Finzi - Dies Natalis, etc
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Label: Naxos
Cat No: 8570417
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Release Date: 31st March 2008
Contents
Works
Dies natalis, op.8Farewell to Arms, op.9
New Year Music, op.7
Prelude for String Orchestra, op.25
Sonnets (2), op.12
The Fall of the Leaf, op.20
Artists
James Gilchrist (tenor)Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Conductor
David HillWorks
Dies natalis, op.8Farewell to Arms, op.9
New Year Music, op.7
Prelude for String Orchestra, op.25
Sonnets (2), op.12
The Fall of the Leaf, op.20
Artists
James Gilchrist (tenor)Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Conductor
David HillAbout
In Farewell to Arms, a further example of Finzi’s enthusiasm for 17th-century poets, the steady but inevitable tramp of time, symbolized by the measured bass and the tenor’s sad, arching melody, becomes a poignant symbol for the brevity of life as expressed in lines such as ‘O time too swift, O swiftness never ceasing’. Finzi knew all too well that ‘Beauty, strength, youth are flowers but fading seen’.
“James Gilchrist’s singing is at one with this approach. It is good to hear the voice gain resonance and make the comparatively rare forte carry more in the way of release than a more habitually robust manner would do. His clarity and precision are warmed by a rare sweetness of tone, and the ‘lie’ of these songs appears to suit him to perfection.” - Gramophone on a previous Finzi songs release
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