℗ 2006 Naxos
| Released | July 25, 2006 |
| Duration | 1h 11m 55s |
| Record Label | Naxos |
| Catalogue No. | 8.557963 |
| Genre | Classical (Vocal) |
Finzi: Earth and Air and Rain - By Footpath and Stile - To A Poet
Roderick Williams, Iain Burnside, Sacconi Quartet
Available in 44.1 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC audio formats
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Earth and Air and Rain, Op. 15
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1.1
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No. 1. Summer Schemes
Gerald Finzi; Roderick Williams; Iain Burnside |
2:34 | |||
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1.2
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No. 2. When I Set Out for Lyonesse
Gerald Finzi; Roderick Williams; Iain Burnside |
2:06 | |||
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1.3
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No. 3. Waiting Both
Gerald Finzi; Roderick Williams; Iain Burnside |
3:24 | |||
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1.4
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No. 4. The Phantom
Gerald Finzi; Roderick Williams; Iain Burnside |
3:45 | |||
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1.5
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No. 5. So I Have Fared
Gerald Finzi; Roderick Williams; Iain Burnside |
2:49 | |||
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1.6
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No. 6. Rollicum-Rorum
Gerald Finzi; Roderick Williams; Iain Burnside |
1:41 | |||
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1.7
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No. 7. To Lizbie Browne
Gerald Finzi; Roderick Williams; Iain Burnside |
4:01 | |||
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1.8
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No. 8. The Clock of the Years
Gerald Finzi; Roderick Williams; Iain Burnside |
4:24 | |||
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1.9
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No. 9. In a Churchyard
Gerald Finzi; Roderick Williams; Iain Burnside |
3:51 | |||
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1.10
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No. 10. Proud Songsters
Gerald Finzi; Roderick Williams; Iain Burnside |
3:05 | |||
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To a Poet, Op. 13a
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1.11
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No. 1. To a Poet a Thousand Years Hence
Gerald Finzi; Roderick Williams; Iain Burnside |
5:02 | |||
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1.12
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No. 2. On Parent Knees
Gerald Finzi; Roderick Williams; Iain Burnside |
1:33 | |||
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1.13
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No. 3. Intrada
Gerald Finzi; Roderick Williams; Iain Burnside |
1:34 | |||
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1.14
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No. 4. The Birthnight
Gerald Finzi; Roderick Williams; Iain Burnside |
1:45 | |||
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1.15
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No. 5. June on Castle Hill
Gerald Finzi; Roderick Williams; Iain Burnside |
2:01 | |||
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1.16
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No. 6. Ode on the Rejection of St Cecilia
Gerald Finzi; Roderick Williams; Iain Burnside |
5:07 | |||
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By Footpath and Stile, Op. 2
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1.17
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No. 1. Paying Calls
Gerald Finzi; Roderick Williams; Sacconi Quartet |
3:47 | |||
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1.18
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No. 2. Where the Picnic Was
Gerald Finzi; Roderick Williams; Sacconi Quartet |
4:04 | |||
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1.19
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No. 3. The Oxen
Gerald Finzi; Roderick Williams; Sacconi Quartet |
2:42 | |||
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1.20
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No. 4. The Master and the Leaves
Gerald Finzi; Roderick Williams; Sacconi Quartet |
2:49 | |||
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1.21
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No. 5. Voices from Things Growing in a Churchyard
Gerald Finzi; Roderick Williams; Sacconi Quartet |
6:34 | |||
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1.22
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No. 6. Exeunt Omnes
Gerald Finzi; Roderick Williams; Sacconi Quartet |
3:17 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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"Williams supplies the colours and contrasts necessary for what is akin to an operatic recitative ... Burnside joins in 'the fury and magnificence,' as Finzi put it. The recording is excellent."
- International Record Review
“... (Williams) is an intensely musical singer, acutely responsive to the sound and meaning of words ... the melodic and emotional unfolding is sustained beautifully ... pianist Burnside is just about ideal as a musical partner, his playing full of vitality and wistful tenderness.”
- BBC Music Magazine
Gerald Finzi made an unrivalled contribution to British 20th century songwriting, especially in his settings of Thomas Hardy, his favourite poet. This second volume of Finzi songs includes two Hardy collections, the early By Footpath and Stile for baritone and string quartet and the mature setting Earth and Air and Rain, both of which share the poet’s preoccupation with death and the transience of life. Composed during the early 1930s, Earth and Air and Rain includes two of Finzi’s best known songs, Rollicum-Rorum and To Lizbie Browne, a touching poem of regret for what might have been.
44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Naxos Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -4.80 -12.07 to 0.00 | -29.17 -33.07 to -24.06 | -24.55 -28.60 to -20.00 | 15 13 to 18 | |
| 1 | No. 1. Summer Schemes | -6.23 | -29.41 | -25.5 | 16 |
| 2 | No. 2. When I Set Out for Lyonesse | -1.18 | -26.88 | -22.7 | 16 |
| 3 | No. 3. Waiting Both | -5.92 | -33.07 | -27.9 | 16 |
| 4 | No. 4. The Phantom | -0.68 | -24.59 | -20.1 | 15 |
| 5 | No. 5. So I Have Fared | -7.98 | -31.19 | -27.0 | 15 |
| 6 | No. 6. Rollicum-Rorum | -2.60 | -24.06 | -20.0 | 13 |
| 7 | No. 7. To Lizbie Browne | -3.46 | -30.54 | -26.2 | 15 |
| 8 | No. 8. The Clock of the Years | 0.00 | -26.95 | -20.4 | 15 |
| 9 | No. 9. In a Churchyard | -6.18 | -29.00 | -24.6 | 14 |
| 10 | No. 10. Proud Songsters | -5.96 | -30.75 | -26.7 | 14 |
| 11 | No. 1. To a Poet a Thousand Years Hence | -2.30 | -27.63 | -22.6 | 15 |
| 12 | No. 2. On Parent Knees | -12.07 | -32.75 | -28.1 | 13 |
| 13 | No. 3. Intrada | -6.82 | -28.01 | -23.5 | 14 |
| 14 | No. 4. The Birthnight | -10.82 | -32.35 | -28.6 | 13 |
| 15 | No. 5. June on Castle Hill | -5.58 | -29.12 | -24.7 | 15 |
| 16 | No. 6. Ode on the Rejection of St Cecilia | -3.23 | -27.56 | -22.3 | 14 |
| 17 | No. 1. Paying Calls | -7.47 | -31.84 | -28.1 | 15 |
| 18 | No. 2. Where the Picnic Was | -2.95 | -29.65 | -24.1 | 16 |
| 19 | No. 3. The Oxen | -7.27 | -32.00 | -28.2 | 15 |
| 20 | No. 4. The Master and the Leaves | -5.20 | -28.04 | -23.8 | 15 |
| 21 | No. 5. Voices from Things Growing in a Churchyard | -0.08 | -25.72 | -20.1 | 16 |
| 22 | No. 6. Exeunt Omnes | -1.56 | -30.73 | -24.9 | 18 |