| Other author/creator | Harper, Heather performer. |
| Other author/creator | Shirley-Quirk, John performer. |
| Other author/creator | Davies, Meredith conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Sargent, Malcolm, 1895-1967, conductor. |
| Included Work | Delius, Frederick, 1862-1934. Requiem. |
| Included Work | Delius, Frederick, 1862-1934. Idyll. |
| Included Work | Delius, Frederick, 1862-1934. Song before sunrise. |
| Included Work | Delius, Frederick, 1862-1934. Songs of farewell. |
| Other author/creator | Royal Choral Society (Great Britain), performer. |
| Other author/creator | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra performer. |
| Uniform title | Works. Selections |
| Series |
150th anniversary edition / Frederick Delius ; CD 13
Delius, Frederick, 1862-1934. Selections (EMI (Firm)) ; CD 13. UNAUTHORIZED
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| Contents |
Requiem / words compiled by the composer and Heinrich Simon (30:36) -- Idyll: Once I passed through a populous city / [text by] Whitman (21:32) -- A song before sunrise (6:11) -- Songs of Farewell / [text by] Whitman (19:26). |
| General note | The 1st & 4th works for chorus and orchestra ; the 2nd work for vocal duet and orchestra ; the 3rd work for 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 included as a PDF on CD 17. |
| Performer |
Heather Harper, soprano (2nd work) ; John Shirley-Quirk, baritone (2nd work) ; Royal Choral Society (1st, 4th works) ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ; Meredith Davies (1st-2nd works) or Sir Malcolm Sargent (3rd-4th works), conductor. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Apr. 22-23, 1964 (4th work) and Mar. 2, 1965 (3rd work), No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London, and Feb. 19-21, 1968, Kingsway Hall, London (1st-2nd works). |
| Technical details | Compact disc. |
| Language | The 1st-2nd & 4th works sung in English. |
| Genre/form | Musical settings. |
| Standard identifier# |
5099908417527 |
| Publisher number | 50999 0 84175 2 7 EMI (set) |
| Publisher number | 50999 0 84202 2 0 EMI |
| Publisher number | 0 84175 2 EMI (set) |
| Publisher number | 0 84202 2 EMI |
