Delius: In a Summer Garden ∙ hr-Sinfonieorchester ∙ Sir Andrew Davis

[@petermartin2054]

Refreshment for the ears. We need Delius in our diet in a world roiling in anxiety. This is a great elixir for the soul. Thank you for this performance Sir Andrew Davis and orchestra. The beast is soothed once more.

[@charlierumoleboi3578]

After a long, hard hot day doing tree surgery on this gloriously sunny day, I now lie in the bath with a tin of Stella listening to Delius. Does it get any better than that! But seriously, I have come to the conclusion that of all the music I have loved in the past 50 years whether jazz like Charlie Parker, Coltrane, Art Pepper etc.or bands like Sabbath, The Sex Pistols, Led Zep, and composers as diverse as Stockhausen or Vaughan Williams I have decided that In a Summer Garden by Delius is the music I would take with me when I leave this mortal coil. I have loved it for years, and it gets better and better on each hearing. Delius I salute you, you genius and expresser of the the nevermore moment. Genius absolute!

[@echorrhea]

Charlie rum ole boi! I agree wholeheartedly. In a Summer Garden somehow sums up the feeling of a life well lived. There is throughout Delius’ music a soft melancholy that threads its way; an awareness of the shadows that slowly draw over the landscape as the sun sails its course across the sky. But whereas other composers react with hysteria over the inevitable, Delius gives us serene repose; a tranquility borne from the knowledge that, like the trees and flowers, decay inevitably follows bloom. Yet in Delius, the finiteness of things is something that daubs a heightened, poignant glow to life’s countless beauties. Every single day I’m grateful for the humane art of this great composer. This performance is a splendid one indeed. Especially wonderful is the Frankfurters’ rich brass section. Do also give the Ormandy recording a listen. What a pity that the Philadelphians in their prime didn’t record more Delius!

[@kenmannes2612]

@@echorrhea so well spoken! Such a maturity in this recording. Resolving life's difficulties in such a seemingly effortless phrasing seems so natural to this director and his followers.

[@charlierumoldboi3939]

@@echorrhea yes sir, well said.

[@charlierumoldboi3939]

@@echorrhea humane art, that's it!

[@peterfeltham5612]

If you drink Stella Charlie i would have to question your musical taste.

[@trumpet71]

What a ravishingly beautiful work, played by a world class orchestra and conductor.

[@markparry6076]

What a fabulous orchestra They play and understand Delius perfectly under Andrew Davies I see Germany is taking his music up again long may it continue This orchestra is superb

[@clarkstern]

Cheers to whoever edited the cameras -- for the big moment at 8:55 (where most other broadcasts would show the whole orchestra), they focus on the glockenspiel player. We mallet players appreciate the love. Darn right it's the most important instrument in the orchestra. Prost!

[@7171Julian]

What wonderful music. Frederick Delius was one of the greatest composers ever.

[@Paul49Giloi]

Soothing and relaxing.

[@apolloali1356]

Instablaster

[@b1i2l336]

Sheer bliss! I think Sir Andrew is a vastly underrated conductor; he and the orchestra are magnificent here.

[@JesseMN1980]

Underated? 'SIR' Andrew? The only realy, realy underated conductor in Great Britain is Vernon Tod Handley! That he hasn't been knighted is completely unbelievable.

[@b1i2l336]

@@JesseMN1980 Well, compared to Sirs Thomas, Adrian, John, Henry, and Colin....I agree with you about Handley being underrated.

[@algo3766]

Que l'on se sent bien dans ce "Jardin d'été" ! Puissance du soleil, puis douceur de l'ombre, méditation et rêverie, chant des oiseaux et brise légère. Belle œuvre merveilleusement interprétée. Encore une belle réussite du HR et des ses musiciens.

[@donaldauguston9740]

Sir Andrew is certainly wonderful!

[@londonplayer]

Delius is buried in the churchyard at Limpsfield. My grandmother lived in a house nearby. I remember being told this as a child when I visited but I had no idea who he was. Last summer, on a beautiful bright early summer day, this music was played on BBC radio 3 as I got ready for work. It was one of those occasions when the music felt very special. As if I had a connection with him that went back long ago.

[@billsullivan3920]

Delius got his musical training at he Leipzig Conservatory, paid for by his father. After Leipzig he moved to Paris, where he took up serious composition. His music became very popular in Germany, before Beecham started conducting Delius. Thanks to Beecham, Delius became beloved to the British. His tunes may sound British now, but the Germans loved his music first. His Florida Suite sounds like the people and countryside in the deep South. He ran his father's orange grove plantation for a short time. Delius, Grainger, and Grieg wrote to each other, and called themselves, Impressionists. This is a very fine video, Davis is wonderful, and the orchestra is all you want to play Delius.

[@matineemartyr38]

It's not uncommon for a prophet to be appreciated more outside of his immediate circle.......

[@robertfrankgill5962]

Delius was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, to German parents. Quite a lot of his music is about the Yorkshire countryside. The man who did so much to champion his music, Beecham, was also a northener, though from Lancashire, on the other side of the Pennines.

[@harryhagan5937]

Thanks for that background! I did not know much of that, aside from the Florida residence.

[@michaelkingmikekingmusiccouk]

Thank you.

[@gerardbegni2806]

Delius writes an apparently spontaneous music, which proves to be rich and refined when listened cafefully. His harmonic invention is noticeable. We should hear him more often.

[@pamelakeightley3472]

That was beautiful and magical thank you! 😀

[@Listenerandlearner870]

They play it in a more full bloodied way than many performances by UK orchestras. They pile on the tone and expression when it's needed similarly with clarity and delicacy. Transitions are very well handled and the tempi keep up the interest.

[@davidblair1773]

Gorgeous. Nothing like it.

[@miguellucas8599]

Esse ponto é simplesmente perfeito... 7:05 É uma consumação da beleza.

[@donaldmccormack7580]

It really does evoke a garden in Summer with the dapple sunlight and birds playfully calling to one another. Ah, pure innocent bliss. !! Certainly a well experienced and sensitive orchestra lead by the superb Sir Andrew.

[@mark-shane]

Hope Andrew is relaxing in some beautiful heavenly garden

[@robertfrankgill5962]

Delius. Born in Bradford of German parents. His music is about the Yorkshire Moors, Florida, Norway's fjords, France... Some mixture! A wonderful composer.

[@charlierumoldboi3939]

If anyone is interested there is a recording of the first version of In a Summer Garden available on a BBC music cd. While not as brilliant as this beautifully played final version, it is worth seeking out. It is substantially different, but still a valid Delius composition. Fascinating to hear how it developed and became the masterpiece it is now.

[@remixuereb]

La musique de Delius est souple, elle frappe très doucement à la porte du coeur, que l'on ouvre ou ferme les volets, il y a en permanence une tranquille assurance ..

[@katherineelgizoli2585]

Your comment is lovely I can t say it any better about the music of Delius 😊

[@luigibasso3418]

fantastisk!

[@ROMUVERomantikMusikVerein]

5:53 Ich fühle mich große Liebe.

[@スズキマサシゲ]

コロナ発生前、ウクライナ侵攻前の2016年のデーリアス。目を閉じると音楽が心に滲みてきます。

[@cgb01]

Precioso

[@charlierumoleboi3578]

Great to hear a German orchester playing Delius once more. Be good to hear a German conductor tackle it and see what happens. If anyone wants to hear what happens when a foreign orchestra plays quintessentially English music try Moeran's cello concerto. English soloist but Russian conductor and orch. A brilliant performance and on KZbin.

[@TheSycorax]

This conductor isn't German. Sir Andrew Davis is born and bred in England and now lives in USA.

[@charlierumoleboi3578]

Sibylle Luise Binder Yes, I know he is English. That is why I said it would be good to hear a German conductor tackle Delius.

[@АлександрБуянов-л7в]

Ein schönes Beispiel der musikalischen "Landschaftsmalerei"!

[@jairobarrientos982]

mucica eselente maravillosa

[@ianjohnston1093]

How quintessentially Delius is this and taken at a lovingly slow pace.Was he the first environmentalist composer? e.g. at source his opera A Village Romeo and Juliet concerned the destruction of a piece of wildland flora and fauna. Ian

[@notaire2]

I have long thought English classical music is somewhat less inspiring as compared to Austro-German classics, but listening to this beautiful and fantastic masterwork I am now wondering I might have to change my previous view.

[@peterfeltham5612]

It's stretching it a bit to think of Delius as ' English '. But if Elgar's 2nd symphony doesn't move you i think you have indeed been listening to too much of the central european canon of 'big bang' style symphonic composition.

[@notaire2]

I should have said British rather than English. I like the 2nd symphony of Elgar, which is not only British but also European.

[@markparry6076]

peter feltham Of course Delius is English he was brought up in England for 22 years before he went abroad He wasn't an insular establishment figure like Elgar

[@bryangl1]

No matter the diverse thoughts on the 'ethnic' background to Delius' music - the idiom is unquestionably English (no intention here to diminish the rest of the UK) even if he then moved across the channel. But there is something about his music that demands special insight, usually only found with British conductors, and Sir Andrew here reveals himself to be among that group.

[@charlierumoldboi3939]

@@bryangl1 the idiom is unquestionably English, but English via Norway, America and Germany. His music is universal however, I first fell in love with Song before sunrise, walk to paradise gardens and first cuckoo etc while on holiday in Portugal. It felt just as appropriate there as listening to it walking down an Emglish country lane in July.

[@JoaoPaulo-vv5vr]

I don't have any bias, not british, french nor german. I'm brazilian, Delius is one of the greatest and is not duly celebrated

[@ilincutaalex6029]

it sounds a little bit as Debussy's music

[@ronaldbwoodall2628]

I'm not too disposed to impressionism in music; I usually bypass Debussy and Faure, but I believe Delius' music is impressionism at its best, and here is a fine example. I don't care much for his "absolute music", as the violin or piano concerti, but he was a master at tone painting, and here we have a master conductor to lead this Delius masterpiece, and an excellent orchestra to bring it to life.

[@robertfrankgill5962]

Was Fauré an Impressionist?

[@robertfrankgill5962]

For me Delius was certainly an impressionist.

[@henrygingercat]

Not a great one for allegros was he?

[@robertfrankgill5962]

peter owen Sad but true.

[@Erdnussspass]

this gotta be one of the most boring pieces ever written 😂

[@PeterLapham]

Why not listen a couple more times to see if you've missed something?

[@LaPimpernelle]

8:55 but tbh this isn't my favorite recording of it. There's a certain muddiness and the strings are favored in the balance. I think I like the recordings with more of a brass focus for this piece. It can be so vibrant!

[@UlfilasNZ]

I agree! Mackerras, for example@@LaPimpernelle

[@jairobarrientos982]

mucica eselente maravillosa