Hermann Suter in Basel - 12 June, 1903
from Delius: A Life in Letters 1862-1908, page 269:
I have of course revived my own enthusiasm first and foremost for the deep poetry of the "Trunkene Lied"; I was particularly captivated by No III of the 1st Part "In dein Antlitz sah ich jüngst"; in fact the wonderful poetry revelaed by your music was a continual delight to me. I have a slight misgiving over the fact that so many adagios follow on from each other; I wonder whether they do not work to the detriment of each other and in particular spoil the effect of that incomparable final piece? -
Delius, and Lionel Carley (ed.), Delius: A Life in Letters 1862-1908 (), p. 269. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1462050538432 accessed: 26 December, 2024
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Mitternachtslied Zarathrustras
written by Delius |
performed by Hermann Suter |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 12 June, 1903 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Notes
Letter from Hermann Suter to Frederick Delius, Gstaad, 1906. Suter had performed this work, subsequently retitled "Mitternachtslied Zarathustras", at the Tonküntslerfest in Basel on 12 June 1903.