Frederick Delius (1862-1934)

Frederick Delius (1862-1934)

Donald explores the life of Delius through five of his relationships

Donald Macleod meets the people who found themselves bewitched by Frederick Delius - both the man and his music.

Music Featured:

The Walk to the Paradise Garden Irmelin Requiem Brigg Fair Songs of Farewell On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring North Country Sketches Florida Suite Violin Sonata No 3 Violin Sonata No 1 Paa Vidderne (On the Mountains) Koanga (excerpts) Sleigh Ride (Winter Night) Paris, Song of a Great City Piano Concerto in C minor Appalachia (Variations on an old slave song A Village Romeo and Juliet (The Walk to the Paradise Garden) On Craig Dhu (An impression of nature) Double Concerto String Quartet Cello Sonata Hassan (excerpt) A Late Lark Dance Rhapsody No 1

Presented by Donald Macleod Produced by Chris Taylor & Alice McKee for BBC Audio Wales & West

For full track listings, including artist and recording details, and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after broadcast) head to the series page for Frederick Delius (1862-1934) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01gcnkv

And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we’ve featured on Composer of the Week here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z

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