Delius - Florida Suite: III. Around the Plantation

[bshendr]

A couple of them are at the St. John's River.

[AlanHemenway]

Are any of these photos from the Delius plantation at Solano Grove or of the St. John's River

[windstorm1000]

Delius absorbed spirituals into his eclectic orchestral compositional method without losing his unique inner quality. He loved the plantation spirituals in FL and in VA where he later lived. The lovely main theme here can only be described as American--it has that widespread river feeling.

[fgldnglbs]

The works Delius composed while in Florida, in my opinion, represent a missed opportunity to contribute landmark works in America. If Dvorak thought anyone with a nose could smell America in his 9th Symphony, the aromas are powerful here with the folk elements. But since those works were shut away for decades, they couldn't become more popular in the repertoire. It might also have saved some of the Florida Delius knew, I like to think.

Love the climax in the middle. It foreshadows Hollywood.

[michaelgluck]

The Florida Suite is one of the most beautiful pieces of music every written! Delius was a genius composer and arranger. THIS is what good music sounds like!

[bshendr]

I can't remember, but it's not the LSO.

[pianiplunker]

What orchestra is this please? LSO?

[melodyrrt]

So beautiful!

[PolkRidgeAesthete]

Still astonishing to hear after all of these decades...there was and is nothing like FLORIDA SUITE.---David Thomas Roberts

[bshendr]

@PolkRidgeAesthete After I heard this the first time, I probably played it every day for two months. It's really sounds like Florida to me. Delius was way ahead of his time on this one.