Marking the 150th Anniversary of Delius’ birth date in 1862, Decca Classics releases the ‘Delius Edition’ - the most comprehensive Collection of Delius’ music ever put together on 8CD and featuring noted Delius conductor Sir Charles Mackerras.

Containing all of Delius’s major work, this cap-box set combines the major orchestra & choral works of Brigg Fair, Sea Drift, In a Summer Garden, Florida Suite, The Walk to the Paradise Garden, Piano Concerto, Violin Concerto & Paris: Song of a Great City along with the major chamber music, such as the Cello Sonata, String Quartet and 4 Part Songs. The set culminates in Delius’s masterpiece, his opera, A Village Romeo and Juliet.

Featuring a cast of great artists and performers, including Thomas Hampson, Julian Lloyd Webber, the Fitzwilliam Quartet, the London Symphony Orchestra, the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner & Sir Charles Mackerras.

Artists

Daniel Washington (baritone), Peter Hoare (tenor), Rebecca Evans (soprano), Thomas Hampson (baritone), Tasmin Little (violin), Julian Lloyd Webber (cello), Bengt Forsberg (piano), Alan George (viola), Ioan Davies (cello), Jonathan Sparey (violin), Christopher Rowland (violin), Ian Partridge (tenor), Jean-Rodolphe Kars (piano), Barry Mora (baritone), Stafford Dean (bass), Pamela Mildenhall (soprano), Samuel Linay (treble), Arthur Davies (tenor), Helen Field (soprano), Elizabeth Doble (singer), Roisin Dempsey (baritone), John Antoniou (baritone), Patricia Ann Caya (alto), Kimberly Barber (soprano), Vincent Pirillo (tenor), Andrea Mellis (soprano), Maria Venuti (mezzo-soprano), David McShane (baritone), Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Fitzwilliam Quartet, Louis Halsey Singers, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, London Symphony Orchestra, ORF Symphony Orchestra, Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Sir Charles Mackerras, Louis Halsey, Sir Neville Marriner, Sir Alexander Gibson, Anthony Collins