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Sea Drift, Songs of Farewell & Songs of Sunset de Frederick Delius / Sally Burgess, mezzo-soprano, Bryn Terfel, baryton, Waynflete Singers, Southern Voices, Chœur et Orchestre symphonique de Bournemouth, dir. Richard Hickox

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These are choral works from Delius's mature period and tend to dwell on the more fleeting aspects of life. Sea Drift (1904) is for baritone and orchestra and is set to the Walt Whitman poem of the same name. Songs of Farewell (1929-30) were written in Delius's last years when he was blind and crippled; however, there aren't any elements of pity to be found in these beautiful songs for double chorus and orchestra. More characteristic of Delius's true flowering are the Songs of Sunset (1906-7), also based on the poems of Walt Whitman. Both the recording and the performances are stellar. --Paul Cook