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Gerald Finzi: A Young Man's Exhortation, Op. 14
No. 1. A Young Man's Exhortation
No. 2. Ditty
No. 3. Budmouth Dears
No. 4. Her Temple
No. 5. The Comet at Yell'ham
No. 6. Shortening Days
No. 7. The Sigh
No. 8. Former Beauties
No. 9. Transformations
No. 10. The dance continued
Gerald Finzi: Till Earth Outwears, Op. 19
No. 1. Let me enjoy the earth
No. 2. In years defaced
No. 3. The Market Girl
No. 4. I look into my glass
No. 5. It never looks like summer here
No. 6. At a Lunar Eclipse
No. 7. Life laughs onwards
Gerald Finzi: Oh Fair to See, Op. 13
No. 1. I say 'I'll seek her side'
No. 2. Oh fair to see
No. 3. As I lay in the early sun
No. 4. Only the wanderer
No. 5. To Joy
No. 6. Harvest
No. 7. Since we loved
Proms 2007
*****
“John Mark Ainsley's approach to music like this suggests that he comes to Finzi without any of the usual preconceptions. What he finds here… is an intensely musical feeling for words that's every bit as remarkable as Benjamin Britten's, plus a responsiveness to poetic atmosphere that enriches the texts without adding anything superfluous. Ainsley and his accompanist Iain Burnside respond to these qualities as though it were second nature to them. Singing and playing are rhythmically supple and lovingly attentive to detail...”
September 2007
“John Mark Ainsley certainly has more "ring" than most. There is a considerable sense of power in reserve, which makes his judicious use of it particularly effective. His virtues are regularly evident in these songs of Finzi, together with good, clear diction and a thoughtful expressiveness.”
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No. 1. A Young Man's Exhortation
