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)