By The River from Florida Suite

[chpnlzt]

I DIDN'T KNOW GOATS WERE SUCH A COMMON FORM OF TRANSPORTATION TILL I STARTED WATCHING THIS VIDEO - WHICH I HAVE SEEN DOZENS OF TIMES - THESE GREAT OLD PIX WITH THE EXQUISITE MUSIC OF DELIUS ARE A GREAT COMBINATION - THE LADY BY THE ALLIGATOR SIGN LOOKS LIKE MY MOTHER IN HER YOUNGER DAYS, AND I LOOOOOOVE THAT GIANT TREE - I'VE NEVER SEEN A TREE SO GLORIOUS IN REAL LIFE - PROBABLY CAUSE THEY ARE ALL CUT DOWN BY NOW. I LOOOOOOOOOOVE THIS VIDEO - THANKS FOR MAKING IT - I MIGHT COPY THE IDEA......

[arias4me]

Oops! I forgot to say thanks for the picture of the mermaids (I assume that is Weekiwatchee Springs on old U.S. 19. We used to go swimming there when we traveled from North-central Florida to St. Petersburg to visit my Aunt back in the 40s. Yes, it was before AC! We would cool off with a swim, then picnic, and would arrive at her house in late afternoon. Thanks again.

[arias4me]

Thank you jaxdriver for uploading this music. The pictures are wonderful! Somewhere in my albums I have old, old postcards of the Suwanee River Jungle Drive near Old Town. I am a fifth generation native of Florida and have seen many scenes such as you portray here (not quite old enough for the steamboats). Actually I already own this album but enjoyed it here as well.

[tatalito]

if you love Delius, you can subscribe to the Delius Trust UK. and get some great books and recordings.

[Jcampbell19901]

I go to JU, they moved the Delius house to my campus!!

[bigbeninjax]

Very nice! Really enjoyed the old pics of Jax and St. Augustine and group shots....I kept expecting to see a relative!

[hulincj]

Thank you for posting this lovely Florida tribute and the many fascinating photos.

[TheBitterWeed]

Sublime.... how can I have come this far without knowing Delius' Florida Suite ? It's the missing link between every great pop tune from Verdi to the Beach Boys and beyond....

[ume1meu]

The first notes are very much like Bedrich Smetana's flowing river "Vltava" (usually identified by the German name of the river "Moldau"). But the lyrical part keeps me hearing the song "He Plays the Violin" from the musical 1776 . And all three are very pleasant to hear.

[Lilyroe26]

This is such a beautiful piece of music and I never tire of hearing it - you just sway to the music.

[Flylikenaigel1]

Frederick Delius is one of the most underrated composers. After listening to this small wonder that the late great Sir Thomas Beecham used to rave about him

The melodies are just dripping with emotion and his use of the full range of dynamics of the orchestra. How this piece moves me. It has an etherial beauty and magnificence

[PolkRidgeAesthete]

A very lovely video to showcase one of the greatest works of the late 19th century.

[s1conrad]

Lovely and serene - - conjures up the balmy South of long ago (with a dash of English pastoral themes). Sadly, I doubt Mr. Delius would recognize the over-developed, depressed Florida of today--with its verdant Everglades replaced by sprawl and stucco ghettos : {

[mossfitz]

@s1conrad Wouzld you agree that here´s an interesting touch of slightly slowed down, English Music-Hall in his melodies too? - "Down by the Old Bull-And Bush" sort of thing - His music has a lot to do with hedonism.

[s1conrad]

@mossfitz True - when I hear this piece, I conjure up visions of Twickenham--not Tallahasee!

[BunkyOhare]

My God I had forgotten just how lucious this piece is, had a down for sometime

and only recently woken up. Moved and have new neighbours, mostly Czech, and one, Pavel is into his classical music. I gave him some Dvorak which of course he recognised plus some Delius, which he had never heard of. What a joy, thank you for posting it.

[daughterrevolution]

I think Max Steiner the Hollywood composer must have stolen from Delius, because this reminds me of some of his work.

[daughterrevolution]

Very lovely, thank you.

[hornantoni]

..... and then you listen to "Davy´s On The Road" by Manfred Mann and you wonder.....

hornantoni

[kiterunner007]

Tnx so much for posting! Wonderful pictures also; too bad for Florida that A/C was invented. Maybe people would spend more time relaxing instead of working feverishly inside climate-controlled buildings!

[SevenOctaves]

nice, thanks! haha this is the nxos version - I can tell by that piccolo. Great version.

[ghb624]

Wonderful selection of images to accompany this beautiful work.

[TheIndianDoctor]

This is my favorite movement of his Florida Suite.

This is one of those "untouchable" masterpieces.

[fagelsinnet]

Amazingly beautiful piece! I love it so much!

[saturn722]

I really enjoyed this. I'm a longtime native of this state and a big fan of it's history!

[mossfitz]

I hear a slowed down flavour of good old English Music-Hall song in many passages of Delius. I love his music and i think that it is a piece of his geography / memory / background.

Anyone else notice this?

[macciboma]

Bei ricordi nostalgici. che ci legano sentimentalmente a un passato che non torna più.

Bello e fine il commento musicale adatto alle

immagini. Grazie. Walter

[laonirica]

GRACIAS!!!jaxdriver* Por el Hermoso Enlace de Recuerdos del Jacksonville del Ayer, sobre *las alas sinfónicas* del *Maestro Frederick Delius*!!!

[Floribbean]

F L O R I D I A N P R I D E

[frankin235]

Good job!

[Dhamy19]

Ok this is very nostalgic and nice-but can't forget that he contracted Syphilis in Florida on his dad's orange plantation- abusing slaves!!

[ellenrr1983]

Don't be absurd. Please note that Delius was born in 1862 making him three years old (and living in England) when the Civil War ended and the Union reacquired Florida freeing the slaves. Your contention regarding syphilis is probably equally spurious.

[dixieflorida]

No the yankees just forced the slaves to fight for them or die

[peterkar]

Where did you get this crap? Do some sums.

[LaReineAndrija]

Actually, he contracted Syphilis whilst he was in Paris as a young man. Where on Earth did you learn about him abusing slaves? Ridiculous notion!

[TuboEspectador]

Hey, you and I both seem to thoroughly love the music of Delius. I know I do, but I can see you do through your amazing selection of visual accompanyment of the music.

Very nice.

[TuarSWF]

I am a proud 6th generation Floridian... It's so nice to see a video of Ole Florida on YouTube. Thanks a lot!

[aloc102]

this is rich.

[tcappels]

Delius is the BEST!!

[doctorbombay]

Very pleasant piece to enjoy as is the rest of the Florida Suite! A+

[jgower]

Very nicely done. I thoroughly enjoyed this. Thanks!

[phonebook9876]

This is so peaceful.