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FINZI, Gerald - Composers

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Composer: FINZI, Gerald ((1901-1956))
FINZI, Gerald His/her music:
The works of the English composer Gerald Finzi do not add up to any great number. So why is it that his compositions demand such attention? The main reason is the sheer quality of the music. His settings of Hardy and Shakespeare have never yet been equalled in their tunefulness, colour and skill of word-setting. His anthems guide the listener along an epic spiritual journey, for example, the moving 'Lo the Full, Final Sacrifice' which shows Finzi at his most intensely, profound, leading to surely the most beautiful 'Amen' coda in all music. His instrumental compositions are lyrical and at times have a distinctly English melancholy, as seen in his vast Cello Concerto (the last work he wrote) which takes the listener through the whole gamut of emotions which a composer, with his life literally hanging in the balance (from leukaemia), experienced. He was deeply influenced by the composers and other artists working around him, notable examples including Ralph Vaughan Williams, Herbert Howells, Edmund Blunden, Gus

His/her life:
[in Dutch] Gerald Finzi was van Italiaans-joodse afkomst en vooral bekend door zijn liederen. In 1930 werd hij docent aan de Royal Academy of Music in London, maar vertrok in de 2e WO om voor het 'Ministry of War Transport' te werken. Gedurende de oorlogsjaren stelden hij en zijn vrouw, de kunstenares Joy Black, hun huis open voor een aantal Duitse en Tsjechische vluchtelingen. Zijn interesse in oude Engelse muziek en grote kennis van Engelse literatuur is grotendeels weerspiegeld in zijn muziek, mede door invloeden van Sir Charles Parry, zijn oudere tijdgenoot en voorbeeld Vaughan Williams en Elgar. Met de door hem opgerichte 'Newbury String Players' voerde hij tot zijn dood zijn eigen werken en nieuwe werken van tijdgenoten uit. Na de oorlog kreeg Finzi een aantal grote compositie-opdrachten. Pas in 1954, toen hij reeds drie jaar ziek was, werd Finzi volwaardig in het Britse muziekleven erkend. Hij stierf in 1956 aan kanker. De liederencyclus 'Let us Garlands Bring' (Shakespeare) voor bariton en piano, werd
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English love - Songs of Passion, Pain and Pleasure - Mark Stone - Stephen Barlow

English love - Songs of Passion, Pain and Pleasure - Mark Stone - Stephen Barlow
ID: 5060192780000
CDs: 1
Type: CD
Collection: Vocal Collection
Subcollection: Vocal and Piano

English love songs from Dowland to Britten.

This excellent release is a unique collection of English love songs by some of the great English composers of the 20th century including Vaughan-Williams, Purcell, Britten, Dowland, Finzi and Warlock. All of the songs are firm favourites; amongst the most well known are Silent worship, Where’er you walk, If music be the food of love and The salley gardens. Mark Stone has sung at Covent Garden most recently in “Don Giovanni” and is a regular guest at ENO, WNO, Glyndebourne and Opera North. He and Stephen Barlow regularly perform together as a recital duo and often appear on Radio 3 and in concert in the UK and abroad.
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Reflections - Clarinet Concertos by G. Fitkin, C. Davis, G. Finzi - D.Campbell, clarinet

Reflections - Clarinet Concertos by G. Fitkin, C. Davis, G. Finzi - D.Campbell, clarinet
ID: CC0057
CDs: 1
Type: CD
Collection: Chamber Music
Subcollection: Clarinet

An exciting new release featuring one of the best loved British concertos in the repertoire, and two premiere recordings. As well as the Finzi, David Campbell brings his authoritative playing to two works for clarinet and orchestra, which were specially written for him. The Fitkin is an approachable work which highlights both the lyrical and more challenging ideas associated with this eminent composer and Carl Davis, who as one of our most successful composers of film music, brings his skills as a more serious composer to a highly attractive new work.

David Campbell enjoys an international career as clarinet soloist and teacher. His solo engagements have taken him to over forty countries and he has performed a wide-ranging repertoire with many orchestras including: the Royal Philharmonic, London Philharmonic, English Chamber, London Mozart Players, BBC Concert, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, BBC Scottish, BBC Philharmonic, Orchestra of St. John's, Smith Square and many abroad.

Davis, C: Clarinet Concerto 'Hungarica'
Finzi: Clarinet Concerto, Op. 31
Fitkin: Clarinet Concerto 'Agnostic'

David Campbell (clarinet) / Aurora Orchestra, Nick Collon
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Though Lovers be Lost -Music shadowing the two World Wars

Though Lovers be Lost -Music shadowing the two World Wars
ID: CC2008
CDs: 1
Type: CD
Subcollection: Oboe

The CD booklet contains a 2,000-word essay by Emily Pailthorpe on the music and the times in English, French and German. The photos include more of the performers, composers and the recording session.

The period between the two World Wars was one of violence, conflict, loss, nostalgia, yet great creative energy - qualities which are reflected in this collection of works for oboe and piano. These pieces conjure up a time in which loss was familiar, change seemed relentless, and yet a frenzy of exuberant artistic work was taking place. In her book 'Testament of Youth' (1933) Vera Brittain writes of the time: "Only gradually did I realize that the War had condemned me to live to the end of my days in a world without confidence and security, a world in which every dear personal relationship would be fearfully cherished under the shadow of apprehension."

The five composers represented in this disc were each directly affected by the extraordinary circumstances of the inter-war period, and their reactions were personal and diverse. Together, these pieces create not only a varied recital programme but also a window into this highly charged time. Living in the shadow of such desolation it is awe-inspiring and affirming that these men chose still to express themselves through the universal language of music. They speak clearly to us across the gulf of time in a way that is best expressed by these words of Dylan Thomas:

Though Lovers be lost, love shall not;
And death shall have no dominion.

copyright 2003 Emily Pailthorpe
21.00 eur Temporarily out of stock

ENGLISH SERENADE - HOLST - ELGAR - FINZI - WALTERS - IRELAND

ENGLISH SERENADE - HOLST - ELGAR - FINZI - WALTERS - IRELAND
ID: CMG016
CDs: 1
Type: CD

15.00 eur Buy

London Concetante - Adagio - MOZART - BARBER - TCHAIKOVSKY - ALBINONI - VIVALDI

London Concetante - Adagio - MOZART - BARBER - TCHAIKOVSKY - ALBINONI - VIVALDI
ID: CMG017
CDs: 1
Type: CD

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A Gaelic Blessing - Choir of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh

A Gaelic Blessing - Choir of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh
ID: DCD34007
CDs: 1
Type: CD
Collection: Choral Collection
Subcollection: Choir

Simon Nieminski (organ)

Choir of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh, Matthew Owens, conductor

Best-loved sacred works and new choral music graces this stellar release from St Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh led by Matthew Owens. Includes works by Franck, Brahms, Pärt, Finzi, Holst, Tavener, Mozart, Henschel, and Wesley.

Track listing

1. David Goodenough (b.1968) - I Will Sing With the Spirit
2. Johannes Brahms (1833-97) - Geistliches Lied, Op 30
3. Johannes Brahms - Wie Lieblich Sind Deine Wohnungen from Ein deutsches Requiem
4. George Henschel (1850-1934) - Tantum Ergo
5. Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810-76) - Thou Wilt Keep Him in Perfect Peace
6. Edgar L. Bainton (1880-1956) - And I Saw a New Heaven
7. Gustav Holst (1874-1934) - Nunc Dimittis
8. W.A. Mozart (1756-91) - Ave Verum Corpus, K.618
9. Arvo Pärt (b.1935) - De Profundis
10. César Franck (1822-90) - Panis Angelicus
11. John Rutter (b.1945) - A Gaelic Blessing
12. Francis Jackson (b.1917) - Father Eternal
13. John Tavener (b.1944) - Song for Athene (1993)
14. Geoffrey Burgon (b.1941) - Nunc Dimittis (1979)
15. Colin Mawby (b.1936) - Ave Verum Corpus
16. Gerald Finzi (1901-56) - My Lovely One
17. Matthew Owens (b.1971) - Holy Trinity Blessing
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Coro - The Lover's Ghost - Mark Griffiths

Coro - The Lover's Ghost - Mark Griffiths
ID: DSPRCD600
CDs: 1
Type: CD
Collection: Choral Collection
Subcollection: Choir

13.00 eur Buy

Portraits Of England

Portraits Of England
ID: E119
CDs: 1
Type: CD
Collection: Instrumental
Subcollection: Piano and Clarinet

15.00 eur Temporarily out of stock

Dichterliebe and other selected songs - Patrik Sandin, baritone - Rolf Lindblom, piano

Dichterliebe and other selected songs - Patrik Sandin, baritone - Rolf Lindblom, piano
ID: IMP0804
CDs: 1
Type: CD
Collection: Vocal Collection
Subcollection: Vocal and Piano

15.00 eur Buy

SONGS - KEVIN KYLE

SONGS - KEVIN KYLE
ID: JCL515
CDs: 1
Type: CD
Subcollection: Vocal and Piano

Kevin Kyle has been the recipient of numerous awards, was finalist in the 2004 Handel singing competition and made his proms debut in 2005 under the baton of Sir John Eliot Gardiner. This recording on JCL gives Kevin Kyle the opportunity to show his diverse range and in his own words - “ …my voice is the means by which those composers and poets tell their stories through the medium of music, regardless of language”.

Kevin Kyle
Kevin is rapidly developing his career as an international singer and has performed throughout the UK and Europe for the Longborough Festival Opera, Carl Rosa Opera Company, Opera Works, the Early Music Company, Le Concert d’Astree and the Armonico Consor
18.00 eur Buy

 
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