorne, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sarah Walker, John Alldis Choir, Neville Taweel, John Shirley-Quirk, Doreen Price, Elizabeth Harwood, Noel Mangin, Bryn Evans, Ian Partridge
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) -
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