Label: Signum Classics
Format: CD
Barcode: 0635212101124
Catalog number: SIGCD 1011
Releasedate: 25-09-26
Format: CD
Barcode: 0635212101124
Releasedate: 25-09-26
Marking Finzi's 125th birthday, tenor Nick Pritchard and pianist Ian Tindale present all three of the composer's Hardy song cycles alongside five world premiere recordings of early unpublished songs, sourced from manuscripts held at the Bodleian Library. Till Earth Outwears, A Young Man's Exhortation and Oh Fair to See together span Finzi's career from teenage sketches to his final completed song, setting texts by Hardy, Ivor Gurney, Edmund Blunden, Christina Rossetti and Chaucer. Over 70 minutes of music, this is the only recording to bring all three cycles together with the addition of previously unheard works.
Marking Finzi's 125th birthday, tenor Nick Pritchard and pianist Ian Tindale present all three of the composer's Hardy song cycles alongside five world premiere recordings of early unpublished songs, sourced from manuscripts held at the Bodleian Library. Till Earth Outwears, A Young Man's Exhortation and Oh Fair to See together span Finzi's career from teenage sketches to his final completed song, setting texts by Hardy, Ivor Gurney, Edmund Blunden, Christina Rossetti and Chaucer. Over 70 minutes of music, this is the only recording to bring all three cycles together with the addition of previously unheard works.
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1Till Earth Outwears, Op. 19aNo. 1, Let me enjoy the Earth02:19
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2Till Earth Outwears, Op. 19aNo. 2, In Years defaced03:37
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3Till Earth Outwears, Op. 19aNo. 3, The Market-Girl01:41
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4Till Earth Outwears, Op. 19aNo. 4, I look into my Glass01:47
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5Till Earth Outwears, Op. 19aNo. 5, It never looks like Summer01:09
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6Till Earth Outwears, Op. 19aNo. 6, At a lunar Eclipse04:11
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7Till Earth Outwears, Op. 19aNo. 7, Life laughs onward02:11
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8Days too short01:42
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9A Cradle Song01:04
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10The Terrible Robber Men00:53
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11Rondel02:11
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12English Hills03:04
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13A Young Man’s Exhortation, Op. 14No. 1, A young man’s exhortation03:13
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14A Young Man’s Exhortation, Op. 14No. 2, Ditty03:05
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15A Young Man’s Exhortation, Op. 14No. 3, Budmouth dears01:48
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16A Young Man’s Exhortation, Op. 14No. 4, Her temple03:39
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17A Young Man’s Exhortation, Op. 14No. 5, The comet at Yell’ham02:35
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18A Young Man’s Exhortation, Op. 14No. 6, Shortening days03:29
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19A Young Man’s Exhortation, Op. 14No. 7, The sigh03:02
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20A Young Man’s Exhortation, Op. 14No. 8, Former beauties01:39
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21A Young Man’s Exhortation, Op. 14No. 9, Transformations03:59
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22A Young Man’s Exhortation, Op. 14No. 10, The dance continued02:42
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23Oh Fair to See, Op. 13bNo. 1, I say “I’ll seek her”01:28
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24Oh Fair to See, Op. 13bNo. 2, Oh fair to see01:47
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25Oh Fair to See, Op. 13bNo. 3, As I lay in the early sun01:57
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26Oh Fair to See, Op. 13bNo. 4, Only the wanderer03:23
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27Oh Fair to See, Op. 13bNo. 5, To Joy03:59
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28Oh Fair to See, Op. 13bNo. 6, Harvest03:59
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29Oh Fair to See, Op. 13bNo. 7, Since we loved01:21