IDAGIO | Delius: Piano Concerto - Paris - Idylle Printemps

Featuring

Sir Andrew Davis
Howard Shelley
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Frederick Delius

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Composition History

The orchestral work Brigg Fair was inspired by a folksong discovered by Australian composer Percy Grainger, who then urged Delius to write variations on the tune.

Performer Biography

Sir Andrew Davis, the conductor, has served as Music Director of Lyric Opera of Chicago since 2000 and was appointed Knight Bachelor in 1999.

Composition History

Delius's Piano Concerto exists in two earlier forms, with his first attempts inspired by Edvard Grieg's A minor Concerto in London in 1888.

Composition History

The Idylle de printemps, described by Delius as a 'Morceau symphonique', was unperformed during the composer's lifetime and premiered 106 years later in 1995.

Performer Biography

The Royal Scottish National Orchestra, formed in 1891, has a worldwide reputation for its recordings, receiving a Diapason d'or de l'année and eight Grammy Award nominations.

Composer Biography

Frederick Delius lived near Paris from 1888 until almost the end of the century, before settling in the city itself in 1891.

Performer Biography

Howard Shelley, the pianist and conductor on this recording, has made over 120 commercial recordings and was awarded an OBE in 2009 for services to classical music.