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Finzi - Clarinet Concerto

~ Robert Plane (Clarinet), Gerald Finzi (Composer), Howard Griffiths (Conductor), Northern Sinfonia Chorus (Orchestra), Lesley Hatfield (Violin)
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  • Orchestra: Northern Sinfonia Chorus
  • Conductor: Howard Griffiths
  • Composer: Gerald Finzi
  • Audio CD (2 Nov 1998)
  • SPARS Code: DDD
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Naxos
  • ASIN: B00000HZXA
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 7,003 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. Clarinet Concerto in C minor, Op. 31: I. Allegro vigorosoHoward Griffiths 7:53£0.69
Listen  2. Clarinet Concerto in C minor, Op. 31: II. Adagio, ma senza rigoreHoward Griffiths11:41Album Only
Listen  3. Clarinet Concerto in C minor, Op. 31: III. Rondo: Allegro giocosoHoward Griffiths 8:29Album Only
Listen  4. 5 Bagatelles, Op. 23: I. Prelude: Allegro decisoRobert Plane 3:19£0.69
Listen  5. 5 Bagatelles, Op. 23: II. Romance: Andante tranquilloHoward Griffiths 4:14£0.69
Listen  6. 5 Bagatelles, Op. 23: III. Carol: Andante sempliceRobert Plane 1:56£0.69
Listen  7. 5 Bagatelles, Op. 23: IV. Forlana: Allegretto graziosoHoward Griffiths 2:58£0.69
Listen  8. 5 Bagatelles, Op. 23: V. Fughetta: Allegro vivaceRobert Plane 2:11£0.69
Listen  9. Love's Labours Lost, Op 28: 3 Soliloquies: I. The King's PoemHoward Griffiths 1:58£0.69
Listen10. Love's Labours Lost, Op 28: 3 Soliloquies: II. Longaville's SonnetHoward Griffiths 1:40£0.69
Listen11. Love's Labours Lost, Op 28: 3 Soliloquies: III. Dumaine's PoemHoward Griffiths 1:17£0.69
Listen12. A Severn Rhapsody, Op. 3Howard Griffiths 6:45£0.69
Listen13. Romance, Op. 11: Romance in E flat major, Op. 11Howard Griffiths 8:16Album Only
Listen14. Introit, Op. 6: Introit in F major, Op. 6Howard Griffiths 8:22Album Only

On this CD:
  1. Concerto for Clarinet and Strings in C minor
    Composed by Gerald Finzi
    Performed by Northern Sinfonia
    with Robert Plane
    Conducted by Howard Griffiths

  2. (5) Bagatelles
    Composed by Gerald Finzi
    Performed by Northern Sinfonia
    with Robert Plane
    Conducted by Howard Griffiths

  3. Loves Labour's Lost
    Composed by Gerald Finzi
    Performed by Northern Sinfonia
    Conducted by Howard Griffiths

  4. (A) Severn Rhapsody in D minor
    Composed by Gerald Finzi
    Performed by Northern Sinfonia
    Conducted by Howard Griffiths

  5. Romance in E flat
    Composed by Gerald Finzi
    Performed by Northern Sinfonia
    Conducted by Howard Griffiths

  6. Introit in F
    Composed by Gerald Finzi
    Performed by Northern Sinfonia
    with Bradley Creswick
    Conducted by Howard Griffiths

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars My favourite classical album, 2 Oct 2002
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Being a hard rock fan with a vague interest in medieval, baroque and rennaissance music I'm relatively new to this whole field of classical music, but I've always wanted to take the plunge and now I've gotten very much into it lately. Classical music is such a wide area, so for the uninitiated those "best of" releases (hated by long-time classical fans, I'm sure) may always be the best place to start. For me it was a case of hearing Bach's "Air" a little while back and being hooked right away, then discovering Handel (who's now my favourite of the old composers), and then stumbling over this Naxos release with Finzi one day. I can't believe he's not more known or respected, I think he's brilliant. I just can't stop listening to this CD, it's now my favourite classical album. Finzi's style is very interesting, almost like he was scoring a film when he wrote his music. The performances are all superb, and I defy anyone to say they don't like this music; I don't see how you can not. I have the other Finzi CD with the excellent Northern Sinfonia from Naxos, and I hope more will eventually come out.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Thank Goodness for Naxos, 4 Feb 2001
By A Customer
For the price of a cheap concert ticket you can risk buying a disc like this knowing if it isn't any good, you've not really lost more than an evening's listening.

And, if it is as good as this you've got a gem of a CD introducing you to a composer who you might otherwise never hear.

I won't make massive claims for Finzi: He is a Jane Austen of a composer - provincial, light, witty and entertaining. He isn't a Beethoven or a Brahms.

Having said that, there are moments of darkness, moments of depth, especially in the Clarinet Concerto (surely this recording should mean more live performances?), but the lasting impression is more of joy and, 'Englishness'.

Elgar lies behind this music, as does Vaughn Williams, Holst and Parry - and a whole host of English music teachers (all honourable!). Finzi isn't making cheap copies, he has a voice of his own, a voice with a very strong sense of place and time.

The performances are fine - Robert Plane's clarinet sings lyrically and the Northern Sinfonia under Howard Griffiths support well giving a breath of fresh air to this neglected repertoire.

(By the way - I like Jane Austen)

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, 12 Feb 2001
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There is an awful reverse snobbery about English composers. They are looked down upon by critics, without any one actually giving a reason why, except, it seems, that everyone else says so. Just remember that it wasn't until Mendelssohn came along that JS Bach was appreciated as a great composer.

Finzi's great sin seems to be that he is a twentieth century composer that writes music you can listen to. If you like Elgar, Vaughan Williams and Delius, then you will like Finzi. He did not write large scale, heavyweight music, but that makes him no more a musical lightweight than it does Grieg.

I have no hesitation wholeheartedly recommending this CD. All the music is beautiful and played very well and, at a fiver, you cannot go wrong. Anyone that thinks that Finzi is a cowpat composer is a musical ignoramus.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Up there with Elgar and Vaughan Williams
What a talent! Finzi is a marvel in 20th century British music. This cd is a wonderful collection, beautifully played, of some of this country's finest classical music. Read more
Published on 13 Jun 2007 by Mr. C. J. Waldron

4.0 out of 5 stars A neglected voice
Gerald Finzi's output of orchestral music is small, the concertos for clarinet and cello being his best-known. Read more
Published on 2 April 2006 by cello1957

5.0 out of 5 stars The best and most neglected music of the 20th century.
Gerald Finzi's reputation has been blighted by the phrase, "cow-pat composer". This witty but cruelly inaccurate epithet has prevented generations of musicians, critics... Read more
Published on 29 May 2000

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