Finzi's Hymn to St Cecilia

[ardcarp]

I was driving back (from a rather staid piano recital) and glorious sounds came from my car radio. It was James Gilchrist with David Hill and (I think) the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and Chorus giving a cracking performance of the above. It's a work I don't know and it wasn't advertised in RT. Was the concert changed/cancelled? Anyway, if it becomes available on i-player it's definitely worth a listen....and I must try and track down the CD.

[ardcarp]

http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/r/Naxos/8557863

That seems to be it, and, apologies, it's just called For St Cecilia.

[AmpH]

http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/r/Naxos/8557863

That seems to be it, and, apologies, it's just called For St Cecilia.

A beautifull composition and fine performance of For St Cecilia on this cd. I think this is indeed the only currently available recording, although Richard Hickox recorded it for ( I think ) Decca more than 20 years ago.

[Pabmusic]

A beautifull composition and fine performance of For St Cecilia on this cd. I think this is indeed the only currently available recording, although Richard Hickox recorded it for ( I think ) Decca more than 20 years ago.

It may still be gettable. This was its last manifestation:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gerald-Finzi-Various-Artists/dp/B00005IA6E/ref=sr_1_2?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1353625277&sr=1-2

[AmpH]

It may still be gettable. This was its last manifestation:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gerald-Finzi...3625277&sr=1-2

Thanks - I should have checked before I wrote !

[Historian]

I was driving back (from a rather staid piano recital) and glorious sounds came from my car radio. It was James Gilchrist with David Hill and (I think) the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and Chorus giving a cracking performance of the above. It's a work I don't know and it wasn't advertised in RT. Was the concert changed/cancelled?

The concert was broadcast, but presumably finished earlier than expected. The Finzi, and one or two other items, such as Britten's Prelude and Fugue on a Theme of Vittoria, were the intelligently-chosen fillers. Glad you enjoyed it; it's one of his more extrovert pieces, I feel.

[BBMmk2]

I have that recording. I can wholeheartedly reccomend this!!