The Delius Society Journal Spring 2018, Number 163
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The Delius Society Journal Spring 2018, Number 163 The Delius Society (Registered Charity No 298662) President Lionel Carley BA, PhD Vice Presidents Roger Buckley Sir Andrew Davis CBE Sir Mark Elder CBE Lionel Friend ARAM FBCM Bo Holten RaD Piers Lane AO, Hon DMus Martin Lee-Browne CBE David Lloyd-Jones BA, FGSM, Hon DMus Julian Lloyd Webber FRCM Anthony Payne Website: delius.org.uk ISSN-0306-0373 THE DELIUS SOCIETY Chairman Position vacant Treasurer Jim Beavis 70 Aylesford Avenue, Beckenham, Kent BR3 3SD Email: [email protected] Membership Secretary Paul Chennell 19 Moriatry Close, London N7 0EF Email: [email protected] Journal Editor Katharine Richman 15 Oldcorne Hollow, Yateley GU46 6FL Tel: 01276 516945 or 07940 888508 Email: [email protected] Front and back covers: William Tillyer (b 1938): The Claremont Studies for F D, 2018 Watercolours on Winsor and Newton paper (Full image of the front cover is on page 48) The Editor has tried in good faith to contact the holders of the copyright in all material used in this Journal (other than holders of it for material which has been specifically provided by agreement with the Editor), and to obtain their permission to reproduce it. Any breaches of copyright are unintentional and regretted. CONTENTS EDITORIAL ..........................................................................................................5 COMMITTEE NOTES..........................................................................................6 DELIUS IN AMERICA – THE MISSING DAYS ..............................................8 DELIUS AND NORWAY .................................................................................. 18 PETER WARLOCK: SERENADE ‘TO FREDERICK DELIUS ON HIS 60TH BIRTHDAY’ (1923) .................... 29 A NEW DELIUS MANUSCRIPT ..................................................................... 40 FREDERICK DELIUS AND WILLIAM TILLYER ......................................... 47 MALCOLM SARGENT – AN APPRAISAL ................................................... 55 FREDERICK DELIUS AND BRADFORD CRICKET .................................... 71 100 YEARS AGO ................................................................................................ 75 FROM BEGINNINGS ........................................................................................ 77 CONCERT & EVENT REVIEWS ...................................................................... 81 Ealing Symphony Orchestra ......................................................................... 81 European Union Chamber Orchestra .......................................................... 83 London Philharmonic Orchestra .................................................................. 84 The Life and Works of Frederick Delius ..................................................... 87 CD REVIEWS ...................................................................................................... 90 The Gluepot Connection ............................................................................... 90 BOOK REVIEWS ................................................................................................ 93 Granville Bantock’s Letters to William Wallace and Ernest Newman, 1893-1921 ‘Our New Dawn of Modern Music’ .......................................... 93 DELIUS SOCIETY MEETING REPORTS ........................................................ 96 Sir Malcolm Sargent ....................................................................................... 96 Delius in Japan ................................................................................................ 96 MISCELLANY .................................................................................................. 100 New Chairman for the Delius Trust .......................................................... 100 Delius in China ............................................................................................. 101 Beethoven off the Hook! .............................................................................. 102 Proms Encore ................................................................................................ 104 DSJ 163 3 Great Railway Journeys .............................................................................. 105 The Holst Society ......................................................................................... 105 Concert by the River ................................................................................... 106 Delius on KLEF-FM Houston (1970-71) ................................................... 107 Robert Aickman celebrated ........................................................................ 108 Classical Recordings Quarterly ................................................................. 109 PUZZLE CORNER .......................................................................................... 111 Who knows their ‘ABC’? ............................................................................ 111 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ........................................................................... 112 PUZZLE CORNER – ANSWERS .................................................................. 116 FORTHCOMING EVENTS ............................................................................ 117 Delius Society ............................................................................................... 117 Other Events ................................................................................................. 120 4 DSJ 163 EDITORIAL Welcome to the spring issue of the Journal which, I am pleased to say, contains a particularly wide variety of articles, from information about a newly-discovered Delius manuscript to Delius and Bradford Cricket. I am very grateful as always to speakers at Delius Society meetings – this time Andrew Boyle and Stephen Lloyd – who take the trouble to provide essays based on the material used in their talks. Our recent events survey confirms what we already knew – that there are many of you who live a long way from London, and for whom it is therefore important that we continue to provide written texts. You will have noticed the striking prints on the front and back covers. These are from a very exciting series of watercolours – The Claremont Studies – by the artist William Tillyer, inspired by the music of Delius. Art dealer and long-time Delius Society member, Bernard Jacobson, has most generously financed this project, and I hope you will enjoy his article – written from the heart and illustrated with more watercolours from the series – on page 47. Please let me have your reactions and comments on these paintings – I would love to know what you think! It is very good to be able to include three concert reviews, and a report on a talk on Delius, given to the King’s Lynn Music Society by former Vice- Chairman Mike Green. This led me to wonder whether more members could spread the word in this way: could you give a talk to your local music group, and introduce them to Delius and his music? The Miscellany is packed with a selection of interesting, informative and sometimes witty stories, and I am grateful to Derek Schofield for once again providing material for the Puzzle Corner (page 111). Members may particularly like to note the concert in Delius’s garden at Grez, on Sunday 2nd September, given by cellist John Ehde and pianist Carl-Axel Dominique, and open to Delius Society members and their guests (page 106). The copy deadline for DSJ 164, to be published in October 2018, is 1st August 2018. This Journal is only as good as the material you supply, so please do keep your articles coming! Katharine Richman [email protected] Tel 07940 888508 DSJ 163 5 COMMITTEE NOTES For the Committee the priority must always be to provide members with enjoyable, interesting Society events, the Journal and the Newsletter, as well as disseminating information concerning the life and work of Delius. We must attract new members and look to the future. Members will remember that we have taken a number of measures to ensure the healthy state of the Society’s finances, and these remain modestly buoyant in the capable hands of Jim Beavis. The economies introduced last year, added to the continued financial help we receive from the Delius Trust, allow us to be cautiously optimistic about our future. In this 2017-18 season we have been very lucky with the content of Society meetings, arranged as ever by Karen Fletcher. Last October we enjoyed a superb talk given by Stephen Lloyd, marking the 50th anniversary of the death of Sir Malcolm Sargent (see page 55), whilst in February Midori Komachi, in conversation with Nick Luscombe, spoke about her Japanese translation of Eric Fenby’s classic Delius as I Knew Him and, with pianist Simon Callaghan, entertained members with a live performance (see page 96). In April Mark Bebbington speaks to the Society about his new recording of Delius’s Piano Concerto, and performs some of Delius’s piano music. A trio of excellent events. Once again, we are lucky to have Roger Buckley working hard to arrange the next Delius Prize, which will take place at the Royal Academy of Music on 11th May, adjudicated by David Hill. Roger and Lesley Buckley will once again be attending to the arrangements for this year’s AGM and Annual Lunch which will take place at Madingley Hall, Cambridge on 22nd September. Paul Chennell has continued to maintain the membership database and to ensure that subscriptions