Frederick Delius: Irmelin: Prelude. Peder Mork Monsted: Paintings.

In 1931, paralysed and blind and working with his young amanuensis Eric Fenby, Delius revisited the music of his first opera "Irmelin" and created an orchestral prelude based on themes taken from the original preludes to its first and third Acts. The piece is performed, in this recording, by the Halle Orchestra, conducted by Sir Mark Elder.
The paintings are by the Danish artist Peder Mork Monsted.