 After Rose 's funeral , Grainger sought solace in a return to work . In autumn 1922 he left for a year @-@ long trip to Europe , where he collected and recorded Danish folksongs before a concert tour that took him to Norway , the Netherlands , Germany and England . In Norway he stayed with Delius at the latter 's summer home . Delius was by now almost blind ; Grainger helped fulfil his friend 's wish to see a Norwegian sunset by carrying him ( with some assistance ) to the top of a nearby mountain peak . He returned to White Plains in August 1923 . 
