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Finzi - Dies Natalis, etc

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Label: Naxos

Cat No: 8570417

Barcode: 0747313041770

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Release Date: 31st March 2008

Works

Finzi, Gerald

Dies natalis, op.8
Farewell 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 Hill

Works

Finzi, Gerald

Dies natalis, op.8
Farewell 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 Hill

About

Quintessentially Finzi, the tender yet radiant Dies natalis, a setting of texts by the 17th-century poet Thomas Traherne, depicts both the first sensations of a child as it enters the world, and life’s tarnishing experience of the innocence of childhood.

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