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Gerald Finzi
vc, 1901-1956 GB, London
Musician / Composer of Classical
A.k.a. Gerald Raphael Finzi
Gerald Raphael Finzi (14 July 1901 – 27 September 1956) was a British composer. Finzi is best known as a choral composer, but also wrote in other genres. Large-scale compositions by Finzi include the cantata Dies natalis for solo voice and string orchestra, and his concertos for cello and clarinet.
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Lo, the full, final sacrifice, Op. 26: Amen - Instrumental on Introit: The Music of Gerald Finzi by Gerald Finzi, Aurora Orchestra & Nicholas Collon Love's Labour's Lost, Op. 28a: III. Dumaine's Poem on Finzi: Clarinet Concerto / Five Bagatelles / Three Soliloquies / Romance by Gerald Finzi & Howard Griffiths Love's Labour's Lost, Op. 28a: I. The King's Poem on Finzi: Clarinet Concerto / Five Bagatelles / Three Soliloquies / Romance by Gerald Finzi & Howard Griffiths Love's Labour's Lost, Op. 28a: II. Longaville's Sonnet on Finzi: Clarinet Concerto / Five Bagatelles / Three Soliloquies / Romance by Gerald Finzi & Howard Griffiths Love's Labour's Lost, Op. 28: 1. Soliloquy 1: So sweet a kiss the golden sun gives not - Instrumental on Introit: The Music of Gerald Finzi by Gerald Finzi, Aurora Orchestra & Nicholas Collon 5 Bagatelles, Op. 23a (Arr. L. Ashmore for Clarinet & Strings): No. 3, Carol. Andante semplice on Finzi: Clarinet Concerto - 5 Bagatelles - 3 Soliloquies - Romance by Gerald Finzi, Howard Griffiths & Royal Northern Sinfonia Lo, the full, final sacrifice, Op. 26: Amen on Bluebird - Music Of Contemplation by Choir of New College, Oxford & Edward Higginbottom Love's Labour's Lost, Op. 28: 2. Soliloquy 2: Did not the heavenly rhetoric of thine eye - Instrumental on Introit: The Music of Gerald Finzi by Gerald Finzi, Aurora Orchestra & Nicholas Collon 5 Bagatelles, Op. 23a (Arr. L. Ashmore for Clarinet & Strings): No. 5, Fughetta. Allegro vivace on Finzi: Clarinet Concerto - 5 Bagatelles - 3 Soliloquies - Romance by Gerald Finzi, Howard Griffiths & Royal Northern Sinfonia Eclogue, Op. 10 on Finzi: Cello Concerto - Grand Fantasia and Toccata - Eclogue by Gerald Finzi, Howard Griffiths & Royal Northern SinfoniaTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earth And Air And Rain | Gerald Finzi | 2018 | Compil. |
| English Piano Concerti | Jane Coop, CBC Radio Orchestra, Mario Bernardi, Benjamin Britten / Alan Rawsthorne / John Ireland / Gerald Finzi | 2017 | Album |
| Favourite English Strings | Keski-Pohjanmaan Kamariorkesteri - Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, Sir Edward Elgar, Gerald Finzi, Frank Bridge | 2016 | Album |
| British Cello Concertos | Arnold Bax, Arthur Bliss, Ernest John Moeran, Gerald Finzi - Raphael Wallfisch | 2016 | Compil. |
| Flowers Of The Field | Ralph Vaughan Williams • Gerald Finzi • Ivor Gurney • George Butterworth - Roderick Williams • Jeremy Irons, City Of London Choir • London Mozart Players, Hilary Davan Wetton | 2014 | Album |
| Works For Chorus And Orchestra | Gerald Finzi . Benjamin Britten . Gustav Holst - John Mark Ainsley, Stephen Varcoe, The Britten Singers, City Of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox | 2013 | Compil. |
| The Protecting Veil / Dies Natalis | John Tavener, Gerald Finzi | 2013 | Album |
| Serenade For Tenor, Horn & Strings, Nocturne / Dies Natalis | Benjamin Britten / Gerald Finzi - Mark Padmore | 2012 | Album |
| The Best of Finzi | Northern Sinfonia, Gerald Finzi | 2008 | Album |
| Dies Natalis • Farewell To Arms • Two Sonnets | Gerald Finzi - James Gilchrist, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, David Hill | 2008 | Album |
| Love's Labour's Lost / Let Us Garlands Bring | Gerald Finzi | 2007 | Album |
| The English Song Series - 16 | Gerald Finzi, John Mark Ainsley, Iain Burnside | 2007 | Album |
| Orchestral Works | Gerald Finzi | 2007 | Album |
| Cello Concerto - Clarinet Concerto | Gerald Finzi | 2007 | Compil. |
| The Trees So High / Intimations Of Immortality | Patrick Hadley / Gerald Finzi | 2007 | Album |
| Hear My Prayer (Hymns And Anthems) | Sir Edward Elgar • Charles Villiers Stanford • Gerald Finzi • Herbert Howells • Henry Purcell - Karina Gauvin • Matthew Larkin • Choir Of St John's, Elora • Noel Edison | 2006 | Album |
| Earth And Air And Rain • By Footpath And Stile • To A Poet | Gerald Finzi, Roderick Williams, Iain Burnside, The Sacconi Quartet | 2006 | Album |
| English Serenade | Gustav Holst - Sir Edward Elgar - Gerald Finzi - Gareth Walters - John Ireland, London Concertante | 2006 | Album |
| Who Are These Children? • Six Hölderlin Fragments • Young Man's Exhortation • Boyhood's End | Benjamin Britten, Gerald Finzi, Sir Michael Tippett – Mark Padmore • Roger Vignoles | 2005 | Album |
| I Said To Love / Let Us Garlands Bring / Before And After Summer | Gerald Finzi, Roderick Williams, Iain Burnside | 2005 | Album |
| Lo, The Full, Final Sacrifice And Other Choral Works | Gerald Finzi, St. John's College Choir, Christopher Robinson | 2002 | Album |
| Violin Concerto • In Years Defaced • Prelude • Romance | Gerald Finzi, Tasmin Little, John Mark Ainsley, City Of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox | 2001 | Album |
| English String Miniatures, Vol. 3 | Carlo Martelli, Gerald Finzi, Gustav Holst, William Blezard, Michael Hurd, Haydn Wood, Bruce Montgomery, Royal Ballet Sinfonia, David Lloyd-Jones | 2001 | Album |
| Cello Concerto / Grand Fantasia And Toccata For Piano And Orchestra / Eclogue For Piano And Strings | Gerald Finzi - Tim Hugh, Peter Donohoe, Northern Sinfonia, Howard Griffiths | 2001 | Album |
| English Piano Concerti • Concertos Anglais Pour Piano | Benjamin Britten, Alan Rawsthorne, John Ireland, Gerald Finzi - Jane Coop, CBC Radio Orchestra, Mario Bernardi | 2001 | Album |
| Clarinet Concerto / Five Bagatelles | Gerald Finzi – Robert Plane, Northern Sinfonia, Howard Griffiths | 1998 | Album |
| Dies Natalis • Farewell To Arms • Let Us Garlands Bring • Interlude For Oboe & Strings | Gerald Finzi – Rebecca Evans • Michael George • Toby Spence • Nicholas Daniel • Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra • Vernon Handley | 1997 | Album |
| Dies Natalis Etc.. | Gerald Finzi, Gustav Holst, Ralph Vaughan Williams | 1996 | Album |
| Piano Concertos ･ Eclogue | Ralph Vaughan Williams ･ Frederick Delius ･ Gerald Finzi, Piers Lane, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley | 1995 | Album |
| An English Suite | Gerald Finzi, Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, Frank Bridge, English String Orchestra, William Boughton, Martin Jones | 1994 | Album |
| Vocal Works A Cappella | Ralph Vaughan Williams / Gerald Finzi - Vocal Ensemble Quink | 1994 | Album |
| Intimations Of Immortality / Grand Fantasia & Toccata | Gerald Finzi, Philip Langridge, Philip Fowke, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Hickox | 1993 | Album |
| Clarinet Concerto / 5 Bagatelles / Clarinet Concerto / 3 Intermezzi | Emma Johnson, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves, Malcolm Martineau - Gerald Finzi / Charles Villiers Stanford | 1992 | Album |
| Finzi | Gerald Finzi, Richard Hickox, Norma Burrowes, Philip Langridge, John Shirley-Quirk, London Symphony Chorus, The London Symphony Orchestra, The Richard Hickox Singers, City Of London Sinfonia | 1990 | Album |
| The English Anthem – Volume 1 | Edward C. Bairstow · Gerald Finzi · Henry Balfour Gardiner · Patrick Hadley · John Ireland · Edward Naylor · John Stainer · Charles Villiers Stanford · Samuel Sebastian Wesley · Charles Wood - St. Paul's Cathedral Choir, Andrew Lucas, John Scott | 1990 | Album |
| Earth And Air And Rain | Gerald Finzi, Martyn Hill, Stephen Varcoe, Clifford Benson, Thomas Hardy | 1989 | Album |
| Serenade in G, Sinfonietta, The Fall of the Leaf, Nocturne | Ernest John Moeran • Gerald Finzi, Richard Hickox, Northern Sinfonia | 1989 | Album |
| Dies Natalis/Clarinet Concerto/A Farewell To Arms | Gerald Finzi, City Of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox | 1988 | Album |
| English Music For Strings | Guildhall String Ensemble, Gustav Holst, Frederick Delius, John Ireland, Gerald Finzi, Sir William Walton, Sir Edward Elgar, Peter Warlock | 1988 | Album |
| Suite From "Love's Labours Lost" • Clarinet Concerto • Prelude • Romance | Gerald Finzi - William Boughton, English String Orchestra, Alan Hacker | 1987 | Album |
| English Music For Clarinet And Piano | Gervase de Peyer, Gwenneth Pryor - Malcolm Arnold / Joseph Horovitz / John Ireland / Gerald Finzi / Alan Richardson / Paul Harvey | 1987 | Album |
| Ferguson: Amore Langueo, Piano Concerto etc. | Richard Hickox, Howard Ferguson, Gerald Finzi, City Of London Sinfonia | 1987 | Album |
| Cello Concerto / Suite 'Veris Gratia' | Gerald Finzi / Kenneth Leighton - Raphael Wallfisch, George Caird, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley | 1986 | Album |
| Mater Ora Ffilium, I Sing Of A Maiden, This Worldes Joie, Magnificat, God Is Gone Up, Lo, The Full Final Sacrifice | Arnold Bax, Gerald Finzi ; The King's College Choir Of Cambridge | 1986 | Album |
| Interlude, For Oboe And String Quartet · Prelude And Fugue / String Trio · String Quartett · Three Moods | Gerald Finzi, Michael Berkeley, Keith Marshall, Amphion String Quartet | 1985 | Album |
| Sumsion • Howells • Finzi | Herbert Sumsion • Herbert Howells • Gerald Finzi - Choir Of Worcester Cathedral / The Donald Hunt Singers | 1983 | Album |
| CAROLS | Ralph Vaughan Williams, John Rutter, Gerald Finzi, Philip Brunelle, Plymouth Festival Chorus & Orchestra | 1983 | Album |
| Songs To Shakespeare | Gerald Finzi / Peter Warlock / Ernest John Moeran / Sir Arthur Somervell / Charles Hubert Hastings Parry / Ivor Gurney / Mary Plumstead / Eric Coates / Roger Quilter - Graham Trew, Roger Vignoles | 1981 | Album |
| Songs By Finzi & His Friends (Gerald Finzi 25th Anniversary Celebration 1981) | Gerald Finzi - Ian Partridge, Stephen Roberts, Clifford Benson | 1981 | Album |
| Music For Clarinet And Piano | Thea King, Clifford Benson, Charles Villiers Stanford, Howard Ferguson, Gerald Finzi, William Hurlstone | 1981 | Album |
| Stanford Clarinet Concerto / Finzi Clarinet Concerto | Charles Villiers Stanford / Gerald Finzi - Thea King, Philharmonia Orchestra, Alun Francis | 1980 | Album |
| Walton: Facade (excerpts), Butterworth: A Shropshire Lad, Finzi: Dies Natalis | Sir William Walton, Edith Sitwell, Constant Lambert, George Butterworth, Roy Henderson, Gerald Finzi, Joan Cross, Boyd Neel, The Boyd Neel String Orchestra | 1979 | Album |
| Let Us Garlands Bring; Two Milton Sonnets; Farewell To Arms; In Terra Pax | Gerald Finzi, Vernon Handley, New Philharmonia Orchestra, John Alldis Choir | 1979 | Album |
| Cello Concerto | Gerald Finzi, Yo-Yo Ma, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley | 1979 | Album |
| In Terra Pax / Introit / Lo, The Full, Final Sacrifice / Magnificat | Gerald Finzi - Norma Burrowes, John Shirley-Quirk, City Of London Sinfonia, The Richard Hickox Singers, Richard Hickox | 1979 | Album |
| For St. Cecilia / Dies Natalis | Gerald Finzi - Philip Langridge, London Symphony Chorus, The London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox | 1979 | Album |
| A Severn Rhapsody - Introit - New Year Music Prelude - Soliloquies - Romance - The Fall Of The Leaf | Gerald Finzi, Sir Adrian Boult, The London Philharmonic Orchestra | 1978 | Album |
| Concerto For Clarinet And String Orchestra Op. 31 - Grand Fantasia And Toccata For Piano & Orchestra Op. 38 - Eclogue For Piano & String Orchestra Op. 10 | Vernon Handley, John Denman, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Peter Katin, Gerald Finzi | 1977 | Album |
| A Shropshire Lad / Earth And Air And Rain | George Butterworth / Gerald Finzi - Benjamin Luxon, David Willison | 1976 | Album |
| Intimations Of Immortality | Gerald Finzi - Ian Partridge • Guildford Philharmonic Orchestra And Choir • Vernon Handley | 1975 | Album |
| A Young Man's Exhortation / Earth And Air And Rain | Gerald Finzi, Neil Jenkins, John Carol Case, Howard Ferguson | 1971 | Album |
| English Part Songs | Gerald Finzi / Gustav Holst / Ernest John Moeran, The Proteus Choir Conductor Vernon Handley | 1970 | Album |
| Before And After The Summer, Till Earth Outwears, I Said To Love | Gerald Finzi | 1968 | Album |
| A Choral Fantasia, Psalm 86 / Dies Natalis | Gustav Holst / Gerald Finzi, Janet Baker (Soprano), Wilfred Brown (Tenor), Ralph Downes (Organ), English Chamber Orchestra Conducted By Imogen Holst And Christopher Finzi | 1964 | Album |
| Intimations of Immortality: Ode For Tenor, Chorus And Orchestra | Gerald Finzi – Ian Partridge, Guildford Philharmonic Orchestra And Choir, Vernon Handley | Album | |
| Vocal Music A Cappella | Ralph Vaughan Williams / Gerald Finzi - Vocal Ensemble Quink | Album |
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