Frederick Delius - Song of Summer

[@monsterjazzlicks]

Gee, I hardly even heard of this guy before! What a genius! And from Bradford!!!

[@harryandruschak2843]

Delius has never been widely played, and probably never will be. Just too refined for the concert hall. This is the best way to listen. At home, with nothing else to distract you.

[@jytwang]

So beautiful!

[@adrianaslund8605]

Im new to symphonic music but ive noticed that Delius is quite weird. His music is often relaxing even though his melodies are almost incomprehensible and often hard to follow. But they are always beautifully harmonized. Im impressed by how people like him can keep track of all the intersecting strands of notes, write them down on paper and have it sound so spontaneous and stream of consciousness like. It almost feels like an exploratory improvisation. Like he has melodic adhd.

[@smguy7]

Luxuriating in this music right now, which is filling my home. To heck with the neighbours!

[@gerardbegni2806]

The constant style of Delius is here: a light and delicate orchestra, which does not avoid fortissimi, but plays usually in a delicate mix of woodwinds, horns ans strings; attractive melodies, or rather cells which avoid the amplitude of romantic themes; free link of chords, who never trouble the tonal meaning of the music but avoid academic cadenzas. All this is very pleasnt to hear. It satisfies both the ear and the heart. Some fortissimos happen sometimes, to give some relief to the music. Why don't we hear more often Delius in our music rooms?

[@sproutsrevil6508]

Breathtaking and masterful

[@percy445]

this feels like floating down a stream on a warm summer's day in a glade filled with greenery and flowers and sunlight streaming in from between the leaves of the weeping willow trees

[@dreadnaught3894]

Humbling . . . . that such has been created. So grateful that you have made it available.

[@moniquethomas3610]

Just magnificent- I have loved Delius since my childhood, and Sir John's directorship is flawless here.

[@philiprostek]

A dream in the senses... Wonderful to hear - thank you for posting!

[@olla-vogala4090]

+philip rostek You're welcome Philip!

[@andylowe2725]

His melody takes me back to my childhood summers. So beautiful!

[@SteveSmith-pr3jw]

I got here because Nick Drake told his producer Joe Boyd and arranger Harry Robinson that he wanted "River Man" to sound like Delius. Now I'm addicted to both Drake and Delius!

[@ytcarol]

I just love your singular observation about the connection between the two. The influence of one musician on another is a study in itself.

[@VallaMusic]

so wonderful 2 have this score 2 follow while listening 2 one of my favorite Delius works

[@percy445]

ah, it's divine! serene!

[@ziegunerweiser]

When I think of Delius, I also think of Walton and Elgar, my favorite of the modern Brittish composers, modern but with a definite romantic flavor. Menuhin did not premiere his music but was one of the few major soloists to perform and keep his music going, I also read somewhere they were friends and even neighbors. One generation later violinist Tasmin Little has become a specialist in the music of the great modern composers of Brittan, there is much to discover following her recorded discography and well worth exploring.

[@alexanderalf1466]

Frederick Delius is a British citizen who was born in Bradford, but his parents or roots are completely in Germany. Just like Jean-Baptiste Lully is not French but Italian with French citizenship and his civil name is Giovanni Battista Lulli.

[@bubffm]

I love Delius. So much Debussy in there.

[@olla-vogala4090]

+bubffm Yes, and this is such a great piece too!

[@stephenjablonsky1941]

Delius is not widely popular but his fans are stalwart, including me.

[@TonusFabri2024]

I know this piece well & have listened to many renditions. This took me by surprise; suddenly my breath caught in my throat and tears came to my eyes. Each note is given its delicate due, rather like Gould performing Bach. Beecham has always been my touchstone for Delius; here I think he is for once surpassed. Thank you for posting.

[@bookowl1775]

Ohhhh I am here from Kate Bush's song Delius (Song of Summer) Interesting 🤔

[@morganwood1496]

BookOwl me too!

[@rosieearle4678]

Me too

[@tilopense3809]

Me too 🙂

[@indra3748]

Meee tooooooo

[@volantiad]

Me too :)!

[@percy445]

5:20 is still one of the mot sublime examples of tension-resolution i have ever heard

[@captdavec590]

Delius wrote this music while totally blind and paralyzed; dictating note by note to Eric Fenby. It remains mind boggling to me as to how any man could have the will to do this!

[@AlisonMatthews-s8t]

Genius

[@fredericwheeler1038]

Frederic Delius Festival at Rollins College Annually!

[@davidrehak3539]

Frederick Delius:Nyári Hangok Londoni Szimfonikus Zenekar Vezényel:Sir John Barbirolli

[@robertehle1316]

Jazz harmony sometimes...like Bill Evans or Duke Ellington. Quartal voiced extensions.

[@giacomobaroni398]

Where

[@_rstcm]

I wish Delius used more key signatures in his scores so that we won't be confused as to what key this piece is in..............beautiful nonetheless.

[@magdeleenvaneersel7315]

in B! (at least that's what he says in the film 'Song Of Summer' and Kate Bush's song 'Delius' ;)

[@AndreyRubtsovRU]

a very mediocre creation

[@markparry6076]

What a mediocre comment go find your heart

[@rosieearle4678]

That mediocre kate bush wrote a song about it ..what a tool you are

[@Reuben_95]

Malik Chaney most savage high brow classical insult! I love it!

[@teddyofparis]

@@malikrox Your answer is so absurdly out of proportion I feel inclined to agree with him.

[@monsterjazzlicks]

How on earth can this be MEDIOCRE you troll??!!