On hearing the first cuckoo – Eventyr – Koanga (Scène finale) – Musique de scène pour Hassan (extr.) – Paris, the song of a great city – Summer Night on the river / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – London Philharmonic Orchestra – Dir. Sir Thomas Beecham
On hearing the first Delius in 2005 This is a disc for people who have already got the Delius bug and know the composer, not for newcomers. A first-class job has been done by David Lennick in giving these recordings, some of which are nearly 80 years old, an acceptable sound for the third millennium, but there are limits to what he or anyone can do in that department.