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FINZI: Dies natalis / Farewell to Arms / 2 Sonnets

Composer(s):Finzi, Gerald
Artist(s) Hill, David, Conductor • Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra • Gilchrist, James, tenor
Period(s) 20th Century
Genre Classical Music
Category Orchestral • Vocal
Catalogue 8.570417
Label Naxos
Quality   320kbps
Album Price
 
CD
USD 9.99
 

 
MP3
USD 6.99
 

 

Quintessentially Finzi, the tender yet radiant Dies natalis, a setting of texts by the 17thcentury 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’.


   




Review By R Moore,American Record Guide,September 2008



Review By Robert Hugill,MusicWeb International,July 2008



Review By Andrew Stewart,Classic FM,June 2008



Review By Michael Cookson,MusicWeb International,June 2008



Review By Michael Southern,Australian Hi-Fi,May 2008

This will rank as one of the finest recordings of this work [Dies natalis] and the accompanying Farewell to Arms and the Two Sonnets of John Milton. Gilchrist has a ringing tone in his voice which is apt for these works while David [Hill] is a fine interpreter and conductor. In spite of the large forces Hill produces an intimate performance. A glowing sound makes this a worthy successor to their earlier collaboration intimations of Immortality. A must for any collector.



Review By Rob Barnett,MusicWeb International,April 2008



Review By ,Boosey & Hawkes,April 2008


Review By David Denton, Naxos,April 2008




 

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