of the

DELIUS

(President:

Hon. Secretary:Hon. Treasurer:Editor:

No. 24

SOC!ErY

Eric Fenby, OoB.E.)Miss Estelle PalmleyMiss Ann ToddJohn White

September, 1969.

This Newsletter ls devoted to one purpose: the distributionof the Sooiety's first publication, the long awaited Deliusdisoography, which is circulated in complete form, and not insections, as discussed at our last Annual General Meet+ng. Imust apologise to the Membership, and especially to Mr. StuarlUptOD and Mr. Malcolm 'Walker, the authors, for delaying thedespatch of the booklets still fUrtherJ they were received inJuly but illness prevented me from taking any earlier action.

I am sure all members will wish to join me in thankingMr. UptOD and Mr. Walker for ·their devoted \r1Ork on this project,now brought to such a successful conclusion. Mr. Upton hasbreught my attention to· certain printing errore- and· -to oneaddition which should be noted in the text and these are givenbelow.

Delius DiSCOgraphy

ERRATA

Page 11Page 23Page 37Page 38Page 39Page 40

!'YEGSGC 14113(S)

For "Painoforte" read "Pianoforte"For IIHQS 1126/8)11 read "HQS 1126(S)"For "Grief" read "Grieg"For "P'Nelll" read "O'Neill"Underline "Albert Sazmnons"For IIRhide" read "Rhine"

ADDITION

Four Centuries of Harpsichord MusicThis record containsDenee for llarpsiehord (DELIUS)Peter Cooper - Harpsichord.

-,.•

FREDERICK DELIUS

A DISCOGRAPHY

STUART UPTON & MALCOLM WALKER

THE RECORDED WORKS OFFREDERICK DELIUS

(1862 - 1934)

The following Index covers all commercial gramophone records issued to thePublic over a period of almost fifty years. It is as complete and accurate aspossible and divided into four sections, as follows:-

Part IPart 2Part 3Part 4

(Pages 3 - 12)(Pages 13 - 20)(Pages 21 - 34)(Pages 35 - 42)

LONG PLAYING RECORDS78 RPM RECORDSALPHABETICAL INDEXAPPENDIX (Additional Information)

DELIUS TRUST RECORDINGS

With one or two possible exceptions, all the post-war recordings of Sir ThomasBeecham and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra were made under the auspices ofthe Delius Trust; also Songs of Farewell, etc. (HMV ALP 2097), Requiem, etc.(HMV ASD 2397), Songs of Sunset, etc. (HMV ASD 2437).

INFORMATION

Where practical and desirable an attempt has been made to list all other itemscontained on any record whether compositions by Delius or not. In a few instancesthis practice has not been adhered to if the record merely contains a very shortpiece or, in exceptional cases, where the information could not be traced. It ishoped that this and other additional information contained within these pages willgreatly increase the scope and usefulness of the Index and encourage appreciationamong readers outside the limited sphere of the enthusiast. To save space andunnecessary duplication, alternative record numbers (i. e. overseas numbers,. etc.)are listed in full only in Parts 1 & 2, e. g. Florida Suite, shown in Part I, as follows:-

HMV ALP 1697HMV ASD 329(S)HMV HQS 1126(S)CAPITOL G7193CAPITOL SG 7193(S)

whereas, elsewhere, it will be shown simply as HMV ALP 1697.

The following symbols have been adopted:-

(S)(Auto)( * )

Stereo number (LPs)Automatic couplings (78s)Pre-electrical recordings (78s)

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Acknowledgment is made of the followingsources of information:-

Delius as I Knew Him (Eric Fenby)Published by Icon Books Ltd.

Frederick Delius (Sir Thomas Beecham)Published by Hutchinson

Delius (Arthur Hutchings)Published by MacMillan & Co. Ltd.

Groves Dictionary of Music and MusiciansPublisheq by MacMillan

Composers' Gallery (Donald Brook)Published by Rockcliff

NOTES

1. The (Old) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra was the Orchestra of the RoyalPhilharmonic Society and existed up to about 1930. There is no connectionbetween this and the present day orchestra, which bears the same title.The present day orchestra was founded by Sir Thomas Beecham in 1946 andmade its first public appearance in that year at the Davis Theatre, Croydon.

2. The Geoffrey Toye recording of "In a Summer Garden" was one of Delius'sown special favourites and was, in fact, the last music he ever heardplayed on his EMG gramophone a short time before he died . It was firstissued in 1929.

3. "Two Aquarelles" is actually an arrangement for string orchestra by EricFenby of the two unaccompanied part songs "To be sung of a summer nighton the water" .

Stuart UptonMay 1969

Published bythe Delius Society

PART I

THE RECORDED WORKS OF FREDERICK DELIUS

LONG PLAYING RECORDS

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HMVALP 1586ASD 357(S)CAPITOLG 7116SG.7116(S)

HMVALP 1697ASD 329CAPITOLG 7193SG 7193(S)HMV HQS 1126(S)

HMVALP 1870

HMVALP 1871

HMVALP 1889(DeliusCentenaryVolume I)

HMVALP 1890(DeliusCentenaryVolume 2)

HMVALP 1968ASD 518(S)SERAPHIM60000S600000(S)

Side 1 Brigg Fair; A Song Before Sunrise;March Caprice (arr. & ed. Beecham)Side 2 On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring;Summer Night on the River; Sleigh Ride (arr. & ed. Beecham)Intermezzo from Fennimore & GerdaRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. Sir Thomas Beecham

Side 1 Florida Suite; (arr. & ed. Beecham)1. Daybreak; 2. By the River; 3. SunsetSide 2 Florida Suite; 4. At Night;Dance Rhapsody No. 2;Over the Hills and Far Away (ed. Beecham)Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Beecham

Beecham Anthology, Volume I (1915 - 939)This contains Evening VoicesDora Labette - soprano & Sir Thomas Beecham, pfte.

Beecham Anthology, Volume 2 (1946 - 1958)This contains Hassan - Intermezzo & Serenade (arr. Beecham)Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Beecham

Side 1 Songs of the High HillsLuton Choral Society, Leslie Jones - tenor soloFreda Hart - soprano solo, RPO, BeechamSide 2 Prelude to Irmelin; Summer Evening (arr. Beecham)Intermezzo and Serenade from Hassan (arr. Beecham)Dance Rhapsody No.1Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Beecham

Side 1 Concerto for Piano and OrchestraBetty Humby Beecham - pfte. ,Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, BeechamSide 2 Concerto for Violin and OrchestraJean Pougnet - violinRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra, Beecham

Side 1 Tapiola - Symphonic Poem (SIBELIUS)Summer Evening - Tone Poem (DE LIUS)Side 2 Prelude - Irmelin (DE LIUS)Legende No. 3, Ope 59 (DVORAK)Symphonic Dance No. 2 (GRIE G)Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, BeechamPavane (FAURE)French National Radio Orchestra(Note: The Delius items are different recordings from ALP 1889)

HMVRQM 1055

HMVHQS1126(S)(fromHMVALP 1697)

HMVHQM 1165

HMVCLP 1426CSD 1346(S)

COLUMBIA33CX 1078/9(re-issued onFONTANACFL 1005/6)AMERICANCOLUMBIASet SL 197ML 4851/2

FONTANACFL 1009(Re -issued onPHILIPSGL 5690)

5Great Instrumentalists - Lionel TertisThis record contains - Serenade from Hassan (from COL. L2343)(DELIUS arr. Tertis)Lionel Tertis - viola George Reeves - piano

Side 1 Florida Suite: (arr. & ed. Beecham)1. Daybreak; 2. By the River; 3. SunsetSide 2 Florida Suite: 4. At NightDance Rhapsody No. 2Over the Hills and Far Away (ed. Beecham)RPO, Beecham

Side 1 Fifine at the Fair (BANTOCK)Side 2 The Garden of Fand (ARNOLD BAX)Dance Rhapsody No.1 (DELIUS) (from DB 9785/6 & ALP 1889)RPO, Beecham

Side 1 Voices of Spring (J. STRAUSS)Spring (The Seasons) (GLAZOUNOV)Primavera (Sicilian Vespers) (Ballet Music) (VERDI)Side 2 Forest Murmurs (Siegfried) (WAGNER)On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring (DELIUS)Russian Easter Festival Overture (RIMSKY -KORSAKOV)Last Spring (GRIEG)The Sinfonia of London, conducted by Robert Irving

A Mass of Life (Sung in German)Complete recording on 4 sidesRosina Raisbeck, Monica Sinclair, Charles CraigBruce BoyceLondon Philharmonic ChoirRPO, Beecham

Side 1 Appalachia (1st pt.)(Sung in English)

Side 2 Appalachia (contd.)RPO, Beecham, with chorusAn Arabesque (for baritone,chorus and orchestra)Einar Norby - baritone

(Sung in Danish)(Note: Appalachia wasoriginally issued without theinclusion of "An Arabesque"on Columbia 33 CX 1112)

Sir Thomas Beecham

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FONTANACFL 1042

PffiLIPSABL 3088AMERICANCOLUMBIAML 5079

PYECCL 30108(Re -issued onGOLDEN GUINEAGGC 4075)GSGL 14075(S)VANGUARDSRV 240SRV 2405D(S)

PYEGGC 4073GSGL 14073(S)

ARGORG 46

ARGORG 47WESTMINSTERXWN 18133

Side 1 Overture - Manfred (SCHUMANN)March in D (K249) (MOZART)Le Chasseur Maudit (CESAR FRANCK)Side 2 Extract from "Carmen" (BIZET)(Columbia Symphony Orchestra)Eventyr - Once upon a Time (DELIUS)4th Mvt. from "Italian Symphony" (MENDELSSOHN)All except BIZET played by RPO, Beecham

Side 1 Paris - The Song of a Great CityRPO, BeechamSide 2 Sea DriftBaritone,. chorus and orchestraBruce Boyce - baritoneBBC Chorus, RPO, Beecham

Side 1 Idyll (for soprano, baritone & orchestra)Sylvia Fisher - soprano Jess WaIters - baritoneHalle Orchestra, cond. Sir John BarbirolliSide 2 Irmelin - PreludeOn Hearing the First Cuckoo in SpringIntermezzo - Fennimore & GerdaWalk to the Paradise GardenHalle Orchestra, cond. Barbirolli

Side 1 Concerto for violin 'cello and orchestraRaymond Cohen - violin Gerald Warburg - 'celloRPO, Norman Del MarSide 2 Variations, Nocturne & Finale on an Old

English Sea Song (for piano & orchestra)(ALAN BUSH) (1900 - )

David Wilde - pianoRPO, cond. John Snashall

Songs for Soprano & Piano/Unaccompanied Part SongsSide 1 1. Love's Philosophy; 2. The Nightingale;3. In the Seraglio Garden ; 4. The Violet ; 5. Autumn ;6. Twilight Fancies; 7. Let Springtime ComeSide 2 Sweet Venevil ; 2. Cradle SongJoan Stuart - soprano Gordon Watson - piano3. On Craig Dhu; 4. Midsummer Song; 5. Wanderer's Song;6. To be Sung of a Summer Night on the Water, 1 & 2The Renaissance Singers, cond. Michael RowardAlexander Young - tenor

Side 1 Sonata No. 2 for violin and pianoMax Rostal - violin Colin Horsley - pianoCaprice and Elegy for 'cello and piano (originally

'cello and orchestra)Side 2 Sonata for 'cello and pianoAnthony Pini - 'cello Wilfred Parry - piano

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HMVALP 1983

HMVALP 2097ASD 644(S)ANGEL36285S36285(S)

HMVALP 2305ASD 2305 (S)ANGEL36415S36415(S)

HMVASD 2351(S)

HMVASD 2397(S)

HMVASD2437(S)

HMVASD 2477(S)

Side 1 Songs of SWlset (Words Dowson)Maureen Forrester - contralto John Cameron - tenorBeecham Choral Society, RPO, BeechamSide 2 Gavotte (No.1 of Danses anciennes) (fromballet "Zino-Zina") (PAUL VIDAL) (1863 - 1931)Gipsy Suite (4 movements) (EDWARD GERMAN) (1862 - 1936)RPO, Beecham

Side 1 Songs of Farewell (Whitman)Royal Choral Society, RPO, cond. Sir Malcolm SargentA Song Before SunriseRPO, SargentSide 2 Concerto for 'cello and orchestra

du Pre - 'cello, RPO, Sargent

Side 1 A London Overture (JOHN IRELAND)Tintagel (ARNOLD BAX)Side 2 Walk to the Paradise Garden (DELIUS)A Song of Summer (DELIUS)Prelude - Irmelin (DELIUS)London Symphony Orchestra, cond. Sir John Barbirolli

Side 1 Concerto Grosso (VAUGHAN WILLIAMS)Air and Dance (DELIUS)Side 2 Serenade for Delius on his 60th Birthday (WARLOCK)Serenade in E Minor, Op. 20, for Strings (ELGAR)Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, cond. Norman Del Mar

Side 1 RequiemHeather Harper - soprano John Shirley Quirk - baritoneRoyal Choral Society, RPO, Meredith DaviesSide 2 Idyll (Once I Passed Through a Populous City) (Whitman)Heather Harper - soprano John Shirley Quirk - baritoneRPO, Meredith Davies

Side 1 Songs of Sunset (Dowson)Janet Baker - mezzo-soprano John Shirley Quirk - baritoneLiverpool Philharmonic ChoirRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. Charles GrovesSide 2 Cynara (Dowson) baritone & orch. )An Arabesque (Jacobsen - Eng. trans. Heseltine) as above

Side 1 In a Summer GardenIntermezzo and Serenade from Hassan (arr. Beecham)Robert Tear - tenor)A Song Before SunriseSide 2 La Calinda (Koanga) (arr. Fenby)On Hearing the First Cuckoo in SpringSummer Night on the RiverLate Swallows (arr. Fenby)The Halle Orchestra, cond. Sir John Barbirolli

DECCAACL 144

DECCALW 5036 (10")

DECCALW 5173 (10")

DECCALXT 6126

DECCASXL 6405(S)

FONTANACFL 1020(Re-issued onPHILIPSGL 5691)

FONTANACFL 1033(Re -issued onPHILIPSGL 5693

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Side 1 Walk to the Paradise Garden ; Song of SummerLSO, cond. Anthony CollinsSide 2 Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis

(VAUGHAN WILLIAMS)Fantasia on Greensleeves (VAUGHAN WILLIAMS)New Symphony Orchestra, Anthony Collins

Side 1 On Hearing the First Cuckoo in SpringSide 2 Walk to the Paradise GardenLSO, Anthony CoIlins

Side 1 Song of SummerSide 2 Summer Night on the RiverLSO, Anthony Conins

Maggie Teyte RecitalThis record includes Indian Love Song (from 3 Shelley

Lyrics) (DELIUS)Maggie Teyte - soprano Rita Macay - piano

Side 1 Chacony in G Minor for Strings (PURCELL ed. Britten)Introduction and Allegro for Strings (ELGAR)English Chamber Orchestra, cond. Benjamin BrittenSide 2 Simple Symphony for String Orchestra (BRITTEN)Two AquareIles (DELIUS arr. Fenby)Sir Roger de Coverley (FRANK BRIDGE)English Chamber Orchestra, cond. Benjamin Britten

Side 1 Hassan - Incidental Music:Intermezzo ; Serenade (violin solo); Short Interlude ;Unacc. chorus behind scene; The Beggars' Song ;Entrance of Beauties; Prelude to Act III (femalevoices behind scene) ; Entrance of Soldiers;The Procession of Protracted Death; Serenaderepeated (viola solo); Closing Scene; The GoldenRoad to Samarkand

BBC Chorus, etc., RPO, BeechamSide 2 North Country Sketches1. Autumn; 2. Winter Landscape; 3. Dance;4. March of SpringRPO, Beecham

Side 1 Overture: La Cambiale di Matrimonio (ROSSINI)The Fair Maid of Perth - Suite (BIZET)Side 2 Serenade from Hassan (DELIUS) (arr. Beecham)Koanga - Closing Scene (with Chorus) (DELIUS)RPO, BeechamMerry Wives of Windsor - Overture (NICOLAI)Cblumbia Symphony OrchestraSemiramide - Overture (ROSSINI)Philadelphia Orchestra

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FONTANACFL 1042

PffiLIPSABL 3088AMERICANCOLUMBIAML 5079

PYECCL 30108(Re -issued onGOLDEN GUINEAGGC 4075)GSGL 14075(S)VANGUARDSRV 240SRV 2405D(S)

PYEGGC 4073GSGL 14073(S)

ARGORG 46

ARGORG 47WESTMINSTERXWN 18133

Side 1 Overture - Manfred (SCHUMANN)March in D (K249) (MOZART)Le Chasseur Maudit (CESAR FRANCK)Side 2 Extract from "Carmen" (BIZET)(Columbia Symphony Orchestra)Eventyr - Once upon a Time (DELIUS)4th Mvt. from "Italian Symphony" (MENDELSSOHN)All except BIZET played by RPO, Beecham

Side 1 Paris - The Song of a Great CityRPO, BeechamSide 2 Sea DriftBaritone,. chorus and orchestraBruce Boyce - baritoneBBC Chorus, RPO, Beecham

Side 1 Idyll (for soprano, baritone & orchestra)Sylvia Fisher - soprano Jess WaIters - baritoneHalle Orchestra, cond. Sir John BarbirolliSide 2 Irmelin - PreludeOn Hearing the First Cuckoo in SpringIntermezzo - Fennimore & GerdaWalk to the Paradise GardenHalle Orchestra, cond. Barbirolli

Side 1 Concerto for violin 'cello and orchestraRaymond Cohen - violin Gerald Warburg - 'celloRPO, Norman Del MarSide 2 Variations, Nocturne & Finale on an Old

English Sea Song (for piano & orchestra)(ALAN BUSH) (1900 - )

David Wilde - pianoRPO, cond. John Snashall

Songs for Soprano & Piano/Unaccompanied Part SongsSide 1 1. Love's Philosophy; 2. The Nightingale;3. In the Seraglio Garden ; 4. The Violet ; 5. Autumn ;6. Twilight Fancies; 7. Let Springtime ComeSide 2 Sweet Venevil ; 2. Cradle SongJoan Stuart - soprano Gordon Watson - piano3. On Craig Dhu; 4. Midsummer Song; 5. Wanderer's Song;6. To be Sung of a Summer Night on the Water, 1 & 2The Renaissance Singers, cond. Michael RowardAlexander Young - tenor

Side 1 Sonata No. 2 for violin and pianoMax Rostal - violin Colin Rorsley - pianoCaprice and Elegy for 'cello and piano (originally

'cello and orchestra)Side 2 Sonata for 'cello and pianoAnthony Pini - 'cello Wilfred Parry - piano

ARGORG 439ZRG 5439(S)

ARGOZRG 607(S)

CONCERTARTISTLPA 1099SLPA 1099(S)

WORLDRECORD CLUBCM 59SCM59(S)WESTMINSTERXWN 19045WST 17045(S)

CBSBRG 72086SBRG 72086(S)AMERICANCOLUMBIAML 5776MS 6376(S)

English Songs:Side 1 Songs for Ariel (MICHAEL TIPPETT)Voice of the Prophets (ALAN BUSH)Side 2 To Daffodils (DELIUS)The Merry Month of May (E. J. MOERAN)Dream Pedlary (B. VAN DIEREN)Take O Take Those Lips Away (B. VAN DIEREN)Piggesnie (PETER WARLOCK)Along the Stream (PETER WARLOCK)Bold William Taylor (PERCY GRAINGER)The Echoing Green (WILLIAM BUSCH)Come O Come My Life's Delight (WILLIAM BUSCH)If Thou Wilst Ease Thine Heart (WILLIAM BUSCH)Peter Pears - tenor Benjamin Britten - piano

Side 1 Midsummer Song (DELIUS)On Craig Dhu (DELIUS)To be Sung of a Summer Night on the Water (DELIUS)The Splendour falls on Castle Walls (DELIUS)As Torrents in Summer (ELGAR)My Love dwelt in a Northern Land (ELGAR)Go Song of Mine (ELGAR)The Louis Halsey Singers, conductor Louis HalseyIan Partridge - tenorSide 2 O Wild West Wind (ELGAR)The Shower (ELGAR)Love's Tempest (ELGAR)Owls (ELGAR)The Fountain (ELGAR)There is Sweet Music (ELGAR)Deep in my Soul (ELGAR)The Louis Halsey Singers, conductor Louis Halsey

Side 1 Sonata No.1 in E (1915) (ARNOLD BAX)Side 2 Sonata No.1 in E (concl.)Sonata No. 2 (1924) (DELIUS)Henry Holst - violin Frank Merrick - piano

Side 1 Violin Concerto (DELIUS)Side 2 Violin Concerto (SAMUEL BARBER)Robert Gerle - violinThe Vienna State Opera Orchestraconducted by Robert Zeller

Side 1 Brigg Fair; Dance Rhapsody No. 2Side 2 On Hearing the Fi rst Cuckoo in Spring;In a Summer GardenPhiladelphia Orchestraconducted by Eugene Ormandy

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10

MUSIC FORPLEASUREMFP 2065(Originallyissued onCAPITOLCTL 7029P 8182

RIMZS9

CLASSICSCLUB(10")

CONCERT HALLCHS 1062(Set A 0)

BBC RADIOENTERPRISESRE 10(Obtainable tospecial orderfrom BBC RadioEnterprisesLondon, W. 1.

HMV 7er 5198RES 4286(S)

FONTANACFE 15022

Side 1 On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring;Summer Night on the RiverSide 2 Intermezzo and Serenade from HassanCaprice and Elegy for 'cello and orchestra(Solo 'cello - Eleanor Aller)Irmelin - PreludeThe Concert Arts Orchestra, cond. Felix Slatkin

Side 1 Dance of the Comedians (SMETANA)La Calinda (Koanga) (DELIUS arr. Fenby)March from "Things to Come (BLISS)Anitra's Dance from "Peer Gynt" (GRIEG)None but the Lonely Heart (TSCHAIKOWSKY)Gopak from "Sorotchinski Fair" (MUSSORGSKY)Side 2 Waltz from "Masquerade" (KHATCHATURIAN)Serenade from String Quartet in F (HAYDN)Scarf Dance from "La Source" (DELIBES)Rondino on a Theme by Beethoven (KREISLER)Perpetuum Mobile (JOHANN STRAUSS)Chanson de Matin (ELGAR)Hungarian Dance No. 1 (BRAHMS)The Lou Whiteson Orchestra

Side 1 On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring (DELIUS)Somerset Rhapsody (HOLST)Side 2 Introduction and Allegro for Strings (ELGAR)Bournemouth Symphony Orchestraconducted by Charles Groves

Sonata No.1Louis Kaufman - violinThomas Saidenberg - piano(Information regarding coupling unknown)

Sir Malcolm Sargent - Music MakerThis record contains a substantial extract fromBrigg Fair (Closing Section). Taken from a liveperformance given by the BBC Symphony Orchestraconducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent

EXTENDED PLAY RECORDS

Side 1 On Hearing the First Cuckoo in SpringSide 2 Summer Night on the RiverRPO, Beecham

Eventyr - Once Upon a Time (2 parts)RPO, Beecham

COLUMBIASEL 1700

PYECEC 32019

CAPITOLFAP 8201

HMV7p 231

HMV7p 264

COLUMBIASCD 2234

Side 1 Hassan - Closing SceneJan van der Gucht - tenorRoyal Opera Chorus, LPO, BeechamSide 2 Koanga - La Calinda & Closing SceneThe London Select Choir, LPO, Beecham

Side 1 On Hearing the First Cuckoo in SpringSide 2 Irmelin - PreludeHalle Orchestra, Barbirolli

Side 1 On Hearing the First Cuckoo in SpringSide 2 Summer Night on the RiverConcert Arts Orchestra cond. Felix Slatkin

45 RPM SINGLES

On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring (2 parts)RPO, Beecham

Side 1 Hassan - Intermezzo & Serenade (arr. Beecham)Side 2 Koanga - La Calinda (arr. Fenby)Halle Orchestra c ond. Constant Lambert

Side 1 Koanga - La Calinda (arr. Fenby)Ritual Fire Dance (El Amor Brujo) (FALLA)Philharmonia Orchestra cond. George Weldon

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OVERSEAS ISSUES (LPs NOT COVERED BY BRITISH CATALOGUES)

EPIC Side 1 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (RACHMANINOFF)LC 3330 Side 2 Symphonic Variations (CESAR FRANCK)(AMERICAN) Irmelin - Prelude (DELIUS)

Cleveland Orchestra cond. George Szell

MUSIC LIBRARYLIB 7047(AMERICAN)

DECCADL 10136DL 710136(S)(AMERICAN)

ELECTROCORDECD 35(RUMANIAN)

Side 1 Sonata No. 3 for violin and piano (DELIUS)Side 2 Sonata, Op. 21, for violin and piano (DOHNANYI)Ernest Michaelian - violin Viola Hagopian - piano

Side 1 Piano Concerto in C Minor (DELIUS)Marjory Mitchell - pfte.The North German Radio Symphony Orchestraconducted by William StricklandSide 2 Sonata for painoforte, Op. 26 (1949) (BARBER)Marjory Mitchell - pfte.

Side 1 Sonata for 'cello and piano (DELIUS)Side 2 Arioso (J. S. BACH)Songs Without Words, Op. 7 (MENDELSSOHN)Nocturne in C Sharp Minor (CHOPIN)Radu Aldulescu - 'cello with pfte. accomp.

The picture shows Grieg (right) athis home with Bjornsen, thefamous Norwegian poet anddramatist, author of "Venevil fI and"Twilight Fancies", which areamong Delius 's best known songs

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MEZHDUNAROD­NAYAKNIGAD 12773-4(RUSSIAN)

ALLEGRO4053(USA only)

CAMDENCAL 214(USA only)(from VICTOR11-9493)

AMERICANCOLUMBIAML 4637

AMERICANCOLUMBIAML 4915

AMERICANCOLUMBIAML 5268

Song Recital:The Rose and the Poplar (C. GUASTAVINO)Barca Bella (H. ROMELAS)May Night (arr. VILLA LOBOS)Praying to the Moon (Indian Folk Song) (arr. VILLA-LOBOS)I Remember the Song (arr. V. de. MOLLA)Cecilia (arr. H. REIMANN)Song of Delarne (arr. ILLYIN)My Priceless Crystal (arr. ILLYIN)Lullaby (CYRIL SCOTT)VENEVIL (DELIUS)Maria Maksakova - mezzo-soprano, with pfte. accomp.

This record contains -On Hearing the First Cuckoo in SpringHastings Symphony Orchestra, cond. John Bath

This record contains -The Walk to the Paradise GardenCincinatti Symphony Orchestra, cond. Sir Eugene Goossens

Note: The English Fontana records of Sir Thomas Beechamand the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra were issued inAmerica, coupled as follows:-

Side 1 Eventyr (Once upon a Time)Side 2 North Country Sketches

Side 1 AppalachiaSide 2 Appalachia (concl. )and Koanga - Closing Scene

Side 1 Hassan---Incidental MusicSide 2 Arabesqueand Over the Hill sand Far Away

PART 2 78 RPM RECORDS13

(COLUMBIA) DELIUS SOCIETY, VOLUME I

SDX 1/7 Paris (The Song of a Great City)SDX 8001/7 (Parts 1 - 6)(Auto) Eventyr (Once upon a Time) (Parts 1 - 4)AMERICAN Koanga - Closing Scene (Parts 1 - 2)COLUMBIA (Re-issued on SEL .1700 (EP)11068/74D (With London Select Choir)Set M 305 Hassan - Intermezzo and Serenade

(arr. Beecham)London Philharmonic Orchestraconducted by Sir Thomas Beecham

(a) To the Queen of my Heart(b) Love's Philosophy

Heddle Nash - tenorGerald Moore - piano

Heddle Nash­tenor

(COLUMBIA) DELIUS SOCIETY, VOLUME 2

SDX 8/14 Sea Drift, for baritone, chorus andSOX 8008/14 Orchestra (Parts 1 - 7)(Auto) John Brownlee - baritone, London Select Choir,AMERICAN & London Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. BeechamCOLUMBIA Intermezzo from Fennimore & Gerda (Side 8)11030/6D Over the Hills and Far Away (Parts 1 - 3)Set M 290 In a Summer Garden (Parts 1 - 3)

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Beecham

(COLUMBIA) DELIUS SOCIETY, VOLUME 3

SOX 15/12SOX 8015/21AMERICANCOLUMBIA11137/430Set M 355

Appalachia (Parts 1 - 10)(with the BBC Chorus)Hassan - Closing Scene (Parts 1 - 2)

(Re-issued on SEL.1700 (EP)(with Jan van der Gucht & RoyalOpera Chorus)

Irmelin PreludeKoanga - La Calinda (arr. Beecham)

(Re-issued on SEL.1700 (EP)London Philharmonic Orchestra,conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham

John Brownlee, the famous Australianbaritone, who can be heard on theColumbia records of "Sea Drift",which are listed above

March Caprice (ed. & arr. Beecham) (Side 6)

Summer Night on the River(Re-issued on 7er 5198)Summer Evening (ed. & arr. Beecham)(Re -issued on ALP 1889)A Song Before Sunrise (Re -issued on ALP 1586)(The 3 works are coupled together on2 records)

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HMV DB 6470/2HMV DB 9151/3 (Auto)VICTOR 12-0031/3Set M 1185(Re-issued on ALP 1889)

HMV DB 6452/3VICTOR 12-1202/3Set M 1206VICTOR 18-0108/9Set M 14(Different recordingfrom ALP 1586)

HMV DB 6369/71HMV DB 9092/4 (Auto)(Re-issued on ALP 1890)

HMV DB 6371(Re -issued on ALP 1889)

HMV DB 6428/30HMV DB 9273/5 (Auto)VICTOR 12-0028/30Set M 1185(Re-issued on ALP 1890)

HMV DB 6430(Different recordingfrom ALP 1586)

HMV DB 9757/8(Auto only)DB 21021/2(Never issued)

HMV DB 9785/6(Auto only)(Both items re -issuedon ALP 1889)

HMV DB 6923VICTOR 12-1093(Re-issued on7p 231 & 7er 5198)

Song of the High Hills(with the Luton Choral Society)

Brigg Fair -An English Rhapsody

Violin ConcertoSoloist - Jean Pougnet

Irmelin Prelude

Piano ConcertoSoloist - Betty Humby Beecham

Dance Rhapsody No. 1Hassan - Intermezzo &Serenade (arr. Beecham)

On Hearing the First Cuckooin Spring

(Parts 1 - 6)

(Parts 1 - 4)

(Parts 1 - 5)

(Side 6)

(Parts 1 - 5)

(Parts 1 - 3)(Side 4)

(Parts 1 - 2)

All above are post-war recordings by the Royal PhilharmonicOrchestra conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham

15(Parts 1 - 6)

(Parts 1 - 4)

(Parts 1 - 2)

Eventyr (Once upon a Time)

Koanga - Closing Scene(with Chorus)

North Country Sketches1. Autumn2. Winter Landscape3. Dance4. The March of Spring

COLUMBIALX 1399/1401LX 8804(6 (Auto)(Re-issued onFONTANA CFL 1020 &PHILIPS GL 5691)

COLUMBIALX 8931/2 (Auto only)(Re -issued on FONTANACFL 1042 & CFE 15022)

COLUMBIALX 1502(Re -issued onFONTANA CFL 1033 &PHILIPS GL 5693)

All above are post-war recordings by the Royal PhilharmonicOrchestra conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham.

A Village Romeo & Juliet (Complete Opera)(Parts 1 - 14)(Up to and including "The Dream of Sali & Vreli")

Gordon ClintonDonald MunroDennis DowlingMarjorie Avis

Gwladys Garside

Dorothy BondMarjorie AvisGwladys GarsideLloyd Strauss -SmithDonald MunroMarion DaviesGwladys GarsideLloyd Strauss -SmithPhilip Hattey

(Parts 13 - 24)("Ah! it was a dream" - to end of opera)

Dennis DowlingFrederick SharpMargaret RitchieRene SoamesDorothy BondLorely Dyer

HMV DB 6751/7HMV DB 9306/12 (Auto)(Volume I)HMV DB 6758/92HMV DB 9313/17 (Auto)(Volume 2)

Manz (Baritone)Marti (Baritone)Sali as a child (Soprano)Sali (Son of Manz) (Tenor)Vreli as a child (Soprano)Vreli (Daughter of Marti) (Soprano)The Dark Fiddler (Rightful Heir to the

Wildland) (Baritone)First Peasant (Baritone)Second Peasant (Baritone)First Woman (Soprano)Second Woman)Third Woman) (Mezzo-Soprano)

Gingerbread Woman (Soprano)Wheel of Fortune Woman (Soprano)Cheap Jewellery Woman (Mezzo-Soprano)Showman (Tenor)Merry-Go-Round Man (Baritone)The Slim Girl (Soprano)The Wild Girl (Mezzo-Soprano)The Poor Horn Player (Tenor)The Hunch-backed Bass-Fiddler (Bass-Barit.)

With Chorus and Royal Philharmonic OrchestraConducted by Sir Thomas Beecham, Bart.

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HMV E505(lO")VICTOR 4270

COLUMBIAL 2096AMERICAN COLUMBIA67475D

COLUMBIADX 1643

DECCAK 1341

HMVB 8819 (lO")VICTOR 4496

HMVD 800 *VOCALIONKO 5181 *

HMVE 544 (10")

COLUMBIAD 1638 (10")AMERICAN COLUMBIA17017DCOLUMBIALB 44 (l0")AMERICAN COLUMBIA17087D

N. G. S. 72(See Appendix underPeter Warlock)

On Hearing the First Cuckoo in SpringLondon Symphony Orchestraconducted by Geoffrey Toye

(Old) Royal Philharmonic OrchestraSir Thomas Beecham

Liverpool Philharmonic OrchestraSir Malcolm Sargent

National Symphony OrchestraWaIter Goehr

London Philharmonic OrchestraConstant Lambert

Royal Albert Hall OrchestraEugene Goossens (Brigg Fair - Part 3)Aeolian Orchestra (A Song Before Sunrise)

Summer Night on the RiverNew Symphony Orchestracond. by Geoffrey Toye

(Old) Royal Philharmonic OrchestraSir Thomas Beecham

London Philharmonic Orchestracond. Sir Thomas Beecham

N. G.S. Chamber Orchestracond. John Barbirolli

Royal Albert Hall Orchestra (Parts 1 - 3)Eugene Goossens(On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring - Side 4)

HMVD1442/3COLUMBIAL2294/5AMERICAN COLUMBIAC68154/5DSet X30HMVD799/800 *

Brigg Fair - An English RhapsodyLondon Symphony OrchestraGeoffrey ToyeSir Thomas Beecham &his Symphony Orchestra

(Parts 1 - 4)

(Parts 1 - 4)

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Moiseiwitsch ­great exponentof Delius'sPiano Concerto

New Symphony OrchestraGeoffrey Toye

Halle OrchestraBarbirolliCincinnati Symphony OrchestraEugene Goossens

In a Summer Garden (Parts 1 - 3)London Symphony OrchestraGeoffrey Toye(See Note on page 2)

A Song Before Sunrise (Side 4)New Symphony Orchestra,BarbirolliAeolian Orchestra(On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring)

Piano Concerto (Parts 1 - 5 (Last side blank)Moiseiwitsch & the Philharmonia Orchestracond. by Constant Lambert

Violin Concerto (Parts 1 - 6)Albert Sammons - violinLiverpool Philharmonic Orch. ,cond. by Malcolm Sargent

Walk to the Paradise Garden(Old) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,Beecham

HMVD 1696/7

D 1697VICTOR9731/2VOCALIONKO 5181 *HMVC3533/5C7648/50 (Auto)

COLUMBIADX 1160/2DX 8197/9 (Auto)

COLUMBIAL 2087AMERICAN COLUMBIA67474D

HMVD1738VICTOR11142

HMVC3484VICTOR 11-9493(AMERICAN- neverissued here)

DECCAS10010/2

DECCAK 1836LONDONLA 184

HMVDB 9609/10(Auto only)DB 21277/8(allocated butnever issued)

Sea Drift (for Baritone, Chorus &Orchestra) (Parts 1 - 6)Roy Henderson, baritone, New English Chorusand New Symphony Orchestra, Stanley Chapple(Conductor not shown on label)

Irmelin PreludeNational Symphony OrchestraSidney Beer(Liszt Piano Concerto No.l) (Side 5)

Song of Summer (Parts 1 - 3)Halle OrchestraBarbirolli(Andante - Cassation No.1 in G, K.63 (MOZART)

(Side 4)

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DECCAX 147

HMVC 3864

HMVB 3721(10")

HMVC3273VICTOR11-8644

COLUMBIADX 1621

COLUMBIADB 1616 (lO")AMERICANCOLUMBIA 256M

DECCAF 9013(10")

BOOSEY & HAWKESST 2009

HMVB 8976(10")

Air & Dance for String OrchestraTwo Aquarelles (arr. Fenby)Boyd Neel String Orchestra

Two Aquarelles (arr. Fenby)Halle Orchestra,Barbirolli(Marriage of Figaro - Overture) (MOZART)

Caprice & Elegy for 'cello & orchestra (arr. Fenby)Beatrice Harrison - 'cello, with orchestraconducted by Eric Fenby

Hassan - Intermezzo & Serenade (arr. Beecham)Koanga - La Calinda - (arr. Fenby)Halle Orchestra,Constant Lambert

Hassan - Intermezzo & Serenade (arr. Beecham)Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra,Hugo Rignold(Sleeping Beauty Waltz) (TSCHAIKOWSKY)

Serenade from HassanAlbert Sandler & his Orchestra(None but the Weary Heart) (TSCHAIKOWSKY)

Serenade from HassanMantovani & his Orchestra(In Waltz Time) (MANTOVANI)

Serenade from HassanJay Wilbur & his String Ensemble(The Holy Boy) (JOHN IRELAND)(Dusk) (ARMSTRONG GIBBS)

Serenade from HassanNew Mayfair String Orchestra,conducted by George Waiter(Molly on the Shore) (GRAINGER)

Sir Malcolm Sargent ­conducted the first performance ofDelius's "Songs of Farewell" atQueen's Hall, London, in 1932.

HMVC 1134/5 *

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Hassan - Incidental Music (Parts 1 - 4)Original records from first production (1923)

1. Prelude to Act 12. Prelude to Act 5.3. Procession of Protracted Death4. Entrance of Soldiers5. Serenade (soloist: Herbert Farrar - tenor)6. We Take the Golden Road to Samarkand7. Beggars' Song (soloist: George Baker - baritone)S. Entrance of Beauties9. Bacchanale

His Majesty's Theatre Orchestra and chorus,conducted by Percy Fletcher

Note: The above is a very rare collector's item, much of which isotherwise unrecorded.

COLUMBIAL 1505/6 *AMERICANCOLUMBIA67079/S0D

INSTRUMENTAL

HMVC 1749/50

COLUMBIAD 1500/1 *

COLUMBIAL 2342/4AMERICANCOLUMBIA67761/2D

DECCAM 557/9AM 557/9 (Auto)ODEON285504/6

HMVD 1103/4

Dance Rhapsody No. 1New Queen's Hall Orchestra,conducted by Sir Henry J. Wood(Tambourin) (RAMEAU)

Sonata No.1 for violin and pianoMay Harrison - violinArnold Bax - piano

Sonata No. 2 for violin and pianoAlbert Sammons - violinEvlyn Howard -Jones - piano

Sonata No. 2 (arr. viola and piano byLionel Tertis with the approval of Delius)

Lionel Tertis - violaGeorge Reeves - pianoSerenade from Hassan

Sonata No. 3 for violin and pianoAlbert Sammons - violinKathleen Long - piano(Allegro moderato from Sonatina

in G Minor) (SCHUBERT)

Sonata for 'cello and pianoBeatrice Harrison - 'celloHarold Craxton - piano

(Parts 1 - 3)

(Side 4)

(Parts 1 - 4)

(Parts 1 - 4)

(Parts 1 - 3)

(Side 4)

(Parts 1 - 5)

(Side 6)

(Parts 1 - 4)

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COLUMBIADX 1094

COLUMBIA5444 (10 ft

)

AMERICANCOLUMBIA2098M

COLUMBIA(Number unknown)AMERICAN No.C 2095M

HMVB 3274(1011)

SONGS

COLUMBIAL 2344AMERICAN No.9092M

DECCAF 5707 (1011)AMERICANDECCA 20178

COLUMBIADB 2178 (1011)

COLUMBIA3876 (10")

HMVE 430

Legende for violin and pianoHenry Holst - violinGeraId Moore - piano

Five Piano Pieces1. Mazurka; 2. Waltz;3. Waltz for a Little Girl; 5. ToccataEvlyn Howard-Jones - pfte.(The fourth piece "Lullaby for a Modern Baby"is unrecorded)

Three Preludes for PianoDance for HarpsichordEvlyn Howard-Jones · - pfte.

Serenade from HassanBeatrice Harrison - 'celloMargaret Harrison - piano(Melody in A) (DAWES)

Cradle Song (Ibsen)The Nightingale (Welhaven)Evening Voices (Twilight Fancies) (Bjornsen)(Note: "Evening Voices" only re-issued on ALP 1870)Dora Labette - sopranoSir Thomas Beecham - pfte.

Indian Love Song (Shelley)Irmelin Rose (Jacobsen)Nancy Evans - contraltowith piano accomp.

Love's Philosophy (Shelley)(Lane 0' the Thrushes) (HAMILTON HARTY)Isobel Baillee - sopranoGerald Moore - piano

To Daffodils (Herrick)(Contents of coupling unknown)Muriel Brunskill - contralto, with pfte. accomp.

Venevil (Bjornsen)Evening Voices (Twilight Fancies) (Bjornsen)Leila Megane - contralto, with pfte. accomp.

PART 321

TITLE ARTIST LPs 78s

Air and Dance (1925) Boyd Neel String Orch. DECCABournemouth Sym. Orch. HMV X147Del Mar ASD 2351

Appalachia Chorus, RPO, FONTANABeecham CFL 1009

PHILIPSGL 5690COLUMBIA33CX 1112

BBC Chorus, COLUMBIALPO, Beecham SDX 15/19

Aquarelles, 2 Boyd Neel String Orch. DECCA X147(arr. Fenby) (1917) Halle Orch. , HMV

Barbirolli C3864English Chamber Orch. DECCAcond. B. Britten SXL 6405(S)

Arabesque (Jacobsen) (1911) Einar Norby - barit. FONTANA(Sung in Danish) Chorus & RPO, CFL 1009

Beecham PHILIPSGL 5690

(Sung in English - trans. John Shirley-Quirk - HMVby Heseltine) baritone ASD 2437(S)

Liverpool Phil. ChoirRoyal Liv. Phil. Orch .cond. Charles Groves

Autumn (Jacobsen) (1900) Joan Stuart - soprano ARGOGordon Watson - pfte. RG 46

Brigg Fair (1907) RPO, Beecham HMV HMVALP 1586 DB 6452/3

LSO, Collins DECCALXT 2788

1I 1I ACL 131Philadelphia Orch. , CBSOrmandy BRG 72086LSO, Toye HMV

D 1442/3Sym.Orch. COLUMBIABeecham L2294/5Royal Albert Hall HMVOrch., Goossens D799/800 *

22

TITLE ARTIST LPs 78s

Calinda, La (See "Koanga")

Caprice & Elegy (1925) E. Aller - 'cello MUSIC FOR('cello and orchestra) Concert Arts. Orch., PLEASURE

Felix Slatkin MFP 2065CAPITOLCTL 7029

Beatrice Harrison HMV& Orch., cond. B3721Eric Fenby -

(arr. 'cello & piano) Anthony Pini - 'cello ARGOWilfred Parry - piano RG 47

Concerto (violin) (1916) Jean Pougnet HMV HMVRPO, Beecham ALP 1890 DB 6369/71Robert Gerle, WRCVienna S. O. Orch., CM 59Robert Zeller WESTMINSTER

XWN 19045Albert Sammons COLUMBIALiverpool P.O., DX 1160/2Malcolm Sargent

Concerto (Piano) (1906) Betty Humby Beecham HMV HMVRPO, Beecham ALP 1890 DB 6428/30Moiseiwitsch HMVPhilharmonia Orch. C3533/5Constant LambertMarjorie Mitchell DECCA (AM.)North German Radio DL 10136Sym. Orch.,Wm. Strickland

Concerto ('cello) (1921) Jacqueline du Pre HMVRPO, Sargent ALP 2097

Concerto (Double) (1915/16) Raymond Cohen PYE(Violin, 'cello & Orch Gerald Warburg GGC 4073

RPO, N. Del Mar

Cradle Song (Ibsen) (1890) J oan Stuart - soprano ARGO(English Translator Archer) Gordon Watson - pfte. RG 46

Dora Labette - soprano COLUMBIASir T. Beecham - pfte. L 2344

TITLE

Cynara (Dowson) (1907)

Daffodils, To (Herrick)(1915)

Dance Rhapsody No.1 (1908)

Dance Rhapsody No. 2 (1916)(First performed at SirHenry J. Wood Prom. in 1923and dedicated to NormanO'Neill)

Dance for Harpsichord (1919)(piano solo)

Evening Voices (Bjornsen)(1890)

(Also known as "TwilightFancies")(English translator ­

Copeland)

Eventyr (Once upon a Time)(1917)

Fennimore & Gerda (1908/10)- Intermezzo

ARTIST

John Shirley-Quirk ­baritone - Royal Liv.Phil. Orch.cond. Charles Groves

Peter Pears - tenorB. Britten - pfte.Muriel Brunskill ­contraltowith pfte. accomp.

RPO, Beecham

New Q. H. OrchestraSir Henry J. Wood

RPO, Beecham

Philadelphia Orch.Ormandy

E. Howard-Jones - pfte.

Jean Stuart - sopranoGordon Watson - pfte.Dora Labette - sopranoSir T. Beecham - pfte.Leila Megane ­contraltowith pfte. accomp.

RPO, Beecham

LPO, Beecham

RPO, Beecham

LPO, Beecham

Halle, Barbirolli

LPs

HMVASD2437(S)

ARGORG 439

HMVALP 1889HQM 1165

HMVALP 1697HQS 1126/S)CBSBRG 72086

ARGORG 46HMVALP 1870

FONTANACFL 1042CFE 14022

HMVALP 1586

PYECCL 30108GGC 4075

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78s

COLUMBIA3876

HMVDB 9785/6

COLUMBIAL 1505/6 *

COLUMBIAC 2095M(AMERICANNo.)

COLUMBIAL 2344HMVE 430

COLUMBIALX 8931/2

COLUMBIASDX 4/5

COLUMBIASDX 11

24

TITLE ARTIST LPs 78s

Five Pieces for Piano (1921) Evlyn Howard-Jones - COLUMBIA

(Nos. 1, 2, 3 & 5 only) pfte. 5444

Five Songs from theNorwegian (1888)1. Slumber Song (Bj ornsen)2. The Nightingale (Welhaven)3. Summer Eve (Paulsen)4. Longing (Kerjulf)5. Sunset (Munck)See under Nos. 1 & 2

Florida Suite (1886) RPO, Beecham HMV

(ed. & arr. Beecham) ALP 1697HQS 1126 (S)

Four English Songs (1915/16)1. It was a lover and his

Lass (Shakespeare)2. Spring, the Sweet Spring

(Nashe)3. To Daffodils (Herrick)4. So Sweet is She

(Ben Johnson)(See under No. 3)

Hassan (1920) (James ElroyFlecker)

Incidental Music Soloist, chorus FONTANARPO, Beecham CFL 1020

PHILIPSGL 5691

His Majesty's Theatre HMVOrchestra & Chorus C1134/5 *Percy Fletcher

Intermezzo & Serenade RPO, Beecham HMV HMV

(arr Beecham). ALP 1889 DB 9785HMVALP 1871

Concert Arts Orchestra MUSIC FOR

F. Slatkin PLEASURE- MFP 2065

CAPITOLCTL 7029

Halle Orchestra HMVcond. Barbirolli ASD 2477(S)(with R. Tear - tenor)Halle Orchestra HMV HMVConstant Lambert 7p 264 · C3273

25!

TITLE ARTIST LPs 78s

Hassan (Cont. )

Intermezzo & Serenade Liverpool Phil. Orch. COLUMBIA(Cont. ) Hugo Rignold DX 1621

LPO, Beecham COLUMBIASDX 7

Serenade Royal Phil. Orch. FONTANAcond. Beecham CFL 1033

PHILIPSGL 5673

Cleveland Orch. , COLUMBIAG. Szell 33SX 1640Albert Sandler COLUMBIA& his Orch. DB 1616Mantovani & DECCAhis Orch. F 9013Jay Wilbur & his BOOSEY &String Ensemble HAWKES

ST 2009Beatrice Harrison - HMV'cello B3274with pfte. acc omp .Lionel Tertis - HMV COLUMBIAviola HQM 1055 L2343with pfte. accomp.New Mayfair HMVString Orch., B 8976George Waiter

Closing Scene Royal Opera Choir COLUMBIA COLUMBIALPO, Beecham SEL 1700 SDX 20

Idyll (Once I Passed Through J. WaIter - baritone PYEa Populous City) S. Fisher - soprano CCL 30108

(Whitman) (1930) Halle Orch. , PYEBarbirolli GGC 4075H. Harper - soprano HMVJ. Shirley-Quirk - ASD 2397(S)baritoneRPO, M. Davies

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TITLE ARTIST LPs 78s

In a Summer Garden (1908) RPO, Beecham COLUMBIA33 C 1017PHILIPSSBR 6242PHILIPSGO 3625L

LSO, A. Collins DECCALXT 2899ACL 245

Philadelphia Orch. CBSOrmandy BRG 72086Halle Orchestra HMVBarbirolli ASD 2477(S)LSO, Toye HMV

D 1696/7LPO, Beecham COLUMBIA

SDX 13/14

Indian Love Song Maggie Teyte - sopr. DECCA(Shelley) (1891) piano accomp. LX 6126

Nancy Evans - contr. DECCApiano accomp. F 5707

In the Seraglio Garden J oan Stuart - soprano ARGO(Jacobsen) (1897) G. Watson - piano RG 46

Irmelin - Prelude RPO, Beecham HMV HMV(1892 - revised 1932) ALP 1889 DB 6371

RPO, Beecham HMVALP 1968

LSO, Barbirolli HMVALP 2305

Halle Orchestra PYEBarbirolli CCL 30108

GGC 4075CEC 32019

Concert Arts. Orch. MUSIC FORc ond. F elix Slatkin PLEASURE

MFP 2065CAPITOLCTL 7029

Cleveland Orchestra EPICGeorge Szell LC 3330

(AMERICAN)LPO, Beecham COLUMBIA

SDX 21National Sym. Orch. DECCASidney Beer K 1836

-

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TITLE ARTIST LPs 78s

Irmelin Rose (Jacobsen) Nancy Evans - contr. DECCA(1897) Piano accomp. F 5707

Koanga (1895/97)

La Calinda (arr. Beecham) LPO, Beecham COLUMBIA COLUMBIASEL 1700 SDX 21

( arr. F enby) Halle Orchestra, HMV HMVLambert 7p 264 C3273Philharmonia Orch. , COLUMBIAGeorge Weldon 33 SX 1436

COLUMBIASCD 2234

Halle Orchestra, HMVBarbirolli ASD 2477(S)Lou Whiteson Orch. RIM ZS9

Closing Scene Royal Opera Choir COLUMBIA COLUMBIALPO, Beecham SEL 1700 SDX 6Chorus & RPO, FONTANA COLUMBIABeecham CFL 1033 LX 1502

PHILIPSGL 5693

Late Swallows (arr. Fenby) Halle Orchestra HMV(Orch. arr. of 3rd Mvt. of cond. Barbirolli ASD 2477(S)String Quartet) (1916)

Legende for Violin & Piano Henry HoIst - violin COLUMBIA(1893) Gerald Moore - piano DX 1094

Let Springtime Come Joan Start - soprano ARGO(Jacobsen) (1897) Gordon Watson - piano RG 46

Love's Philosophy J oan Stuart - soprano ARGO(Shelley) (1891) Gordon Watson - piano RG 46

Isobel Baillie - soprn. HMV COLUMBIAGerald Moore - piano HQM 1118 DB 2178Heddle Nash - tenor COLUMBIAGerald Moore - piano SDX 7

March. Caprice (1888) RPO, Beecham HMV HMVALP 1586 DB 6430

(A) Mass of Life (1904/5) Soloists & London COLUMBIA(from Nietzsche's "Also Philharmonic Choir 33 CX 1078/9sprach Zarathustra" RPO, Beecham FONTANA(Sung in German) CFL 1005/6

,

28

TITLE ARTIST LPs 78s

Midsummer Song (1908) . Renaissance Singers ARGO(Unacc. Chorus) cond. M. Howard RG 46

Louis Halsey Singers ARGOcond. Louis Halsey ZRG 607(S)

(The) Nightingale (1888) Dora Labette - sopr. COLUMBIA(Welhaven) (English trans. Sir Thomas Beecham - L 2344W. Grist) pfte.

(The) Nightingale (has a Joan Stuart - soprano ARGOLyre of Gold) G. Watson - piano RG46(Henley) (1908)

North Country Sketches RPO, Beecham FONTANA COLUMBIA(1913/14) CFL 1020 LX 1399/401

PHILIPSGL 5691

On Craig Dhu (1907) Renaissance Singers ARGO(Arthur Symons) cond. Michael Howard RG 46(Unacc. Chorus) Louis Halsey Singers ARGO

cond. Louis Halsey ZRG 607(S)

On Hearing the First RPO, Beecham HMV HMVCuckoo in Spring (1912) ALP 1586 DB 6923

7er 51987p 231

Sinfonia of London, HMVRobert Irving CLP 1426London Sym. Orch., DECCAcond. A. Collins LXT 2788

LW 5036ACL i31

Halle Orchestra PYEBarbirolli CCL 30108

GGC 4075CEC 32019

Concert Arts Orch. MUSIC FORFelix Slatkin PLEASURE

MFP 2065CAPITOLCTL 7029

- FAP 8201Philadelphia Orch. , CBSOrmandy BRG 72086Bournemouth S. O . CLASSICSCharles Groves CLUB

29

TITLE ARTIST LPs 78s

On Hearing the First Hastings Symphony ALLEGROCuckoo in Spring (Cont. ) Orch., John Bath 4053

(USA only)Halle Orchestra HMVc ond. Barbirolli ASD 2477(S)London Sym. Orch., HMVcond. G. Toye E 505London Phil. Orch., HMVC ond. C. Lambert B 8819

(Old) Philharmonic Orchestra COLUMBIAOrch. , Beecham L 2096Livprpool Phil. COLUMBIAOrch., Sargent DX 1643National Sym. Orch., DECCAWalter Goehr K 1341Aeolian Orchestra VOCALION

K 05181 *Royal Albert Hall HMVOrch., E. Goossens D 800 *

Over the Hills and Far Away RPO, Beecham HMV(1895) ALP 1697

HQS 1126(S)RPO, Beecham COLUMBIA

33C 1017PHILIPSSBR 6242GO 3625L

LPO, Beecham COLUMBIASDX 12/ 13

Paris (The Song of a Great RPO, Beecham PHILIPSCity) (1 899) ABL 3088

LSO , C oHins DECCALXT 2899ACL 245

L PO , Beecham COLUMBIASDX 1/3

(Three) Preludes (piano) Evlyn Howard-Jones - COLUMBIApfte. C 2095M

(AMERICANNO.)

Requiem (1914 - 16) H. Harper - soprano HMV(Text by composer from J. Shirley-Quirk - ASD 2397(S)F. Nietzsche) ba ritone

UPO, Meredith Davies

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TITLE ARTIST LPs 78s

Sea Drift (WaIt Whitman) Bruce Boyce - barit. PHILIPS(1903) Chorus, RPO, Beecham ABL 3088

John Brownlee - barit. COLUMBIALondon Select Choir, SDX 8/11LPO, BeechamRoy Henderson - barit. DECCAChorus, New Symphony S 10010/2Orch.,Stanley Chapple

Seven Songs from the Danish(1897)

1. Let Springtime Come(Jacobsen)

2. Irmelin Rose (Jacobsen)3. In the Garden of the

Seraglio (Jacobsen)4. Silken Shoes (Jacobsen)5. Wine Roses (Jacobsen)6. Through the Long, Long

Years (Jacobsen)7. On the Seashore

(Drachmann)(See under Nos. 1, 2&3)

Seven Songs from theNorwegian (1889 - 90)1. Cradle Song (Ibsen)2. The Homeward Journey

(Vinje)3. Twilight Fancies (Evening

Voices (Bjornsen)4. Minstrels (Ibsen)5. Secret Love (Bjornsen)6. The Bird's Story (Ibsen)7. Sweet Venevil (Bjornsen)See under Nos. 1, 3 & 7)

Sleigh Ride (1888) RPO, Beecham HMV(arr. & ed. Beecham) ALP 1586

-

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TITLE ARTIST LPs 78s

Sonata No. 1 (1915) May Harrison - violin HMV(Violin and Piano) Arnold Bax - piano C1749/S0

Louis Kaufman - violin CONCERTThomas Saidenberg - HALLpiano CHS 1062

Sonata No. 2 (1924) Max Rostal - violin ARGO(Violin and Piano) Colin Horsley - piano RG 7

Henry HoIst - violin CON. ARTISTFrank Merrick - piano LPA 1099Albert Sammons - violin COLUMBIAE. Howard-Jones - piano D IS00/1 *

(arr. Viola and Piano) Lionel Tertis - viola COLUMBIAGeorge Reeves - piano L 2342/3

Sonata No. 3 (1930) Albert Sammons - violin DECCA(Violin and Piano) Kathleen Long - piano M 557/9

Ernest Michaelian - vln. MUSICViola Hapohian - piano LIBRARY

MLR 7047(USA only)

('Cello) Sonata (1917) Anthony Pini - 'cello ARGOWilfred Parry - piano RG 47Radu Aldulescu - 'cello ELECTRO-pfte. accomp. CORD

ECD 35(RUMANIAN)

B Harrison - 'cello HMVHarold Craxton - piano D1103/4

(A) Song Before Sunrise RPO, Beecham HMV HMV(1918) ALP 1586 DB 9757/8

RPO, Sargent HMVALP 2097

Halle Orchestra, HMVcond. Barbirolli ASD 2477(S)New Symphony Orch. HMVBarbirolli D1697Aeolian Orchestra VOCALION

K 05181 *Song of Summer (1930) LSO, A.Collins DECCA

LXT 2788LW 5173ACL 144

LSO, Barbirolli HMVALP 2305

Halle Orchestra HMVBarbirolli DB 9609/10

32

TITLE ARTIST LPs 78s

Song of the High Hills Luton Choral Society, HMV HMV(1911/12) (Orch. & Word- RPO, Beecham ALP 1889 DB 6470/2

less Chorus)Songs of Farewell Royal Choral Society HMV(Whitman) (1930/32) RPO, Sargent ALP 2097

Songs of Sunset M. Forrester - contralto HMV(Ernest Dowson) (1906/7) J. Cameron - baritone ALP 1983

Beecham Choral SocietyRPO, BeechamJ. Baker - mezzo-sopr. HMVJ. Shirley-Quirk - ASD 2437(S)baritoneLiverpool Phi!. Choir,Royal Liv. Phil. Orch.,cond. Charles Groves

The Splendour' Falls on Louis Halsey Singers ARGOCastle Walls (1924) cond. Louis Halsey ZRG 607(S)(Poem by Tennyson)

Summer Evening (1890) RPO, Beecham HMV HMV(Ed. & arr. Beecham) ALP 1889 DB 9757/8

RPO, Beecham HMVALP 1968

Summer Night on the River RPO, Beecham HMV HMV(1912) ALP 1586 DB 9757/8

7er 5198Halle Orchestra, HMVc ond. Barbirolli ASD 2477(S)London Sym. Orch., DECCAcond. A. CoIlins LXT 2899

LW 5173ACL 245

Concert Arts Orchestra MUSIC FORF elix Slatkin PLEASURE

MFP 2065CAPITOLCTL 7029FAP 8201

LPO, Beecham COLUMBIALB 44

(Old) Royal Phil. Orch. COLUMBIABeecham D 1638New Symphony Orchestra HMVGeoffrey Toye E 544N. G. S. Chamber Orchestra N.G.S.Barbirolli 72

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TITLE ARTIST LPs 78s

Sweet Venevil(See under "Venevil")

Three Preludes (1923)(See under Preludes)

Three Shelley Lyrics (1891)1. Indian Love Song2. Love's Philosophy3. To the Queen of my Heart(See under separate titles)

To be Sung of a Summer Renaissance Singers ARGONight on the Water (1917) cond. M. Howard RG 46(2 unacc. wordless Louis Halsey Singers ARGOchoruses) cond. Louis Halsey ZRG 607(S)

To Daffodils(See under "Daffodils")

To the Queen of my Heart Heddle Nash - tenor COLUMBIA(Shelley) (1891) Gerald Moore - piano SDX 7

Twilight Fancies (Seeunder "Evening Voices It)

Two Aquarelle s(See under "Aquarelles")

Two Songs from the Danish(1900)1. The Violet (Holstein)2. Autumn (Jacobsen)(See under separate titles)

Venevil (Bjornsen) (1890) Joan Stuart - soprn. ARGOGordon Watson - piano RG46Maria Maksakov - MKmezzo-soprano D 12773/4

(RUSSIAN)Leila Megane - contralto HMVpiano accomp. E 430

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TITLE ARTIST LPs 78s

(A) Village Romeo & Juliet Soloists, Chorus HMV(1901/2) RPO, Beecham DB 6741/62

Complete recordingof Opera

Interlude - Walk to the London Symphony Orch., DECCAParadise Garden cond. A. Collins LXT 2788

LW 5036ACL 144

London Symphony Orch., HMVcond. Barbirolli ALP 2305Halle Orchestra PYEBarbirolli CCL 30108

GGC 4075Halle Orchestra HMVBarbirolli C3484(Old) Royal Phi!. Orch., L 2081BeechamNew Symphony Orch., HMVcond. G. Toye D 1738Cincinatti Sym. Orch., CAMDEN VICTORcond. E. Goossens CAL 215 11-9493

(AMERICAN) (AMERICAN)

(The) Violet (Holstein) (1900) J oan Stuart - soprano ARGOGordon Watson - piano RG 46

Walk to the Paradise Garden(See under "A Village Romeoand Juliet")

Wanderer's Song The Renaissance ARGO(Unacc. Male Voice Chorus) Singers RG 46(Arthur Symons) (1908) cond. Michael Howard

PART 4

APPENDIX DELIUS'S CONTEMPORARIES ON RECORD

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COLUMBIAL 1463 *

by Stuart Upton

The following is a list of gramophone records (78s), all of which have strongpersonal connections with the life of Frederick Delius. It is fairly safe to assume thatsome of these would most certainly have been in his own personal collection:-

SIR GRANVILLE BANTOCK (1868 - 1946), who conducted one of thevery first performances of "Brigg Fair", was friend and champion ofboth Delius and Elgar. In a discussion with Donald Brook about 1945he is quoted as saying:-

"British music has made little progress since Elgar and, althoughplenty of. music is being composed today, none of it will compare withthe works of Delius" - Composers I Gallery by Donald Brook(published by Rockcliff). The following record was made about 1924:-

The Pierrot of the Minute - Comedy Overture(Granville Bantock)

The New Queen's Hall Orchestraconducted by Sir Henry J. Wood

ALBERT COATES (1882 - 1953) This famous British conductorwould not normally bring to mind the music of Delius today, but thelink is stronger than one might expect. "North Country Sketches" isdedicated to Albert Coates and he is noted for having conducted thefirst performance of "Song of the High Hills" in 1920, although thiswork was actually composed some years before. One of Delius'sfavourite works was "Don Juan" by Richard Strauss, and AlbertCoates's recording. made about 1926, may well have been the one heowned.

HMVD 1309/10

HMVD 1080

HMVE 565(10")

Don Juan - Symphonic Poem (Richard Strauss)Symphony Orchestraconducted by Albert Coates

Siegfried's Journey to the Rhine (from"Gotterdammerung") (Wagner)Symphony Orchestraconducted by Albert Coates

Kikimora - A Legende, Op. 63 (Liadov)London Symphony Orchestra,conducted by Albert Coates

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In the Spring of 1933 SIR EDWARD ELGAR (1857 - 1934), then in his middleseventies, visited Delius and his wife at Grez-sur-Loing. With him he took thefollowing records:-

Falstaff - Symphonic StudyThe London Symphony Orchestraconducted by the composer

HMVDB 1621/4(Re-issuedon HMVBLP 1090)

HMVDB 1739/45(SIBELIUSSOCIETYVOLUME I)

Symphony No. 5 in E Flat, Op. 82Pohjola's Daughter, Op. 89Tapiola - Symphonic Poem, Op. 112(SIBELIUS) (1865 - 1957)The London Symphony Orchestraconducted by Robert Kajanus

HENRY BALFOUR GARDINER (1877 - 1950) was another great friend and aman of means. It is to him that "On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring" and"Summer Night on the River" are dedicated. He helped Delius when in financialdifficulties and actually sponsored a number of performances of his works. He washimself an extremely gifted composer and is remembered today mainly for his"Shepherd Fennel's Dance". The original 1920s recording is listed below:-

Brigg Fair (Lincolnshire FolkSong) (arr. P. Grainger)(Coventry Carol - trad.)Oriana Madrigal Societycond. Charles Kennedy Scott

Shepherd's Hey (Grainger)Country Gardens (Grainger)Pfte. solo by Percy Grainger

Sonata in B Minor, Op. 58 (Chopin)Pianoforte solo by Percy Grainger

HMVD 1304

HMVC 1469

HMVE 473(10")

COLUMBIAD 1164(10")

COLUMBIAL 1695/7

Shepherd Fennel's Dance (Balfour Gardiner)Panorama ("Sleeping Princess") (Tschaikowsky)Royal Opera Orchestra, Covent Gardenconducted by Lawrance Collingwood

Evening Hymn (Balfour Gardiner)(Psalm 148) (HoIst)Philharmonic Choir (with organ)conducted by Charles Kennedy Scott

It was PERCY GRAINGER (1882 - 1961) who firstintroduced Delius to the traditional tune on which theRhapsody "Brigg Fair" is founded.

Percy Gr ainger

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The influence of EDWARD GRIEG (1843 - 1907) on Delius's life and work is wellknown. He was, at the time he appeared, possibly the only person with sufficientinfluence and reputation to have any effect on the composer's disapproving father, whohad decided that his son should enter the family wool business in Bradford. Althoughthe old man was very fond of music himself, he could not accept the music professionas being a suitable career for a gentleman. Neither Grieg nor anyone else could havechanged his views on this, but Grieg did use his influence in every way he could, and itwas largely on his account that the young composer was finally allowed to go to Leipzigfor a period of serious study.

The following records were made by Grieg himself in 1903:-

To the Spring (Grieg)G..& T.35510 *(HMV D 803) *G. & T.35517 *

Norwegian Bridal Procession (Grieg)Edward Grieg - Pianoforte

Note: The above records have been re-issuedon a DELTA Long-Playing record - TQD 3037

BEATRICE HARRISON, the famous 'cellist, to whom "Caprice and Elegy" isdedicated, and her sisters, May (violinist) and Margaret (pianist) were also closelyassociated with Delius in his later years.

Dawn in an. Old World GardenEnglish Song Birds Awakeningand Nightingales

Nightingales, and BeatrieeHarrison playing(Londonderry Ai.r(Chanson Hindou

Concerto for 'Cello andOrchestra, Op. 85 (Elgar)Beatrice Harrison - 'cello &The New Symphony Orehestra,conducted by the Composer.

The following two records made about 1927 (and there are others) were recordedin Beatrice Harrison's garden in Oxted, Surrey, which is quite close to Limpsfieldwhere Delius is buried. In B247 0 she can be heard playing her unaccompanied 'cello inthe garden against a background of bird song. Also listed for their historical interestare the wonderful records of Elgar's'Cello Concerto, recorded in 1928 withthe composer himself conducting.

HMVD 1507/9

HMVB 2469(10")

HMVB 2470(10")

Delius's grave atLimpsfield, Surrey

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EVLYN HOWARD-JONES (1877 - 1951) This famous pianist was yet anotherof Delius's friends. The two men were compatible company until the conversationstrayed to the subject of religion. Howard-Jones did not take kindly to some ofDelius's expressed views in this connection.

Norman O'Neill

Mary Rose (Incidental music to aplay by J. M. Barrie)(Norman 0 'Neill)New Light Sylnphony Orchestra(with chorus),conducted by Norman O'Neill

An older but more completerecording of this music played bythe Court Symphony Orchestra(with chorus),conducted by Norman O'Neill

The Blue Bird (Incidental Musicto a play by Materlinck)The Court Symphony Orchestra,conducted by Norman O'Neill

Punch and Judy Ballet, from"The Punch Bowl" (N. O'Neill)The Court Symphony Orchestra,conducted by NormanO'Neill

COLUMBIA4429 (10")

COLUMBIA9094/5

Capriccio in B Minor, Op. 76, No.2 (Brahms)Ecossaises (Beethoven arr. D'Albert)

Sonata in C Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No.2(Moonlight) (Beethoven)

Pianoforte solos by Evlyn Howard -Jones

NORMAN O'NEILL (1875 - 1934) was oneof Delius's greatest friends from 1907 onwards,and "Dance Rhapsody No. 2" is dedicated to him.He is best known nowadays for his incidentalmusic to "Mary Rose".

HMVC 1648

COLUMBIA941/2 *

COLUMBIA4495/6(10")

COLUMBIA9008 *

Delius was very fond of a well-known American close-harmony male vocalgroup popular in the late 1920s. They were known as THE REVELLERS, and thefollowing are typical examples of their work:-

HMVB 2360 (10")

HMVB 2443 (10")

HMVB 2520 (10")

Breezing along with the Breeze (Simons, Whiting)Moonlight on the Ganges (Myers)

In a Little Spanish Town (Wayne)Re-issued on VICTOR LP record RD 7865)

Hallelujah! (from "Hit the Deck") (Youmans)(Re-issued on VICTOR LP record RD 7903)

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SIR LANDON RONALD (1873 - 1938) Sir Landon Ronald conducted the firstEnglish performance of "Brigg Fair" at Birmingham. (The second performance,incidentally, was in Liverpool under Sir Granville Bantock).

The following records were made in 1925 and may well have been known toDelius:-

Albert Sammons

Trio in B Flat, Op. 97,No. 6 "Archduke"(Beethoven)Albert Sammons - violinW. H. Squire - 'celloWilliam Murdoch - piano

HMVD 1081/2

MAX VON SCHILLINGS (1868 - 1933)"Sea Drift" is considered by many to be oneof Delius's very finest creations, and the factthat it was dedicated to this great Germanconductor would seem good reason to includehim. The magnificent records listed below were made in the late 1920s:-

COLUMBIAL 1851/5

COLUMBIA Sonatina in D, Op. 137,4794/6 No. 1 (Schubert)(10") Albert Sammons - violin

William Murdoch - piano

Lyric Suite - Op. 47 (Grieg)Royal Albert Hall Orchestra,conducted by Sir Landon Ronald

It was to ALBERT SAMMONS thatDelius dedicated his violin concerto,which he composed in 1916. Sammons wasstill serving in the Army at the time of itsfirst performance and, according to SirAdrian Boult, who conducted, he ran intodifficulties due to an unexpected dutywhich was allocated to him shortly beforethe concert. ' All ended happily, however,as at the last moment the CommandingOfficer granted him special leave ofabsence. The following records, made inthe late twenties, are typical of his styleof playing:-

PARLOPHONEE 11131/2

PARLOPHONEE 10773

Manfred - Overture (Schumann)Manfred - Entr 'acteBerlin State Opera Orchestra,conducted by Max von Schillings

Brunhilda's Death (Finale from "Gotterdammerung")(Wagner)Berlin State Opera Orchestra,conducted by Max von Schillings

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Symphony No. 8 in B Minor(' 'Unfinished' ') (Schubert)The New Queen's Hall Orchestraconducted by Sir Henry J .Wood

Two Aubades (Lalo)The New Queen's Hall Orchestraconducted by Sir Henry J. Wood

Song of the Rhide Daughters(from "Gotterdammerung") (Wagner)Ride of the Valkyries(from "Die Walkure") (Wagner)The New Queen's Hall Orchestra,conducted by Sir Henry J. Wood.

COLUMBIAL 1531 *

COLUMBIAL 1993/4

COLUMBIAL 1791/3

CHARLES KENNEDY SCOTT was a noted interpreter of Delius's choral worksin the early days and with the Oriana Madrigal Society, which he founded, wasresponsible for the first performance of the two choral songs "To be Sung of aSummer Night on the Water". (See under PERCY GRAINGER - HMV E473 andBALFOUR GARDINER - HMV D1304)

N. G.S. Serenade for Strings (1922) PETER WARLOCK (1894 - 1930)75 (Composed for Frederick Delius on his 60th birthday)

The NGS Chamber Orchestraconducted by John Barbirolli

There are several other recordings of this work, but this is the original recordfirst issued in 1927. It was the only one available in Delius's lifetime and was madein the presence of Peter Warlock.

Here is an extract from the National Gramophonic Society Notes, which appearedin "The Gramophone" in February 1927, page 391:- "The composer, Mr. PeterWarlock, was good enough to attend a rehearsal of his Serenade for Strings and toapprove the tempo, about which there has always been some doubt. This imprimaturgives a valuable authority to our record ".

The National Gramophonic Society was an organisation which existed in the1920s to promote recordings (and occasionally performances of the works they recorded)of new and little known works, mainly by British composers. See also "Summer Night onthe River" (NGS. 72).

The year 1917 saw the first performance of "Eventyr" by SIR HENRY J. WOODand the Queen's Hall Orchestra, to whom it was dedicated. The somewhat romanticstory is that Delius brought the original manuscript over to England wrapped aroundhis waist, as he was afraid of having it confiscated by Customs' Officials. Rememberingthat this was during the 1914-18 war, Delius believed that his score might be mistakenfor enemy information. He and his wife stayed at thehome of Sir Henry Wood during this visit.

Sir Henry J. Wood

TEST AND UNISSUED RECORDINGS '

by Malcolm Walker

Air and Dance for String Orchestra (1925)London Chamber OrchestraAnthony Bernard(British) BRUNSWICK (Matrix No. unknown)

An Arabesque (1911)Roy Henderson - baritone, London Select Choir, LPO, Beecham ,(recorded live at Leeds Town Hall 5/10/1934)COLUMBIA Matrix Nos. TT 1837/9 (all first takes) (Test recording)

I -Brasil ' (1913)Lisa Perli - soprano, LPO, Beecham ,COLUMBIA Matrix No. CAX 8191 - 1(recorded 11/2/1938)

La lune blanche (words by Verlaine) (1910)Lisa Perli - sopranoGerald Moore - pianoCOLUMBIA Matrix No. CAX 8320 - 1(recorded 9/4/1938)

Seven Songs from the Norwegian (1889/90)3. Twilight Fancies (Bjornsen)7. Sweet Venevil (Bjornsen)Orchestrated by Beecham3. Twilight Fancies (Bjornsen) COLUMBIA Matrix No. CAX 8192 - 17. Sweet Venevil (Bjornsen) " " CAX 8191 - 1Lisa Perli - soprano, LPO, Beecham (Sung in German)(recorded 11/2/1938)3. Twilight Fancies' (Bjornsen)Elsie Suddaby - soprano, RPO, Beecham ( ? Sung in English)VICTOR LHMV 1050(This record also contains On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring and Serenade fromHassan, etc.)

Songs of Sunset (1906/7)Olga Haley - soprano and Roy Henderson - baritoneLondon Select Choir, LPO, BeechamRecorded at Leeds Town HallCOLUMBIA Matrix Nos. TT1788/95 (all first takes) 8/10/34

(Test recording)

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Three Verlaine Songs (1895)2. Le ciel est par-dessus la toitLisa Perli - sopranoGerald Moore - pianoCOLUMBIA Matrix No. CAX 8230 - 1(recorded 9/4/1938)

Two Songs from the Danish (1900)1. The Violet (Holstein)2. Autumn (Jacobsen)orchestrated by BeechamNos. 1 & 2 Lisa Perli - soprano, LPO, BeechamCOLUMBIA Matrix No. CAX 8190 - 2(recorded 11/2/1938)Nos. 1 & 2 Elsie Suddaby - soprano, RPO, BeechamHMV Tape No. 539/40The pre-war Columbia recordings are listed below in Matrix No. order, to givesome indication of the contents of each individual side.

5/10/34 - TT 1837/8/98/10/34 - TT 1788/95

11/ 2/38 - CAX 8190

11/ 2/38 - CAX 8191

11/ 2/38 - CAX 81929/ 4/38 - CAX 8230

(An Arabesque)(Songs of Sunset)(The Violet)(Autumn)(I-Brasil)(Venevil)(Twilight Fancies)(La 1une blanche)(Le ciel est par-dessus la toit)

Further details of the Delius Societymay be obtained from .

Hon. Secretary,45, Redhill Drive,Edgware,Middlesex.