Frederick Delius
"The greatest composer in the world today. The most exquisite and
the most precious mind in music this country has ever produced - and for
the last fifty years any country has produced - is an Englishman. He is
Frederick Delius."
Sir Thomas Beecham
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Through these pages you will see not only the developing years of Frederick Delius as a child and a young man in Bradford but also the parallel development of the city where he was born and grew up. These pages were first seen as a foyer exhibition in Bradford Central Library in the summer of 2006 as part of the 'Delius Inspired' festival. This online exhibition similarly celebrates the life and times of Frederick Delius in Bradford. For an appreciation of the music of Delius see the Delius Collection in the local studies department at Bradford Central Library. Bradford Libraries, Archives and Information Service is grateful for permission to use illustrations from the archives of The Delius Trust. All other items are copyright of Bradford Libraries, Archives and Information Service 2006 - all rights reserved. |
Frederick
Delius was born 29 January 1862 at 6 Claremont, Bradford. Christened
Fritz Albert Theodore, he was the fourth child of the German wool
merchant Julius Delius and his wife Elise.