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Norman Del Mar

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British conductor, horn player, and biographer (1919-1994)

United KingdomMusiciansLived 1919 to 1994 · aged 74
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Norman René Del Mar CBE was an English 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.

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Commander of the Order of the British Empire

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Norman René Del Mar CBE was an English 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.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1919 to 1994 · aged 74
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8 languages

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