Composer · Music critic
Lex van Delden
Lex van Delden (Amsterdam, 1919 – 1988) was a composer and music critic. Self-taught, he wrote over a hundred works — among them eight symphonies, concertos, chamber music and choral works — performed by the Concertgebouw Orchestra among others. From 1946 to 1982 he was music editor of the Amsterdam daily Het Parool.
This website of the Lex van Delden Foundation brings together his biography, the complete list of works, a discography, photographs and hundreds of his newspaper articles.
BiographyFrom Alexander Zwaap to Lex van Delden: life and work, 1919–1988.
List of works139 works, opus 0–114, with scoring and publication details.
Discography53 recordings on LP and CD, ordered by opus number.
Photo gallerySeven photographs, from Zandvoort 1922 to the Concertgebouw 1982.
Het Parool 1946–1951744 reviews and articles from his years as music editor (in Dutch).
LinksInstitutes, publishers, periodicals and record labels.
ContactThe Lex van Delden Foundation.