Songs by Finzi and his Friends

~ Release by Finzi; Ian Partridge, Stephen Roberts, Clifford Benson (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

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1To a Poet, op. 13a: To a poet a thousand years hence
piano:
Clifford Benson (piano accompanist)
baritone vocals:
Stephen Roberts (UK bass-baritone)
recorded at:
The Art Workers’ Guild (Queen Square) in Bloomsbury, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1981-02-08 until 1981-02-09)
recording of:
To a Poet, op. 13a: I. To a Poet a Thousand Years Hence
lyricist:
James Elroy Flecker
composer:
Gerald Finzi (composer)
part of:
To a Poet, op. 13a
Gerald Finzi5:19
2To a Poet, op. 13a: On parent knees
piano:
Clifford Benson (piano accompanist)
baritone vocals:
Stephen Roberts (UK bass-baritone)
recorded at:
The Art Workers’ Guild (Queen Square) in Bloomsbury, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1981-02-08 until 1981-02-09)
recording of:
To a Poet, op. 13a: II. On Parent Knees
lyricist:
Sir William Jones (Anglo-Welsh philologist)
composer:
Gerald Finzi (composer)
part of:
To a Poet, op. 13a
Gerald Finzi1:36
3To a Poet, op. 13a: Intrada
piano:
Clifford Benson (piano accompanist)
baritone vocals:
Stephen Roberts (UK bass-baritone)
recorded at:
The Art Workers’ Guild (Queen Square) in Bloomsbury, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1981-02-08 until 1981-02-09)
recording of:
To a Poet, op. 13a: III. Intrada
lyricist:
Thomas Traherne
composer:
Gerald Finzi (composer)
part of:
To a Poet, op. 13a
Gerald Finzi1:36
4To a Poet, op. 13a: The Birthnight
piano:
Clifford Benson (piano accompanist)
baritone vocals:
Stephen Roberts (UK bass-baritone)
recorded at:
The Art Workers’ Guild (Queen Square) in Bloomsbury, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1981-02-08 until 1981-02-09)
recording of:
To a Poet, op. 13a: IV. The Birthnight
lyricist:
Walter de la Mare
composer:
Gerald Finzi (composer)
part of:
To a Poet, op. 13a
Gerald Finzi2:04
5To a Poet, op. 13a: June on Castle Hill
piano:
Clifford Benson (piano accompanist)
baritone vocals:
Stephen Roberts (UK bass-baritone)
recorded at:
The Art Workers’ Guild (Queen Square) in Bloomsbury, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1981-02-08 until 1981-02-09)
recording of:
To a Poet, op. 13a: V. June on Castle Hill
lyricist:
Frank Lawrence Lucas
composer:
Gerald Finzi (composer)
part of:
To a Poet, op. 13a
Gerald Finzi1:54
6To a Poet, op. 13a: Ode on the rejection of St Cecilia (Arioso)
piano:
Clifford Benson (piano accompanist)
baritone vocals:
Stephen Roberts (UK bass-baritone)
recorded at:
The Art Workers’ Guild (Queen Square) in Bloomsbury, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1981-02-08 until 1981-02-09)
recording of:
To a Poet, op. 13a: VI. Ode on the Rejection of St Cecilia
lyricist:
George Barker (George Granville Barker, English poet)
composer:
Gerald Finzi (composer)
part of:
To a Poet, op. 13a
Gerald Finzi5:58
7If it's ever spring again
piano:
Clifford Benson (piano accompanist)
tenor vocals:
Ian Partridge (tenor)
recorded at:
The Art Workers’ Guild (Queen Square) in Bloomsbury, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1981-02-08 until 1981-02-09)
recording of:
If it's ever spring again
lyricist:
Thomas Hardy (poet)
composer:
Robin Milford (until 1938)
part of:
Four Hardy Songs
Robin Milford1:08
8The Colour
piano:
Clifford Benson (piano accompanist)
tenor vocals:
Ian Partridge (tenor)
recorded at:
The Art Workers’ Guild (Queen Square) in Bloomsbury, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1981-02-08 until 1981-02-09)
recording of:
The Colour
lyricist:
Thomas Hardy (poet)
composer:
Robin Milford (until 1938)
part of:
Four Hardy Songs
Robin Milford2:13
9So sweet love seemed
piano:
Clifford Benson (piano accompanist)
tenor vocals:
Ian Partridge (tenor)
recorded at:
The Art Workers’ Guild (Queen Square) in Bloomsbury, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1981-02-08 until 1981-02-09)
recording of:
So sweet love seemed
lyricist:
Robert Bridges (poet)
composer:
Robin Milford
part of:
Four Songs With Piano Accompaniment
Robin Milford2:10
10O mistress mine!
piano:
Clifford Benson (piano accompanist)
tenor vocals:
Ian Partridge (tenor)
recorded at:
The Art Workers’ Guild (Queen Square) in Bloomsbury, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1981-02-08 until 1981-02-09)
recording of:
O mistress mine!
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Ernest Farrar
Ernest Farrar1:54
11Sleep
piano:
Clifford Benson (piano accompanist)
baritone vocals:
Stephen Roberts (UK bass-baritone)
recorded at:
The Art Workers’ Guild (Queen Square) in Bloomsbury, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1981-02-08 until 1981-02-09)
recording of:
Five Elizabethan Songs, No. 4: Sleep
lyricist:
John Fletcher (16th/17th century English writer)
composer:
Ivor Gurney (until 1920, in 1912)
part of:
Five Elizabethan Songs
Ivor Gurney3:09
12Down by the Salley Gardens
piano:
Clifford Benson (piano accompanist)
baritone vocals:
Stephen Roberts (UK bass-baritone)
recorded at:
The Art Workers’ Guild (Queen Square) in Bloomsbury, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1981-02-08 until 1981-02-09)
recording of:
Down by the Salley Gardens (Gurney tune)
lyricist:
William Butler Yeats
composer:
Ivor Gurney
is based on:
Down by the Salley Gardens (poem by W.B. Yeats)
Ivor Gurney2:18
13Hawk and Buckle
piano:
Clifford Benson (piano accompanist)
baritone vocals:
Stephen Roberts (UK bass-baritone)
recorded at:
The Art Workers’ Guild (Queen Square) in Bloomsbury, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1981-02-08 until 1981-02-09)
recording of:
Hawk and Buckle
lyricist:
Robert Graves (English poet)
composer:
Ivor Gurney
Ivor Gurney1:13
14In memoriam
piano:
Clifford Benson (piano accompanist)
baritone vocals:
Stephen Roberts (UK bass-baritone)
recorded at:
The Art Workers’ Guild (Queen Square) in Bloomsbury, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1981-02-08 until 1981-02-09)
recording of:
In memoriam
lyricist:
H. Percy Dixon (British poet and journalist)
composer:
Harry Gill (Composer)
Harry Gill3:03
15Oh fair to see, op. 13b: I say "I'll seek her side"
piano:
Clifford Benson (piano accompanist)
tenor vocals:
Ian Partridge (tenor)
recorded at:
The Art Workers’ Guild (Queen Square) in Bloomsbury, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1981-02-08 until 1981-02-09)
recording of:
Oh Fair to See, op. 13b: no. 1. I say 'I'll seek her side'
lyricist:
Thomas Hardy (poet)
composer:
Gerald Finzi (composer)
part of:
Oh Fair to See, op. 13b
Gerald Finzi2:22
16Oh fair to see, op. 13b: Oh fair to see
piano:
Clifford Benson (piano accompanist)
tenor vocals:
Ian Partridge (tenor)
recorded at:
The Art Workers’ Guild (Queen Square) in Bloomsbury, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1981-02-08 until 1981-02-09)
recording of:
Oh Fair to See, op. 13b: no. 2. Oh fair to see
lyricist:
Christina Rossetti
composer:
Gerald Finzi (composer)
part of:
Oh Fair to See, op. 13b
Gerald Finzi1:13
17Oh fair to see, op. 13b: As I lay in the early sun
piano:
Clifford Benson (piano accompanist)
tenor vocals:
Ian Partridge (tenor)
recorded at:
The Art Workers’ Guild (Queen Square) in Bloomsbury, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1981-02-08 until 1981-02-09)
recording of:
Oh Fair to See, op. 13b: no. 3. As I lay in the early sun
lyricist:
Edward Shanks
composer:
Gerald Finzi (composer)
part of:
Oh Fair to See, op. 13b
Gerald Finzi1:33
18Oh fair to see, op. 13b: Only the wanderer
piano:
Clifford Benson (piano accompanist)
tenor vocals:
Ian Partridge (tenor)
recorded at:
The Art Workers’ Guild (Queen Square) in Bloomsbury, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1981-02-08 until 1981-02-09)
recording of:
Oh Fair to See, op. 13b: no. 4. Only the wanderer
lyricist:
Ivor Gurney
composer:
Gerald Finzi (composer)
part of:
Oh Fair to See, op. 13b
Gerald Finzi1:48
19Oh fair to see, op. 13b: To Joy
piano:
Clifford Benson (piano accompanist)
tenor vocals:
Ian Partridge (tenor)
recorded at:
The Art Workers’ Guild (Queen Square) in Bloomsbury, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1981-02-08 until 1981-02-09)
recording of:
Oh Fair to See, op. 13b: no. 5. To Joy
lyricist:
Edmund Blunden
composer:
Gerald Finzi (composer)
part of:
Oh Fair to See, op. 13b
Gerald Finzi3:05
20Oh fair to see, op. 13b: Harvest
piano:
Clifford Benson (piano accompanist)
tenor vocals:
Ian Partridge (tenor)
recorded at:
The Art Workers’ Guild (Queen Square) in Bloomsbury, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1981-02-08 until 1981-02-09)
recording of:
Oh Fair to See, op. 13b: no. 6. Harvest
lyricist:
Edmund Blunden
composer:
Gerald Finzi (composer)
part of:
Oh Fair to See, op. 13b
Gerald Finzi3:57
21Oh fair to see, op. 13b: Since we loved
piano:
Clifford Benson (piano accompanist)
tenor vocals:
Ian Partridge (tenor)
recorded at:
The Art Workers’ Guild (Queen Square) in Bloomsbury, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1981-02-08 until 1981-02-09)
recording of:
Oh Fair to See, op. 13b: no. 7. Since we loved
lyricist:
Robert Bridges (poet)
composer:
Gerald Finzi (composer)
part of:
Oh Fair to See, op. 13b
Gerald Finzi1:25