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Great Partnerships
With Richard Baker. In 1928,
Eric Fenby wrote to Delius telling him how deeply his music moved him.
Encouraged by Delius's friendly reply and distressed by news of the composer's blindness and paralysis, Fenby travelled to France and lived with the Deliuses for five years, becoming the composer's amanuensis. Today's programme includes Thomas Beecham 's recording of On Hearing the First
Cuckoo in Spring and excerpts from the Songs of Farewell and the Cello Sonata, with Julian Lloyd Webber
(cello) accompanied by Fenby himself.

Contributors

Unknown:
Richard Baker.
Unknown:
Eric Fenby
Unknown:
Thomas Beecham
Cello:
Julian Lloyd Webber
Source: Radio Times

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Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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