Gerald Finzi
Born: 14th July 1901, London, England
Died: 27th September 1956, Oxford, England
Nationality: English
Gerald Raphael Finzi was an English composer. Finzi is best known as a choral composer, but also wrote in other genres. Large-scale compositions by Finzi include the cantata Dies natalis for solo voice and string orchestra, and his concertos for cello and clarinet.
Read more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Finzi
Browse: Finzi
Further Reading: Finzi
-
Nick Pritchard and Ian Tindale on Gerald Finzi
23rd Sep 2026
Ahead of the seventieth anniversary of Finzi's death this weekend, the tenor and pianist discuss their new album including world premiere recordings of five unpublished early songs discovered in the Bodleian Library.
-
Gerald Finzi (1901-1956)
22nd Jul 2026
The life and works of the great English composer Gerald Finzi - born in London but profoundly associated with the countryside of Southern England, and known for his nostalgia-tinged vocal and choral music.
All Genres: Finzi
Orchestral
Chamber
Vocal
Choral
Concertos
Popular Works: Finzi
- A Young Man's Exhortation, Op. 14 (10)
- Before and After Summer, Op. 16 (6)
- Cello Concerto, Op. 40 (13)
- Clarinet Concerto, Op. 31 (26)
- Dies natalis, Op. 8 (19)
- Earth and Air and Rain, Op. 15 (12)
- Eclogue, Op. 10 (27)
- Elegy, Op. 22 (4)
- Fall of the Leaf (5)
- Farewell to Arms for Tenor and small Orchestra (4)
- Fear No More The Heat O’ The Sun (No. 3 from Let us garlands bring, Op. 18) (4)
- Five Bagatelles for clarinet & piano, Op. 23 (30)
- For St Cecilia, Op. 30 (5)
- God is gone up, Op. 27 No. 2 (30)
- Grand Fantasia and Toccata, Op. 38 (5)
- Haste on, my joys! (No. 6 from Seven Partsongs - Poems by Robert Bridges, Op. 17) (4)
- I Said to Love, Op. 19b (7)
- In terra pax, Op. 39 (6)
- Interlude for oboe and string quartet, Op. 21 (6)
- Intimations of Immortality, Op. 29 (6)
- Introit for Solo Violin and Small Orchestra in F major, Op. 6 (5)
- Let Us Garlands Bring, Op. 18 (33)
- Let us now praise famous men, Op. 35 (6)
- Lo, the Full, Final Sacrifice, Op. 26 (31)
- Magnificat, Op. 36 (15)
- My lovely one, Op. 27 No. 1 (7)
- Nocturne (New Year Music) (5)
- Oh Fair to See, Op. 13 (13)
- Prelude for string orchestra, Op. 25 (16)
- Romance for string orchestra, Op. 11 (28)
- Seven Poems of Robert Bridges, Op. 17 (8)
- Since we loved (6)
- The sigh (4)
- Thou didst delight my eyes, Op. 32 (4)
- Till Earth Outwears, Op. 19 (9)
- To a Poet, Op. 13a (6)
- Two Sonnets by John Milton for Tenor and small Orchestra (4)
- Violin Concerto (4)
- Welcome Sweet and Sacred Feast, Op. 27 No. 3 (6)
- White-flowering days Op. 37 (5)
Recent Best Sellers: Finzi
-
New. Finzi: Requiem da camera & Other Choral Works
Hilary Cronin (soprano), Gwilym Bowen (tenor), Florian Störtz (bass-baritone), Augustine Cox, Thomas Simpson (organ), The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge, Steven Grahl
-
Gramophone Magazine, September 2026, Editor's Choice
CD: $17.50Download from $10.00 -
-
Special offer. Finzi: Cello Concerto, Op. 40
Paul Watkins (cello) BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis
-
BBC Music Magazine, November 2018, Concerto Choice
-
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
-
Presto Recording of the Week, 21st December 2018
SACD: Original price $19.75 Reduced $16.39Download from $7.00 -
-
New. Finzi: The Dance Continued
Nick Pritchard (tenor), Ian Tindale (piano)
CD: Original price $17.00 Reduced $16.15Download from $10.00 -
Finzi: Choral works
Trinity College Choir Cambridge, Stephen Layton
-
Gramophone Magazine, September 2019, Editor's Choice
-
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
CD: $17.50Download from $8.25 -
New Releases: Finzi
View all new releases-
New. Finzi: The Dance Continued
Nick Pritchard (tenor), Ian Tindale (piano)
CD: Original price $17.00 Reduced $16.15Download from $10.00 -
New. Finzi: Requiem da camera & Other Choral Works
Hilary Cronin (soprano), Gwilym Bowen (tenor), Florian Störtz (bass-baritone), Augustine Cox, Thomas Simpson (organ), The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge, Steven Grahl
-
Gramophone Magazine, September 2026, Editor's Choice
CD: $17.50Download from $10.00 -
-
New. English Anthems, Hymns & Laments from Cambridge
Choir of Clare College Cambridge, Timothy Brown
CD: $9.25Download from $7.00 -
New. Where The Heart Roams
Lucy Farrimond, Jack Redman, Samuel Kane, Alisa Burns, Peter Whitehead, Chloe Chen
CD: $15.25Download from $10.00
