RTWSO: Delius, Dvořák, Schumann

Members of the audience (or orchestra) coming to this concert after a liquid lunch might find the first item rather appropriate. When Frederick Delius wrote The Walk to the Paradise Garden which featured in his opera “A Village Romeo and Juliet” he was not thinking about some heavenly celestial path, but going to the pub! Don't be deceived by the lush, dreamily haunting music; it masks the sad story of lovers who commit suicide.