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Frederick Delius: Orchestral Works
from: Naxos
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0730099453523
Label: Naxos
Manufacturer: Naxos
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Naxos
Release Date: March 18, 1997
Studio: Naxos
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Editorial Review:
This interesting Delius disc contains one of his first major works, the Florida Suite. It was while working on an orange plantation in Solano Grove, Florida, that Delius first captured that sense of nature's intoxication that permeates all of his best music. It was also there that he caught the syphilis that would eventually blind him, and later cause his death. Aren't you glad you knew that? Anyway, the other major work is the haunting tone poem Over the Hills and Far Away. The other pieces are short, entertaining, and ephemeral, but they're all performed with great skill and expertise. A very good deal at budget price. --David Hurwitz
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - Splendid
The Florida Suite is one of the little known treasures of the orchestral repertoire. It is my favorite piece by Delius. It was published posthumously by Sir Thomas Beecham, whose Seraphim LP of the work was my first acquaintance with it. That was a glorious performance. I have CDs of the work by William Boughton, Sir Charles Mackerras, and the present one by David Lloyd-Jones. Lloyd-Jones is an excellent Delius conductor--there is another Naxos CD of him conducting popular works by the composer ... Read More
Rating: - Beautiful Performances
If you like music descriptive a landscapes and the bucolic life, the Florida Suite is certainly what you are looking for. The Florida Suite stems from the time the young Delius spent on a plantation (sent by his father as a possible business future for his son) overseeing orange groves. Fortunately for us, Delius studied music and not business. Delius' father recognized his son's true vocation and sent him to the Leipzig Conservatory to study music; the Florida Suite was written during his student ... Read More
Rating:  - Another Great Naxos Recording at a Great Price
I am not all that familiar with the works of Frederick Delius, and I know I am probably not alone. His opera, A VILLAGE ROMEO AND JULIET is sometimes performed in his native England, but other than seeing a few of his works in the DECCA catalog, I knew little about this composer until Boston's local classical music station, WCRB began playing "By the River" from Delius' FLORIDA SUITE as what they like to call a "track to relax." I fell in love with the piece and wanted to add it to my collection, but ... Read More
Rating: - Such a great treat!
Frederick Delius' "Florida Suite" has got to be among the finest compositions of all time. Every line of it amply speaks for Delius' strong connection with and subtle appreciation for the myriad aspects of nature. Few works can match its elegant beauty, which is rendered so nicely on this performance. And the wonderful sound quality makes for very satisfying listening.
Among the quick results I've obtained from listening to this CD is a real appetite for the works of Mr. Delius. I read that ... Read More
Rating: - A wonderful "Florida Suite"
Delius, to me, is one of the most underappreciated composers. Often dismissed as a composer of light, impressionistic miniatures, he in fact composed several large scale works of which the "Florida Suite" may be the most famous. Made up of four movements the work contains some of the composers most delightful melodies including the famous "La Calinda" which he would use again in his opera "Koanga". This is its original setting and makes for a wonderful opening to the work. The ... Read More
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