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Gerald Finzi is no Ralph Vaughan Williams but he often comes quite close. In this disc, the twentieth century English composer sounds enough like Vaughan Williams to be mistaken for him in a misty sonority. Try the opening A Severn Rhapsody, with its evocative pastoral opening; or try the Romance for string orchestra, with its lush scoring for divided strings; or try The Fall of the Leaf, with its tenderly nostalgic mood. This is not to say that Finzi doesn't have his own voice: his part writing is much smoother, his harmonies are much clearer, and his tone is much suaver than Vaughan Williams. But it is to say that anyone who loves Vaughan Williams will love Finzi. At his best in the intensely moving Eclogue for piano and string orchestra, Finzi creates the kind of music that speaks directly to the heart of all those who cherish twentieth century English music. This superbly recorded Lyrita disc combines noble and warm-hearted performances by Adrian Boult and the London Philharmonic with solo violinist Rodney Friend from 1977 with grandly expansive performances by Vernon Handley and the New Philharmonia Orchestra with solo pianist Peter Katin and thereby provides listeners unfamiliar with Finzi with what may be the best single-disc introduction to his orchestral works.
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English Pastorals and Elegies, Op. 3 (Gerald Finzi)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gerald Finzi, Composer - Adrian Boult, Conductor
(C) 2007 Lyrita (P) 2007 Lyrita
Nocturne in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 7 "New Year Music" (Gerald Finzi)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gerald Finzi, Composer - Adrian Boult, Conductor
(C) 2007 Lyrita (P) 2007 Lyrita
Love’s Labour’s Lost, Op. 28b (Gerald Finzi)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gerald Finzi, Composer - Adrian Boult, Conductor
(C) 2007 Lyrita (P) 2007 Lyrita
Love's Labour's Lost, Op. 28b (Gerald Finzi)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gerald Finzi, Composer - Adrian Boult, Conductor
(C) 2007 Lyrita (P) 2007 Lyrita
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gerald Finzi, Composer - Adrian Boult, Conductor
(C) 2007 Lyrita (P) 2007 Lyrita
Romance, Op. 11 (Gerald Finzi)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gerald Finzi, Composer - Adrian Boult, Conductor
(C) 2007 Lyrita (P) 2007 Lyrita
Prelude, Op. 25 (Gerald Finzi)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gerald Finzi, Composer - Adrian Boult, Conductor
(C) 2007 Lyrita (P) 2007 Lyrita
The Fall of the Leaf, Op. 20 (Gerald Finzi)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gerald Finzi, Composer - Adrian Boult, Conductor
(C) 2007 Lyrita (P) 2007 Lyrita
Introit, Op. 6 (Gerald Finzi)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Gerald Finzi, Composer - Adrian Boult, Conductor - Rodney Friend, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Lyrita (P) 2007 Lyrita
Eclogue, Op. 10 (Gerald Finzi)
New Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Vernon Handley, Conductor - Gerald Finzi, Composer - Peter Katin, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Lyrita (P) 2007 Lyrita
Grand Fantasia & Toccata, Op. 38 (Gerald Finzi)
New Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Vernon Handley, Conductor - Gerald Finzi, Composer - Peter Katin, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Lyrita (P) 2007 Lyrita
Album review
Gerald Finzi is no Ralph Vaughan Williams but he often comes quite close. In this disc, the twentieth century English composer sounds enough like Vaughan Williams to be mistaken for him in a misty sonority. Try the opening A Severn Rhapsody, with its evocative pastoral opening; or try the Romance for string orchestra, with its lush scoring for divided strings; or try The Fall of the Leaf, with its tenderly nostalgic mood. This is not to say that Finzi doesn't have his own voice: his part writing is much smoother, his harmonies are much clearer, and his tone is much suaver than Vaughan Williams. But it is to say that anyone who loves Vaughan Williams will love Finzi. At his best in the intensely moving Eclogue for piano and string orchestra, Finzi creates the kind of music that speaks directly to the heart of all those who cherish twentieth century English music. This superbly recorded Lyrita disc combines noble and warm-hearted performances by Adrian Boult and the London Philharmonic with solo violinist Rodney Friend from 1977 with grandly expansive performances by Vernon Handley and the New Philharmonia Orchestra with solo pianist Peter Katin and thereby provides listeners unfamiliar with Finzi with what may be the best single-disc introduction to his orchestral works.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 01:19:23
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: London Philharmonic Orchestra Rodney Friend Peter Katin Sir Adrian Boult New Philharmonia Orchestra Vernon Handley
- Composer: Gerald Finzi
- Label: Lyrita
- Genre: Classical
(C) 2007 Lyrita (P) 2007 Lyrita
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