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Delius & Bax: Choral Music

5/12/2017, 20 Tracks, 1:11:34

Featuring

  • George Parris
  • James Beddoe
  • Caroline Halls
  • Elspeth Piggott
  • William Searle
  • Anne Denholm
  • Gabriel Amherst
  • Timothy Amherst
  • The Carice Singers
  • Frederick Delius
  • Sir Arnold Bax

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Historical Context

For much of the 19th and early 20th centuries, part-singing was a highly popular form of musical entertainment for both amateurs and professionals.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Frederick Delius, though a generation older than Arnold Bax, moved in the same artistic circles and shared many musical friends and acquaintances.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

Arnold Bax was drawn to the rugged Atlantic coast of Western Ireland and the Scandinavian north, and his work often reflects powerful natural forces and elemental change.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Frederick Delius's final part-song, 'The Splendour Falls on Castle Walls', was largely dictated to his wife, Jelka, in 1923, after his eyesight failed.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Arnold Bax's interest in medieval symbolism was stimulated by an encounter in 1920 with the Oriana Madrigal Society, conducted by Charles Kennedy Scott.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Frederick Delius's earliest part-songs were written during his time at the Leipzig Conservatoire in 1886-87, after his father reluctantly allowed him to study music professionally.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

The Carice Singers, named after the daughter of Sir Edward Elgar, is a professional choir committed to bringing a passionate approach to choral music, specializing in British composers.

Source: Booklet

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