Frederick Delius
Songs of Farewell
The years between the end of World War I and Deliuss death in 1934 were years of steadily growing pain and suffering for the composer as he gradually succumbed to paralysis and blindness. He became increasingly reliant on his wife, Jelka, and later on Eric Fenby to take down his complex compositions by the laborious process of dictation. In the very last works, he was often drawn to material and sketches from several years before.
Cello Concerto
JACQUELINE DU PR9
ROY AL PHILHARMONIC orchestra, conducted by SIK MALCOLM SARGENT
9.30* Five Piano Pieces MARTIN JONES (piano)
9.37* Cynara
JOHN SHIRLKY-QUIRK
(baritone), ROYAL LIVERPOOL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA conducted by SIR CHARLES GROVES : records