A last hurrah
Donald explores the life of Delius through five relationships. In today's programme, as war arrives in Europe, Delius flees France - only to be met with further conflicts.
Donald Macleod meets the people who found themselves bewitched by Frederick Delius - both the man and his music.
In today's programme, war arrives in Europe, Delius - married to a German, living in France - feels trapped in the eye of the storm. He and Jelka are forced to flee France, but they discover they have not quite escaped upheaval.
String Quartet, 2. Quick & lightly
Fitzwilliam Quartet
Cello Sonata
Alexander Baillie, cello
John Thwaites, piano
Hassan: Closing Scene: The Caravan recedes farther and farther into the distance
Britten Sinfonia, conducted by Jamie Phillips
A Late Lark
Henriette Bonde-Hansen, soprano
Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Bo Holten
Dance Rhapsody No. 1
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Norman Del Mar
Produced by Chris Taylor for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Audio
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- Fri 22 Aug 2025 16:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3
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