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Now one of the most popular pieces in the British music repertoire, Frances Fyfield takes a closer look at Delius' orchestral favourite 'On Hearing The First Cuckoo In Spring'. The melody has its origins in a Norwegian Folk song set by Delius' friend Edvard Grieg. All that we have left of Delius manuscript is a few pages of detailed sketch material. The final manuscript was sent to Germany for publication in Germany in 1912 and was lost. Frances is joined by the conductor Alice Farnham, the scholar Nigel Simeone and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Clarinettist Joanna Patton. First broadcast on Tales From the Stave, 9 January 2018.