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Frederick Delius Eric Fenby Sir Mark Elder 1931
In 1931, paralysed and blind and working with his young amanuensis Eric Fenby, Delius revisited the music of his first opera "Irmelin" and created an orchestral prelude based on themes taken from the original preludes to its first and third Acts. The piece is performed, in this recording, by the Halle Orchestra, conducted by Sir Mark Elder. The paintings are by the Danish artist Peder Mork Monsted.
Claudia Lindsey Eugene Holmes Raimund Herincx Sir Charles Groves Frederick Delius Willan Eric Fenby London Symphony Orchestra 1974 2003
Provided to YouTube by Warner Classics Koanga, RT I/4, Act 1: "If you agree to work with us, Koanga" (Palmyra, Koanga, Don José, Simon Perez, The Slaves) · Claudia Lindsey/Eugene Holmes/Raimund Herincx/Keith Erwen/London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Charles Groves Delius Koanga . The Song of the High Hills ℗ 1974 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 2003 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Company Music Group Company. Producer: Christopher Bishop Soprano Vocals: Claudia Lindsey Baritone Vocals: Eugene Holmes Producer: John Willan Tenor Vocals: Keith Erwen Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra Chorus: John Alldis Choir Conductor: Sir Charles Groves Balance Engineer: Christopher Parker Director: John Alldis Bass Vocals: Raimund Herincx Arranger: Eric Fenby Composer: Frederick Delius Auto-generated by YouTube.
Frederick Delius Sir Thomas Beecham Sir Charles Groves Eric Fenby Verdi Randel Hallé Drury Richard Strauss Malcolm Sargent Berlioz Haydn Schubert Sibelius London Philharmonic Orchestra Royal Philharmonic Seattle Symphony Metropolitan Opera Covent Garden Camden Festival 1879 1899 1904 1932 1935 1938 1946 1961 1970 1971 1972 2007
Sir Thomas Beecham / London Philharmonic Orchestra / La Calinda from Koanga (Delius) / Recorded: February 11, 1938 / The first performance of Koanga was at Elberfeld on March 30, 1904, and was the first of Delius' operas to be performed. It was also the most labor-intensive with regard to the libretto, which was continually being revised. The opera was posthumously published in 1935. Sir Thomas Beecham directed a revival of Koanga on 23 September 1935 at Covent Garden. A later revival was in 1972 for the Camden Festival at Sadler's Wells, London, conducted by Sir Charles Groves. Douglas Craig and Andrew Page had worked extensively on revisions to a performing edition, which was used for the first complete commercial recording conducted by Groves. Robert Threlfall has examined revisions to the text of Koanga in its various editions. More recent revisions to the libretto have been by Olwen Wymark. The single most famous musical passage from the opera contains the melody known as La Calinda, which is the only part of the score that has remained famous in the concert hall. Eric Fenby, Delius' amanuensis, has spoken of the opera as follows: "Koanga is one of those singular works that attract attention in Delius's development but which stand apart from the rest of his music. Usually, once a work was written, Delius's interest in it would wane. It would then be renewed and be relived temporarily every time he heard it again. For Koanga, however, he showed concern as though it held some secret bond that bound him to his youth in Florida. It was the one work he deplored in old age he was never likely to hear again. And so it proved. A dark grandeur pervades the score which, whilst yielding to hankerings after Wagner, recalls the tragic gusto of Verdi. The elements of time, place and plot allowed him a range of textures and moods wider than in his other operas." The first US staging of Koanga, and of any Delius opera, was by the Opera Society of Washington in late 1970 and early 1971.[3] [4] London's Pegasus Opera Company staged Koanga in April 2007 at Sadler's Wells Theatre. William Randel has studied the relationship of the opera and its libretto to the original story of Cable. The FULL wikipedia article on Koanga can be found here: (http•••) Sir Thomas Beecham, Bart, CH (April 29, 1879 / March 8, 1961) was an English conductor and impresario best known for his association with the London Philharmonic and the Royal Philharmonic orchestras. He was also closely associated with the Liverpool Philharmonic and Hallé orchestras. From the early 20th century until his death, Beecham was a major influence on the musical life of Britain and, according to the BBC, was Britain's first international conductor. Born to a rich industrial family, Beecham began his career as a conductor in 1899. He used his access to the family fortune to finance opera from the 1910s until the start of the Second World War, staging seasons at Covent Garden, Drury Lane and His Majesty's Theatre with international stars, his own orchestra and a wide repertoire. Among the works he introduced to England during his career were Richard Strauss's Elektra, Salome and Der Rosenkavalier and three operas by Frederick Delius. Together with his younger colleague Malcolm Sargent, Beecham founded the London Philharmonic, and he conducted its first performance at the Queen's Hall in 1932. In the 1940s, he worked for three years in the United States, where he was music director of the Seattle Symphony and conducted at the Metropolitan Opera. After his return to Britain, he founded the Royal Philharmonic in 1946 and conducted it until his death in 1961. Beecham's repertoire was eclectic, sometimes favouring lesser-known composers over famous ones. His specialities included composers whose works were neglected in Britain before he became their advocate, such as Delius and Berlioz. Other composers with whose music he was frequently associated were Haydn, Schubert, Sibelius and the composer he revered above all others, Mozart. The FULL wikipedia article can be found here: (http•••)/ / For Maya Mikolajczyk ~ MayaTatyana/
Frederick Delius Eric Fenby Duran Woodhouse 1862 1884 1886 1919 1928 1934 1960 2006
Frederick Delius - 1862-1934 - An English composer. Born in the north of England to a prosperous mercantile family, he resisted attempts to recruit him to commerce. He was sent to Florida in the United States in 1884 to manage an orange plantation. There he soon neglected his managerial duties, and in 1886 returned to Europe. Having been influenced by African-American music during his short stay in Florida, he began composing. After a brief period of formal musical study in Germany beginning in 1886, he embarked on a full-time career as a composer in Paris and then in nearby Grez-sur-Loing, where he and his wife Jelka lived for the rest of their lives, except during the First World War. In his later years Delius became blind and severely disabled, unable to complete his life's work. In 1928 a music teacher and fellow Yorkshireman from Scarborough offered his services as an amanuensis to the blind and paralyzed composer. This was to allow a radiant Indian Summer in the final years at Grez.. Composing continued with the aid of Eric Fenby taking down the notes, offering his complete devotion to Delius. Fenby also enabled the completing, reshaping and promoting of so much of Delius' previous work. The story has been beautifully told in Ken Russell's iconic film 'A Song of Summer' available on this channel (http•••) On this video the arrangement of Delius' ''Dance'' from 1919 and originally for Harpsichord was made in the early 1960's for the flutist Elena Duran. It is performed on this lovely double CD album with the Bornemouth Sinfonietta conducted by Eric Fenby. Eric Fenby tells us:- ''Delius was induced to write the piece by the celebrated English harpischordist Violet Gordon Woodhouse, who claimed to be the first to have recorded her instrument. The archaic melodic charm and rich chordal flow of the dance prompted this arrangement for flute and strings''. Enjoy the floral and leafy images that accompany this piece. Album info:- EMI Classics British Composers Series 'Delius' incl: violin sonatas 1-3 Five Little Pieces, La Calinda, Air and Dance. and Dance for Harpsichord. Elena Duran flute Most arrangements by Eric Fenby. The Bornemouth Sinfonietta conducted by Eric Fenby Published 2006. 0946 3 70566 2 Apologies for any unintended infringement of copyright. In mitigation there is no element of profit or personal gain in the making of this video and any offence caused is totally unintentional
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