Delius: Composer, Lover, Enigma
The composer Frederick Delius is often pictured as the blind, paralysed and caustic old man he eventually became, but in his youth he was tall, handsome, charming and energetic.
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"The other night, I was vaguely overhearing a pub quiz, when they played a music question, asking which English composer wrote this. From the first note, I knew it was Delius, even though the piece was unfamiliar to me. It is always hard to define a composer's particular quality, and even the impressive line-up of commentators in this film often have to fall back on sign-language when words fail. 'Chromatic tension' was one way that those rich chords were explained. 'Airy, not earthbound' and 'A sense of drift' were two others. But I like the comment by Frenc..."
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The composer Frederick Delius is often pictured as the blind, paralysed and caustic old man he eventually became, but in his youth he was tall, handsome, charming and energetic.