Norman Del Mar
1919
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1994
genre: classical music
country of citizenship: United Kingdom
languages spoken, written or signed: English
occupation: conductor, music teacher, musicologist, university teacher, biographer
award received: Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Norman René Del Mar CBE (31 July 1919 – 6 February 1994) was a British conductor, horn player, and biographer. As a conductor, he specialised in the music of late romantic composers; including Edward Elgar, Gustav Mahler, and Richard Strauss. He left a great legacy of recordings of British music, in particular Elgar, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Frederick Delius, and Benjamin Britten. He notably conducted the premiere recording of Britten's children's opera Noye's Fludde. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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