I’m not a big Delius fan – those exquisitely perfumed miniatures don’t quite do it for me, and the tone poems leave me cold. Shouldn't a composer who led such an interesting life have written more ...

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Delius: Piano concerto in C minor (original version); Ireland: Legend; Piano concerto in E flat. Piers Lane, Ulster Orchestra, conducted by David Lloyd-Jones (Hyperion CDA67296, full price) HYPERION'S ...

Reviewing a festival of Frederick Delius’s music in 1929, the Times declared that his ‘strength and weakness … is his solitariness. He belongs to no school, follows no tradition, and is like no other ...

This is a terrific example of ensemble string-playing. The 18 players of Yuri Bashmet's Moscow Soloists bring corporate vigour, subtlety and virtuosity to bear on a trio of diverse Soviet chamber ...

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Here’s a curiosity: Delius orchestral masterpieces, including On hearing the first cuckoo in spring, North Country Sketches and In a summer garden, played as duets. The character of Delius’s sound ...

The Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) took the stage once again before their historic and highly anticipated UK Tour, featuring one of Britain’s finest pianists, Mark Bebbington, on April 24, ...