The German title reflects Delius’s use of philosophical words from Nietzsche’s Thus sprach Zarathustra, the inspiration for A Mass of Life, this and the Norwegian mountains, to create an ambitious work that here finds its spiritual home in Bergen and an admiring conductor in Mark Elder, whose ninety-four-minute account is a revelation, opening in stirring … Continue reading Lawo Classics releases Delius’s Eine Messe des Lebens (A Mass of Life) with Sir Mark Elder conducting Bergen Philharmonic forces.