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Background: Quintessentially Finzi, the tender yet radiant Dies natalis, a setting of texts by the 17th-century poet Thomas Traherne, depicts both the first sensations of a child as it enters the world, and life's tarnishing experience of the innocence of childhood.

In Farewell to Arms, a further example of Finzi's enthusiasm for 17th-century poets, the steady but inevitable tramp of time, symbolized by the measured bass and the tenor’s sad, arching melody, becomes a poignant symbol for the brevity of life as expressed in lines such as ‘O time too swift, O swiftness never ceasing’. Finzi knew all too well that ‘Beauty, strength, youth are flowers but fading seen’.

CATALOGUE NR: 8570417
RECORD LABEL: Naxos
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 4.88 including VAT, or £ 4.15 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 31-Mar-2008

COMPOSER: Gerald Finzi
TITLE: Dies Natalis
TRACKS: Dies natalis : Intrada / Rhapsody / The Rapture / Wonder / The Salutation. Prelude for String Orchestra. The Fall of the Leaf - Elegy (compl. Howard Ferguson). Two Sonnets for Tenor and Orchestra : When I consider / How soon hath Time. Nocturne - New Year Music. Farewell to Arms : Introduction / Aria.
ORCHESTRA: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: David Hill
ARTISTS: James Gilchrist      

- Jun-2008 4 star BBC Music Mag.

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