Oxymoron

[rsc]

Richard Kniseley just announced (on his "Classical Performances" program on WGBH) that he was about to play something from a disc titled "The Essential Delius". "Wait a minute," said I, "isn't that title a contradiction in terms?"

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[thnidu.livejournal.com]

Hey, regardless of what you think of Delius, if it captures his essence as a composer the title's accurate.