Stanford, Charles Villiers > Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]

The Ballad Singer / Gerald Finley, tenor / Julius Drake, piano

1 CD / Hyperion / 2011-06-14

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sechs Gesänge mit Begleitung des Pianoforte, Op. 75; Carl Loewe: Edward, for voice & piano, Op. 1/1; Die wandelnde Glocke, for voice & piano, Op. 20/3; Franz Schubert: An d...
Performers: Drake, Julius [Piano]; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]

This latest release from the award-winning partnership of Gerald Finley and Julius Drake features the ballad - a literary and musical form that inspired the...continue...
Recording information: All Saints, Durham Road, East Finchley, London, England (02/01/2010-02/03/2010)....continue...

Within a Dream - A Celebration of the Artistry of Richard Hickox

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2009-10-27

Works: Frank Bridge: The Sea; Benjamin Britten: Albert Herring, Op. 39; War Requiem, Op. 66; Peter Grimes; Ralph Vaughan Williams: A London Symphony (Symphony no 2) (Original 1913 version); The Pilgrim's Pr...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Barker, Cheryl; Bullock, Susan; Burgess, Sally; Davies, Arthur [Tenor Vocal]; Eckhoff, Herbert; Elms, Roderick; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Voca...
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra; BBC National Orchestra of Wales; BBC Welsh Symphony; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; Collegium Musicum 90; London Symphony Orchestra; R...

The premature death of Richard Hickox on 23 November 2008, aged sixty, deprived the musical world of one of its greatest conductors. The depth and...continue...

Stanford: Songs of the Sea, etc / Finley, Hickox, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2006-06-27

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: Songs of the Fleet, for baritone voice, chorus & orchestra, no 1, "Sailing at Dawn" Op. 117/1; Songs of the Fleet, for baritone voice, chorus & orchestra, no 2, "The Song o...
Performers: Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: BBC National Chorus of Wales; BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Stanford was particularly known in his day for his choral works and declared that the poem should always remain the principal consideration, governing all other...continue...