Finzi: Intimations of Immortality & For St Cecilia
James Gilchrist (tenor)
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, David Hill
Awards:
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Building a Library, December 2006, Budget Choice
Gerald Finzi's music here is full of inescapable echoes of the melodies and harmonies of Elgar and Vaughan Williams, the ceremonial pomp of Parry… But he had a distinctive gift for setting...
Finzi: Intimations of Immortality & For St Cecilia
James Gilchrist (tenor)
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, David Hill
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Awards:
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Building a Library, December 2006, Budget Choice
Gerald Finzi's music here is full of inescapable echoes of the melodies and harmonies of Elgar and Vaughan Williams, the ceremonial pomp of Parry… But he had a distinctive gift for setting...
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Gerald Finzi (1901-1956)
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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.
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Gerald Finzi and Herbert Howells
17th Oct 2014
David picks out some top recordings of two great twentieth-century English composers, Gerald Finzi and Herbert Howells.
Awards and reviews
July 2006
Gerald Finzi's music here is full of inescapable echoes of the melodies and harmonies of Elgar and Vaughan Williams, the ceremonial pomp of Parry… But he had a distinctive gift for setting English poetry… which shines through the large-scale setting of Wordsworth's ode Intimations of Immortality... This new account boasts an eloquent soloist in James Gilchrist, fine orchestral playing, and choral singing which is accomplished if occasionally lacking in extremes of attack or intimacy.
October 2014
English tenor James Gilchrist has the perfect voice for this music - light, lyrical yet able to rise over the full orchestra and choir as necessary.
