℗ 2016 Decca Music Group Limited under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
| Released | January 15, 2016 |
| Duration | 1h 21m 46s |
| Record Label | Decca/London |
| Genre | Classical |
Introit: The Music of Gerald Finzi
Amy Dickson, Nicolas Fleury, Thomas Gould, Tom Poster, Aurora Orchestra, Nicholas Collon
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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Lo, the full, final sacrifice, Op.26
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1.1
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Amen (arr. by Paul Mealor)
Gerald Raphael Finzi; Amy Dickson; Aurora Orchestra; Nicholas Collon |
2:40 | |||
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Dies Natalis, Op.8
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1.2
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V. The Salutation (arr. by Mike Sheppard)
Gerald Raphael Finzi; Amy Dickson; Aurora Orchestra; Nicholas Collon |
4:17 | |||
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1.3
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Who is Sylvia?, Op.18, No.2 (arr. by Mike Sheppard)
Gerald Raphael Finzi; Nicolas Fleury; Aurora Orchestra; Nicholas Collon |
1:43 | |||
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Love's Labour's Lost, Op.28
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1.4
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I. Soliloquy I: "So sweet a kiss the golden sun gives not"
Gerald Raphael Finzi; Aurora Orchestra; Nicholas Collon |
1:44 | |||
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1.5
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II. Soliloquy II: "Did not the heavenly rhetoric of thine eye"
Gerald Raphael Finzi; Aurora Orchestra; Nicholas Collon |
1:33 | |||
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1.6
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III. Soliloquy III: "On a day, alack the day"
Gerald Raphael Finzi; Aurora Orchestra; Nicholas Collon |
1:16 | |||
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1.7
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Clear and gentle stream, Op.17, No.4 (arr. by Harvey Brough)
Gerald Raphael Finzi; Aurora Orchestra; Nicholas Collon |
4:31 | |||
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1.8
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Rollicum-Rorum, Op.15, No.6 (arr. by Mike Sheppard)
Gerald Raphael Finzi; Aurora Orchestra; Nicholas Collon; Amy Dickson |
1:43 | |||
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1.9
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Introit, Op.6
Gerald Raphael Finzi; Thomas Gould; Aurora Orchestra; Nicholas Collon |
8:35 | |||
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1.10
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Come away, come away Death, Op.18, No.1 (arr. by Paul Mealor)
Gerald Raphael Finzi; Amy Dickson; Aurora Orchestra; Nicholas Collon |
3:43 | |||
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1.11
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Prelude, Op.25
Gerald Raphael Finzi; Aurora Orchestra; Nicholas Collon |
4:30 | |||
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1.12
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Romance, Op.11
Gerald Raphael Finzi; Aurora Orchestra; Nicholas Collon |
7:35 | |||
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1.13
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To Lizbie Brown, Op.15, No.7 (arr. by Mike Sheppard)
Gerald Raphael Finzi; Amy Dickson; Aurora Orchestra; Nicholas Collon |
4:07 | |||
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Dies Natalis, Op.8
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1.14
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I. Intrada
Gerald Raphael Finzi; Aurora Orchestra; Nicholas Collon |
5:26 | |||
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1.15
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Fear no more the heat o' the sun, Op.18, No.3 (arr. by Patrick Hawes)
Gerald Raphael Finzi; Amy Dickson; Aurora Orchestra; Nicholas Collon |
5:36 | |||
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1.16
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A Severn Rhapsody, Op.3
Gerald Raphael Finzi; Aurora Orchestra; Nicholas Collon |
6:36 | |||
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1.17
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Eclogue Op.10
Gerald Raphael Finzi; Tom Poster; Aurora Orchestra; Nicholas Collon |
11:05 | |||
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Five Bagatelles, Op.23
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1.18
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III. Carol (arr. by Ashmore, Dickson)
Gerald Raphael Finzi; Amy Dickson; Aurora Orchestra; Nicholas Collon |
2:05 | |||
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1.19
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IV. Forlana (arr. by Ashmore, Dickson)
Gerald Raphael Finzi; Amy Dickson; Aurora Orchestra; Nicholas Collon |
3:01 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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This 2016 release commemorates the 60th anniversary of the death of British composer Gerald Finzi, renowned for his inspired, flexible Thomas Hardy verse settings and lyrical instrumental style. The all-instrumental recording, made in conjunction with The Finzi Trust, casts Finzi's works in a new light and features soloists including Grammy nominated saxophonist Amy Dickson, violinist Thomas Gould, pianist Tom Poster and Nicolas Fleury on French horn with the Aurora Orchestra led by Nicholas Collon.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Decca/London Studio Masters
Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen Recording Producer: Alexander Van Ingen Recording Engineer: Andrew Mellor Assistant Engineers: Robin Hawkins, Claire Hay Recording Editor: Dave Rowell Mixed & Mastered by Andrew Mellor Recording Location: Fairfield Halls, Croydon, 14 July & 20–21 August 2015 Publishers: Boosey & Co. Ltd [1]–[6], [8], [10], [13]-[15]; Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd [7], [9], [16], [17]; Hawkes & Son (London) Ltd [11], [12] Front & Back Cover: How bravely autumn paints upon the sky (1938) by Edward McKnight Kauffer (1890–1954) - London Transport Museum Creative Director: Niall O’Rourke Product Management: Sam Le Roux Introductory Note & Translations © 2016 Decca Music Group Limited Photo of Gerald Finzi on p.6: Herbert Lambert. Courtesy of the Finzi Trust Booklet Editing & Art Direction: WLP Ltd
Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen Recording Producer: Alexander Van Ingen Recording Engineer: Andrew Mellor Assistant Engineers: Robin Hawkins, Claire Hay Recording Editor: Dave Rowell Mixed & Mastered by Andrew Mellor Recording Location: Fairfield Halls, Croydon, 14 July & 20–21 August 2015 Publishers: Boosey & Co. Ltd [1]–[6], [8], [10], [13]-[15]; Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd [7], [9], [16], [17]; Hawkes & Son (London) Ltd [11], [12] Front & Back Cover: How bravely autumn paints upon the sky (1938) by Edward McKnight Kauffer (1890–1954) - London Transport Museum Creative Director: Niall O’Rourke Product Management: Sam Le Roux Introductory Note & Translations © 2016 Decca Music Group Limited Photo of Gerald Finzi on p.6: Herbert Lambert. Courtesy of the Finzi Trust Booklet Editing & Art Direction: WLP Ltd
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -4.17 -8.26 to -0.48 | -25.32 -27.71 to -22.36 | -21.86 -24.70 to -19.00 | 12 10 to 16 | |
| 1 | Amen (arr. by Paul Mealor) | -3.68 | -26.13 | -21.6 | 10 |
| 2 | V. The Salutation (arr. by Mike Sheppard) | -4.57 | -23.56 | -20.4 | 11 |
| 3 | Who is Sylvia?, Op.18, No.2 (arr. by Mike Sheppard) | -4.05 | -23.55 | -20.2 | 12 |
| 4 | I. Soliloquy I: "So sweet a kiss the golden sun gives not" | -8.24 | -26.82 | -24.0 | 12 |
| 5 | II. Soliloquy II: "Did not the heavenly rhetoric of thine eye" | -8.26 | -27.71 | -24.7 | 11 |
| 6 | III. Soliloquy III: "On a day, alack the day" | -5.15 | -27.14 | -23.4 | 11 |
| 7 | Clear and gentle stream, Op.17, No.4 (arr. by Harvey Brough) | -6.72 | -26.45 | -23.4 | 12 |
| 8 | Rollicum-Rorum, Op.15, No.6 (arr. by Mike Sheppard) | -2.19 | -22.36 | -19.0 | 11 |
| 9 | Introit, Op.6 | -0.48 | -26.69 | -22.7 | 16 |
| 10 | Come away, come away Death, Op.18, No.1 (arr. by Paul Mealor) | -4.13 | -24.71 | -20.7 | 11 |
| 11 | Prelude, Op.25 | -4.63 | -25.46 | -22.7 | 12 |
| 12 | Romance, Op.11 | -1.52 | -24.34 | -21.2 | 13 |
| 13 | To Lizbie Brown, Op.15, No.7 (arr. by Mike Sheppard) | -6.92 | -25.05 | -21.7 | 10 |
| 14 | I. Intrada | -1.77 | -25.76 | -21.9 | 14 |
| 15 | Fear no more the heat o' the sun, Op.18, No.3 (arr. by Patrick Hawes) | -5.05 | -24.80 | -21.5 | 11 |
| 16 | A Severn Rhapsody, Op.3 | -1.63 | -24.88 | -20.9 | 13 |
| 17 | Eclogue Op.10 | -0.96 | -26.45 | -22.4 | 15 |
| 18 | III. Carol (arr. by Ashmore, Dickson) | -3.79 | -25.15 | -21.8 | 10 |
| 19 | IV. Forlana (arr. by Ashmore, Dickson) | -5.39 | -24.00 | -21.2 | 11 |