| Other author/creator | Harper, Heather performer. |
| Other author/creator | Baker, Janet, 1933- performer. |
| Other author/creator | Watts, Helen performer. |
| Other author/creator | Tear, Robert performer. |
| Other author/creator | Shirley-Quirk, John performer. |
| Other author/creator | Luxon, Benjamin, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Groves, Charles, 1915-1992, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Dowson, Ernest Christopher, 1867-1900. |
| Other author/creator | Jacobsen, J. P. (Jens Peter), 1847-1885. |
| Other author/creator | Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1844-1900. |
| Included Work | Delius, Frederick, 1862-1934. Songs of sunset. |
| Included Work | Delius, Frederick, 1862-1934. Arabesk. |
| Included Work | Delius, Frederick, 1862-1934. Messe des Lebens. |
| Other author/creator | Liverpool Philharmonic Choir, performer. |
| Other author/creator | London Philharmonic Choir, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra performer. |
| Other author/creator | London Philharmonic Orchestra performer. |
| Uniform title | Choral music. Selections |
| Series |
150th anniversary edition / Frederick Delius ; CD 11-CD 12
Delius, Frederick, 1862-1934. Selections (EMI (Firm)) ; CD 11-CD 12. UNAUTHORIZED
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| Contents |
Songs of sunset / [text by] Dowson (29:31) -- An arabesque / [text] from Jacobsen ; English version by Heseltine (11:38) -- A mass of life / [text] from Nietzsche: Also sprach Zarathustra (99:45). |
| General note | Works for chorus and orchestra. |
| General note | Previously released material. |
| General note | The 18-disc set is accompanied by a booklet with program and biographical notes in English, German, and French (43 p.). |
| General note | Sung texts and translations included as a PDF on CD 17. |
| Performer |
Heather Harper, soprano (3rd work) ; Dame Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano (1st work) ; Helen Watts, contralto (3rd work) ; Robert Tear, tenor (3rd work) ; John Shirley-Quirk (2nd work), Benjamin Luxon (3rd work), baritone ; Liverpool Philharmonic Choir (1st-2nd works) ; London Philharmonic Choir (3rd work) ; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (1st-2nd works) ; London Philharmonic Orchestra (3rd work) ; Sir Charles Groves, conductor. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded June 25-27, 1968, Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool (1st-2nd works), and Mar. 15-20, 1971, Kingsway Hall, London (3rd work). |
| Technical details | Compact discs. |
| Language | Sung in English (1st-2nd works) and German (3rd work). |
| Genre/form | Musical settings. |
| Standard identifier# |
5099908417527 |
| Publisher number | 50999 0 84175 2 7 EMI (set) |
| Publisher number | 50999 0 84198 2 8 EMI |
| Publisher number | 50999 0 84200 2 2 EMI |
| Publisher number | 0 84175 2 EMI (set) |
| Publisher number | 0 84198 2 EMI |
| Publisher number | 0 84200 2 EMI |
