Although Delius was brought up in England, he didn't much care for the place and lived abroad for virtually all of his adult life. It is nonetheless with England that he remains most strongly associated.
Donald Macleod explores the composer's complex relationship with the land of his birth, and looks at the influential championship of his music by conductor Thomas Beecham.
Brigg Fair Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Thomas Beecham
Cello Sonata Julian Lloyd Webber, Bengt Forsberg (piano)
Divertissement; The War Song of the Saracens (Hassan) Bournemouth Sinfonietta Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Vernon Handley
Winter Landscapes; The March of Spring (North Country Sketches)
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, conductor Richard Hickox