In years defaced / Gerald Finzi ; six songs arranged for voice & orchestra by the composer, Judith Weir, Anthony Payne, Colin Matthews, Christian Alexander and Jeremy Dale Roberts.
Accompaniment originally for piano. Preface by Jeremy Dale Roberts in English, German and French. Premiered May 19, 2001, St. Nicolas Church, Newbury, Berkshire, UK, by Mark Padmore (tenor) and the City of London Sinfonia, conducted by Richard Hickox. Duration: 22 min.
Contents:
To a poet a thousand years hence : D minor (original key) / [text by] James Elroy Flecker ; orchestrated by Colin Matthews (4:30) -- When I set out for Lyonnesse : G minor (transposed) / [text by] Thomas Hardy ; orchestrated by Gerald Finzi (2:30) -- In years defaced : D minor (original key) / [text by] Thomas Hardy ; orchestrated by Jeremy Dale Roberts (2:40) -- Tall nettles : F major / [text by] Edward Thomas ; orchestrated by Christian Alexander (2:30) -- At a lunar eclipse : D major (original key) / [text by] Thomas Hardy ; orchestrated by Judith Weir (3:25) -- Proud songsters : D minor (transposed) / [text by] Thomas Hardy ; orchestrated by Anthony Payne (2:00).
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