Since you are interested in The Essential Delius (Incls 'Florida Suite', 'A Song before Sunrise' & 'the Walk to the Paradise Garden'), here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: King Olaf / The Banner of Saint George Emily Birsan, Barry Banks, Alan Opie, Bergen Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis [ Chandos SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 12/Feb/2015 ] "The Chandos sound is full-blooded and excellent in every respect... for this project Ralph Couzens was assisted by Gunner Herleif Nilsen of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation; between them they've produced very fine results." (MusicWeb Feb '15) |
DELIUS
Requiem / A Mass of Life Jean Rigby, Joan Rodgers, Nigel Robson / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / 2 CD - released 6/Mar/2002 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - 'A full and atmospheric Chandos recording confirms this as a first choice.' The Guardian |
ELGAR
Symphony 1 & 2 / The Sanguine Fan / Froissart London Philharmonic Orchestra / Bryden Thomson (conductor) [ Chandos Classics / 2 CD - released 6/Apr/2005 ] 'The playing of the LPO is beyond praise and the attention to the myriad details of the scores of both works will supply revelations to the most ardent Elgarians.' - Gramophone |
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / DELIUS
Orchestral Works London Philharmonic Orchestra / Vernon Handley [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 30/Apr/2008 ] Serenade to Music was originally written for sixteen solo singers and orchestra, to celebrate Sir Henry Wood's fifty years as a conductor, and it was he who conducted the first performance of it at a Promenade Concert in the Queen's Hall in 1938. |
ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Complete Symphonic Poems (Incls 'The Golden Spinning Wheel' & 'The Wood Dove') Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos / 2 CD - released 1/Feb/1999 ] "excitingly played and conducted" (ClassicsToday) |
FREDERICK DELIUS
Delius: Sea Drift / Songs of Farewell / Songs of Sunset Sally Burgess (mezzo-soprano) Bryn Terfel (baritone) / Waynflete Singers, Southern Voices, Bournemouth Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics The Hickox Legacy / CD - released 1/Aug/2015 ] Gramophone 'Choral' award winner |
Tribute To Elgar, Delius, Holst
Black Dyke Mills Band, Peter Parkes, conductor [ Chandos Brass / CD - released 19/Apr/2003 ] Chandos Brass now at a special price |