Finzi reviews

Dreams Melting

James Geer (tenor), Ronald Woodley (piano) (SOMM)

Proud Songsters – English Solo Song

Michael Chance, Lawrence Zazzo, Tim Mead (countertenor), et al, Simon Lepper (piano) (King's College)

Finzi • Vaughan Williams - Symphony No. 5, etc

Philharmonic Orchestra/Michael Collins (clarinet) (BIS)

Songs of Vain Glory

This beautifully programmed recital will make you want to rush out and buy as many volumes of British songs as you can. It collects – imaginatively, coherently, and to deeply moving effect – 23 songs on the theme of war.

Finzi: Cello Concerto; Eclogue; Nocturne (New Year Music); Grand Fantasia and Toccata

Paul Watkins, Louis Lortie; BBC Symphony Orchestra/Andrew Davis (Chandos)