Percy Grainger

The Delius film was arguably the finest of all, with unforgettable moments ranging from Percy Grainger whose reputation would not have survived the full Russell treatment running through Delius's house, to the ecstatic scene in which the almost blind Delius is carried up a Norwegian mountainside to see the sunset.

In praise of … Ken Russell at the BBC 2011

Delius was revered by composers as diverse as Béla Bartók who congratulated him on his innovative use of a wordless chorus in The Song of the High Hills, Percy Grainger, Zoltán Kodály and Duke Ellington.

Delius: beauty in the ear of the beholder 2012

Though he mostly lived in the northern hemisphere, Percy Grainger is often regarded as the greatest composer Australia has ever produced.

This week's new live music 2011

A number of his poems were set to music by Percy Grainger.

Rudyard Kipling (Part 2) [English] Rene Meertens 2010

When we think of all the pianists who have won acclaim in this temperamental, inspiring work, from Carreno to Percy Grainger, to mention two who have aroused special enthusiasm by their thrilling performance of it, we can but wonder that his own countrymen were so short sighted at the time it was composed.

The World's Great Men of Music Brower, Harriette 1922

Percy Grainger in music and of Vachel Lindsay in poetry; but it is clear that both men possess an amazing vitality.

The Advance of English Poetry in the Twentieth Century William Lyon Phelps 1904

Percy Grainger a great composer, because of his numerous and delightful audacities.

The Advance of English Poetry in the Twentieth Century William Lyon Phelps 1904

When we think of all the pianists who have won acclaim in this temperamental, inspiring work, from Carreno to Percy Grainger, to mention two who have aroused special enthusiasm by their thrilling performance of it, we can but wonder that his own countrymen were so short sighted at the time it was composed.

The World's Great Men of Music Story-Lives of Master Musicians Harriette Brower 1898

BBC Singers delivered it with absolute precision, a quality they also brought to Percy Grainger's Irish Tune from County Derry aka Londonderry Air, aka Danny Boy.

Evening Standard - Home Nick Kimberley 2011

The Renaissance composer Victoria, Percy Grainger and the film composer Bernard Herrmann all had their moments in the sun.

Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Ivan Hewett 2011