SIR THOMAS BEECHAM CONDUCTS DELIUS: Paris; In a Summer Garden; Summer Night on the River; Eventyr; Over the Hills and Far Away. Recorded 1934-6. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham. Dutton CDBP9745.

Lyndon Jenkins enthusiastically reviews this bargain CD of classic and historic performances by Sir Thomas Beecham whose remastered sound quality is described as ‘a revelation’!.

The Essential Delius
Ulster Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bournemouth Sinfonietta & Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Vernon Handley, Norman Del Mar & Richard Hickox.

Florida Suite, North Country Sketches, Air and Dance, On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring, Summer night on the river, A Song before sunrise, Two Aquarelles, Hassan: Intermezzo & Serenade, Irmelin Prelude, Late Swallows, Fennimore and Gerda: Intermezzo, The Walk to the Paradise Garden, In a Summer Garden.

Chandos 241 - CHAN24137 (CD - 2 discs)