Delius and the Orchestra
Saturday 27 November 2004 14:00-15:00 (Radio 3)
Frederick Delius was a truly international composer - born in Bradford of German parents, lived for much of his life in rural France and was greatly inspired painters and landscapes. His orchestral style is also a unique amalgam of sensuous imagery and intuition. Today conductor Martyn Brabbins and the BBC Symphony Orchestra examine the way Delius's orchestral music works, focusing on three contrasting pieces, "On hearing the first cuckoo in spring", "The walk to the Paradise Garden" and Dance Rhapsody No 2.
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