I came here via a Nick Drake doco..amazing how some music and authors and poets and dreamers are just meant to be part of your life, you find them, they find you and makes you, well, YOU. X bless my little sotton cocks…this is beautiful and now part of my my.x
I’m recouping and lying by an open window with a warm breeze on my face and dappled sunlight dancing on the wall. All is well as Delius harmonizes, soothes, heals and uplifts. There’s hope at the end of every phrase. Mystical, magical, masterful musician.
So well put! As a composer, I can tell you that nothing is more gratifying than to see such uplifting and poetic responses to one's work. Too bad Delius is no longer here to read such as yours.
There are great writers, there are great artists, there are great poets and great musicians and composers. In this magnificent piece Delius manages to combine all of these skills with his skill of composition. Truly a masterpiece.
Without a doubt Delius is my favorite composer. His work goes beyond geographic boundaries like England or France but belongs to the world of sublime beauty of nature, the stars, the heavens, universe, every rising sun & bird that sings praise ! FOREVER GLORIOUS! THANK YOU!
Beautiful comment Dr. Hughes, and I feel the same as you about Delius. Nice to hear all the great comments here amongst all of us in reverence to the eternal reverie of our souls that Delius's music expresses so eloquently.
Yes, I so completely agree with you, but for a man who neither believed in Heaven or Heaven's God, his music has a Heavenly quality like no other, except possibly Debussy.
Lucky to come across this today. Fitting my mood perfectly...wow, what an absolute blessing this composer must be to so many today -- he'll never know what joy he gives.
Delius is wonderful. I have never understood why he is so unappreciated today. Go into HMV and you won't find a single of his works amongst scores of CDs by other classic composers.
Comment est-il possible que Délius soit si inconnu et si peu joué? Il est un compositeur majeur, et il est le premier à préfiguré les grandes musiques de film qui viendront dans les années 50. Sa musique est onirique, fluide mais terriblement travaillée. Il ne faut pas s'y tromper. Incontestablement c'est très beau.
@@andyfield7397 I wouldn't say so - Ravel has some standard repertoire pieces: Tsigane, piano concertos, the overworked Bolero, Daphnis & Chloe... My French choice for 'overlooked' would be Milhaud.
"The Walk to the Paradise Garden" is inspired by the beautiful novel "A Village Romeo and Juliet" by the great swiss prosaist Gottfried Keller (Romeo und Julia auf dem Dorfe)...
In fact, Delius wrote a whole opera entitled "A Village Romeo and Juliet" based on this novel and "The Walk to the Paradise Garden" is only a part (the most famous part) of it.
I once heard Andrew Davis make a comparison of Delius and Messiaen. Obviously these are very different composers from very different backgrounds and times. But one similarity struck him (and me after his comments): how they manage to bring "time" to a hold. I can well understand why so many people are confused about Delius: for most of the time it is going nowhere. But once you embrace that a whole new world opens up for you. Delius is fascinating. Original. I couldn't be without his music.
Delius always goes somewhere, but in these pieces at natures pace. He captures moments in time that are brief, fleeting and unobserved by other composers. He didn't compose a symphony as he was unconcerned with absolute music. The experience of loss, intransience, love, nature and sex all feature in his music. He takes you on a journey like no other.
His music is shapeless and mystical. It doesn't really have melodies that you can hum and remember after your first listen. Very comforting but at the same time it has this bewitching jazzy darkness that gives it abit of an edge. He was influenced by african american music after all.
WILL DEFINITELY BE CHECKING OUT THE COLLINS ARCHIVE AFTER THAT !!! THAT WAS MAGNIFICENT !!! THANKS FOR THE UPLOAD !!! CAN'T WAIT TO GET SOME OF YOUR STUFF !!! BARRY REALLY UNCOVERED SOME INTERESTING NEW HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PARADISE GARDEN THAT I NEVER HEARD BEFORE !!! (THE GREATEST SLOW ORCHESTRAL PIECE EVER WRITTEN !!!) YOU SHOULD PUT YOUR WEBSITE IN THE DESCRIPTION, WHEN I GET CD's I LIKE TO GET THE REAL CD, NOT THE DOWNLOAD FROM I-TUNES......
As far as I know, Delius was an atheist. But if you mean "the Lord" poetically, in a more imaginative and abstract way, that's OK for him and for me too. . .
@@MattDillonX what a stupid note ! Anton Bruckner was catholic... and if someone would say : "If he was jewish he would never have been able to compose such a free, open-minded and beautiful music" , what would you say ?
I assume you're referring to "The Walk to the Paradise Garden". It's part of the opera now: it forms an interlude between scenes 5 and 6. Is there evidence that it was added at some point before or after the dirst performance? I cannot find any but am willing to be convinced.
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delius, with that unbelievable fusion of peace and mystery, is one of the most haunting pastoral composers, for me. compelling, and haunted.
That's a pretty good description, Derek, as I'm now listening. Very therapeutic as well, I might add.
I came here via a Nick Drake doco..amazing how some music and authors and poets and dreamers are just meant to be part of your life, you find them, they find you and makes you, well, YOU. X bless my little sotton cocks…this is beautiful and now part of my my.x
I’m recouping and lying by an open window with a warm breeze on my face and dappled sunlight dancing on the wall. All is well as Delius harmonizes, soothes, heals and uplifts. There’s hope at the end of every phrase. Mystical, magical, masterful musician.
So well put! As a composer, I can tell you that nothing is more gratifying than to see such uplifting and poetic responses to one's work. Too bad Delius is no longer here to read such as yours.
Lovely. I hope today was just as relaxing. I love a drop of Delius and a quaff of Debussey goes down well too. ☺
@@ronricherson6685 -- EXACTLY! After just fleeing Acapulco's hurricane, after 2 years there, it's consoling to hear this, now in Mexico City....BRAVO!
Excellent recordings of some of the most beautiful music ever written.
There are great writers, there are great artists, there are great poets and great musicians and composers. In this magnificent piece Delius manages to combine all of these skills with his skill of composition. Truly a masterpiece.
Delius..His music transports the mind to a wonderful mystical world of peace and beauty.Pure magic.
It's a vision of Heaven!
Yes it is, John! So much of it is like a sweet dream. Have you heard "The Florida Suite"?
Without a doubt Delius is my favorite composer. His work goes beyond geographic boundaries like England or France but belongs to the world of sublime beauty of nature, the stars, the heavens, universe, every rising sun & bird that sings praise ! FOREVER GLORIOUS! THANK YOU!
Yes, just like an endless prayer that needs not to be uttered. It is right there in our inner self!
As for "favorite composer", I have a hard time deciding between Delius & Debussy! The music of both has a dream-like other-world quality.
Beautiful comment Dr. Hughes, and I feel the same as you about Delius. Nice to hear all the great comments here amongst all of us in reverence to the eternal reverie of our souls that Delius's music expresses so eloquently.
Amen to that Dr. Maryliss !
@@notmyworld44 and Ravel ?
I would slightly cheekily even put John Barry in there ☺
Could listen to his music all day long. It comes from Heaven.
Ehi that s what the title says
Yes, I so completely agree with you, but for a man who neither believed in Heaven or Heaven's God, his music has a Heavenly quality like no other, except possibly Debussy.
Lucky to come across this today. Fitting my mood perfectly...wow, what an absolute blessing this composer must be to so many today -- he'll never know what joy he gives.
A centurt later and he brings joy and inspiration
Delius...song of heaven ...wonderful.
Delius…I Love his Music…Balsam for the Soul…Merci ! 🙏❤️🎼❤️👏🌹
Delius is wonderful.
I have never understood why he is so unappreciated today. Go into HMV and you won't find a single of his works amongst scores of CDs by other classic composers.
早春、晩秋、朝ぼらけ、黄昏。冬の暖炉、夏の夜の僅かな涼風、聞こえたか小鳥の鳴く声。静寂のなかに包み込まれて眠る、そんな幸せ。それがデリアス！
Thank you
It is early summer, and so now I must return to Delius again.
Love his woodwind solo melodies soaring over strings
Comment est-il possible que Délius soit si inconnu et si peu joué? Il est un compositeur majeur, et il est le premier à préfiguré les grandes musiques de film qui viendront dans les années 50. Sa musique est onirique, fluide mais terriblement travaillée. Il ne faut pas s'y tromper. Incontestablement c'est très beau.
...et Ravel aussi peut être ?
even I tend to forget before going gladly back to him
@@andyfield7397 I wouldn't say so - Ravel has some standard repertoire pieces: Tsigane, piano concertos, the overworked Bolero, Daphnis & Chloe... My French choice for 'overlooked' would be Milhaud.
Menge tout, Rodney.
I just discovered this composer today, by chance, and couldn't be happier. To me, it sounds like the ancient ruins of Britannia.
One of the BEST........
if I were stranded on a desert island and allowed only one composer to listen to, I'd have to pick Delius
That's a very good choice Val.
How right you are, dear Val - there is something very very 'liveable' about Delius's art - like a bucolick countryside whose wonder never ceases...
Me too!
My choice too Val !
Not possible to categorize, Just beautiful music.
Knew almost nothing about Delius until saw something on RUclips. Superb music. Thanks for posting
He did not follow any -ism or trend, but his music is highly original and wonderful to listen to! How can there be even 10 dislikes, let alone one!?
Johannes, there are more clods that don't comprehend beauty than people who do.
A perfect way to spend Saturday evening....at home with three cats, and this music. Thank you. Subscribed
HOPE YOUR CATS LIKE CLASSICAL MUSIC........BUT MAYBE THEY PREFER "CAT SCRATCH FEVER" TED NUGENT ?
I have never watched, listened to, or read; anything by Ted Nugent.
enlighten yourself.....look him up have a listen
Or there's always Scarlatti's Cats Fugue?!
Cats? Do you have a wife?
First time hearing this. Many thanks
Une musique qui fait tant de bien ! et en préféré : le morceau "jardin d'été " ......
"The Walk to the Paradise Garden" is inspired by the beautiful novel "A Village Romeo and Juliet" by the great swiss prosaist Gottfried Keller (Romeo und Julia auf dem Dorfe)...
In fact, Delius wrote a whole opera entitled "A Village Romeo and Juliet" based on this novel and "The Walk to the Paradise Garden" is only a part (the most famous part) of it.
This is a really fine recording. Wordsworth knows his way around Delius. I'm glad the CD is in my collection!
Thanks so much for this, especially for keeping it high quality and not sounding horribly compressed.
Thank you. I also prefer the non compressed recordings. It's much closer to what the composer originally wanted to express.
like floating around in the clouds and azure sky
They are pictures of England in music
This is the best thing I've ever found on RUclips! This is remarkably beautiful 💟💕
Thank you Rachel!
Gadz! This is wonderful! It only gets better and better! WOW! I really like this!
I once heard Andrew Davis make a comparison of Delius and Messiaen. Obviously these are very different composers from very different backgrounds and times. But one similarity struck him (and me after his comments): how they manage to bring "time" to a hold. I can well understand why so many people are confused about Delius: for most of the time it is going nowhere. But once you embrace that a whole new world opens up for you. Delius is fascinating. Original. I couldn't be without his music.
Interesting insight
Delius always goes somewhere, but in these pieces at natures pace. He captures moments in time that are brief, fleeting and unobserved by other composers. He didn't compose a symphony as he was unconcerned with absolute music. The experience of loss, intransience, love, nature and sex all feature in his music. He takes you on a journey like no other.
The LSO do Delius really well cf Anthony Collins and Groves.
Beautiful
Delius was the best!!!
We agree!
His music is shapeless and mystical.
It doesn't really have melodies that you can hum and remember after your first listen.
Very comforting but at the same time it has this bewitching jazzy darkness that gives it abit of an edge.
He was influenced by african american music after all.
Not shapeless at all, In a Summer Garden for example is shaped to perfection.
I listen, with hot coffee in my hand, my cats around my feet, while the world burns. Didn't felt a thing..
Put the fire 🔥 out......
majesty...amazing...love...
Wordsworth is new to me, but he obviously understands Delius. This is just beautiful...might even supplant the classic Beecham recordings for me!
This is therapy for my 70kg German Sheherd who is traumatized after a major operation 6 hours ago.
We hope he's ok Eddie!
Eddie Welch 趣がありますね！さようならGreetings from Japan . Sayonara！ So long .
Hope he/she is better now.
Frederick Delius was an awesome and amazing composer. Other than that, cool:).
Wonderful!
WILL DEFINITELY BE CHECKING OUT THE COLLINS ARCHIVE AFTER THAT !!! THAT WAS MAGNIFICENT !!! THANKS FOR THE UPLOAD !!! CAN'T WAIT TO GET SOME OF YOUR STUFF !!!
BARRY REALLY UNCOVERED SOME INTERESTING NEW HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PARADISE GARDEN THAT I NEVER HEARD BEFORE !!! (THE GREATEST SLOW ORCHESTRAL PIECE EVER WRITTEN !!!)
YOU SHOULD PUT YOUR WEBSITE IN THE DESCRIPTION, WHEN I GET CD's I LIKE TO GET THE REAL CD, NOT THE DOWNLOAD FROM I-TUNES......
The Lord blessed us by means of Frederick Delius
hail the holy lord
Ironic that he was a Nietzschean.
As far as I know, Delius was an atheist. But if you mean "the Lord" poetically, in a more imaginative and abstract way, that's OK for him and for me too. . .
The numbering for A Song Before Sunrise perhaps should be 37:52?
I feel like I’m wandering around in a labyrinth of loneliness that shows infinite expanse
ayo fam this shit slaps fr fr no cap
dude's music be bussin yo 🔥🔥🔥
夏の夕方に聴いているデッキでビールを呑みながら…。
Really beautiful. But sadly enough, the soundlevel is too low! :-/
Could you please do upload it again?
So strange to think that Delius was an atheist. This sounds profoundly spiritual music to me.
I imagine that most of us atheists believe that human spirit is sufficient. Lack of a deity isn't antithetical to spirituality.
If he was catholic he would never have been able to compose such a free, open-minded and beautiful music ;-)
You don't have to lack spirituallity to be an athiest.
@@MattDillonX what a stupid note ! Anton Bruckner was catholic... and if someone would say : "If he was jewish he would never have been able to compose such a free, open-minded and beautiful music" , what would you say ?
Good for him,religion means nothing.
On Cooking The First Herring In Spring
Paz.
This was not part of the original opera. Thomas Beechum talked him into it. The combination of ecstasy and tragedy .
I assume you're referring to "The Walk to the Paradise Garden". It's part of the opera now: it forms an interlude between scenes 5 and 6. Is there evidence that it was added at some point before or after the dirst performance? I cannot find any but am willing to be convinced.
Does anyone happen to be familiar with the artist responsible for the painting on the album cover here?
I strongly suspect it is a photographic study. Hope this helps.
Came here by Cate Bushs song Delius.
Can you fix the time stamps in the description? They’re not right
Nobody's mentioned anything about A Village Romeo and Juliet, Delius' opera. Paradise Garden is a beer garden.
First three tracks are all amazing but a tad too slowly preformed here
Oh my god this is horrible. So artless.