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Gerald Finzi - Songs
John Carol Case (baritone), Robert Tear (tenor), Neil Jenkins (tenor) & Howard Ferguson (piano)
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Finzi - Earth and Air and Rain
Five song cycles to words by Thomas Hardy
Clifford Benson (piano), sung by Stephen Varcoe, sung by Martyn Hill
The welcome return of what now seem rather special archive recordings of Finzi's great Hardy settings. Direct, unselfconscious and ever-sentient performances. —
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You would have to look hard for a better introduction to Finzi… The songs are the core of his achievement… Roderick Williams's elegant and delicate performances reveal the heart of this music... —
Awards:
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2005, Choral & Song Choice
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..this is not a recital restricted to one vocal hue. Each song is looked at and receives relevant response from both singer and pianist. ….he (Mark Stone) introduces so much by way of nuance... —
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The Essential Roderick Williams
Roderick Williams (baritone), Iain Burnside (piano), Martin Ford, Attacca Quartet, Virginia Arts Festival Chamber Players, London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta, David Lloyd-Jones
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A Finzi Anthology
Robert Plane (clarinet), Tim Hugh (cello), Roderick Williams (baritone), Iain Burnside (piano), James Gilchrist (tenor), John Mark Ainsley (tenor)
Choir of St John's College Cambridge, Christopher Robinson
Finzi's ineffable enchantment at word setting and musicality generally has an enduring place in pastoral-mystical-ecstatic British music. The only Finzi boxed set. —
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