On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring / Brigg Fair / Summer Night on the River

~ Release by Delius; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Recorded in 1956 and 1957
Remastered in 2001

Promotional sampler for EMI's series Great Recordings of the Century:
Label: EMI - In stead of Cat. #: Delius 1

Annotation last modified on 2007-02-25 10:14 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (from 1956 until 1957)
conductor:
Sir Thomas Beecham (conductor)
recording of:
Brigg Fair, RT vi/16 (Delius arrangement)
composer:
Frederick Delius (English composer) (in 1907)
dedicated to:
Percy Grainger (Australian composer 1882–1961)
is based on:
Brigg Fair (Percy Grainger choral arrangement)
Frederick Delius15:58
2Dance Rhapsody No. 2
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1956-11, on 1956-11-07)
conductor:
Sir Thomas Beecham (conductor) (on 1956-11-07)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1956-11-07)
recording of:
Dance Rhapsody no. 2, RT vi/22 (on 1956-11-07)
composer:
Frederick Delius (English composer)
Frederick Delius7:47
3Two Pieces for Small Orchestra: I. On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1956-10, on 1956-10-31)
conductor:
Sir Thomas Beecham (conductor) (on 1956-10-31)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1956-10-31)
recording of:
On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring, RT VI/19 no. 1 (on 1956-10-31)
composer:
Frederick Delius (English composer) (in 1912)
dedicated to:
Balfour Gardiner
part of:
2 Pieces for Small Orchestra, RT VI/19
Frederick Delius7:04
4Two Pieces for Small Orchestra: II. Summer Night on the River
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1957-03, on 1957-03-28)
conductor:
Sir Thomas Beecham (conductor) (on 1957-03-28)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1957-03-28)
recording of:
Summer Night on the River, RT VI/19 no. 2 (on 1957-03-28)
composer:
Frederick Delius (English composer) (in 1911)
part of:
2 Pieces for Small Orchestra, RT VI/19
Frederick Delius6:43
5A Song before Sunrise
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1956-11, from 1956-11-05 until 1956-11-07)
conductor:
Sir Thomas Beecham (conductor) (from 1956-11-05 until 1956-11-07)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1956-11-05 until 1956-11-07)
recording of:
A Song Before Sunrise, RT VI/24 (from 1956-11-05 until 1956-11-07)
premiered in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1923-09-19)
composer:
Frederick Delius (English composer) (in 1918)
dedicated to:
Peter Warlock (British composer)
part of:
Delius Catalogue of Works (DCW) (number: DCW 40) and Works of Frederick Delius by RT number (number: RT VI/24)
Frederick Delius6:13
6Intermezzo, "Fennimore and Gerda"
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1956-11, from 1956-11-05 until 1956-11-07)
conductor:
Sir Thomas Beecham (conductor) (from 1956-11-05 until 1956-11-07)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1956-11-05 until 1956-11-07)
recording of:
Fennimore und Gerda: Intermezzo (from 1956-11-05 until 1956-11-07)
composer:
Frederick Delius (English composer)
part of:
Fennimore und Gerda, RT I/8
Frederick Delius5:17
7Irmelin Prelude
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (on 1956-10-31)
conductor:
Sir Thomas Beecham (conductor) (on 1956-10-31)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1956-10-31)
recording of:
Irmelin Prelude, RT VI/27 (on 1956-10-31)
composer:
Frederick Delius (English composer) (in 1931)
part of:
Delius Catalogue of Works (DCW) (number: DCW 43) and Works of Frederick Delius by RT number (number: RT VI/27)
Frederick Delius5:10
8Sleighride
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1956-11, on 1956-11-05)
conductor:
Sir Thomas Beecham (conductor) (on 1956-11-05)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1956-11-05)
recording of:
Winter Night (Sleigh Ride), RT VI/7 no. 2 (on 1956-11-05)
composer:
Frederick Delius (English composer)
part of:
Delius Catalogue of Works (DCW) (number: DCW 23)
part of:
Three Small Tone Poems, RT VI/7
Frederick Delius5:37
9Summer Evening
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1956-10, on 1956-10-31)
conductor:
Sir Thomas Beecham (conductor) (on 1956-10-31)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1956-10-31)
recording of:
Summer Evening, RT VI/7 no. 1 (on 1956-10-31)
composer:
Frederick Delius (English composer) (in 1890)
part of:
Delius Catalogue of Works (DCW) (number: DCW 22)
part of:
Three Small Tone Poems, RT VI/7
Frederick Delius6:29
10Florida Suite: I. Daybreak - Dance
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1956, from 1956-11-10 until 1956-12-14)
conductor:
Sir Thomas Beecham (conductor) (from 1956-11-10 until 1956-12-14)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1956-11-10 until 1956-12-14)
recording of:
Florida Suite, RT vi/1: I. Daybreak (from 1956-11-10 until 1956-12-14)
composer:
Frederick Delius (English composer)
part of:
Florida Suite, RT vi/1
Frederick Delius10:26

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ASIN:UK: B000058USX [info]