Wigmore Hall Live's Gerald Finley -- Julius Drake is taken from a recital given by the exciting Canadian bass-baritone Gerald Finley on October 18, 2007. The main part of the program consists of a selection of songs by Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky's Songs and Dances of Death and the cycle War Scenes by Ned Rorem, set to poems of Walt Whitman. Then, three encores are presented; the song "Memories" of Charles Ives; Shakespeare's "Shall I Compare Thee?" as whimsically set by Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara; and a light ...
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Wigmore Hall Live's Gerald Finley -- Julius Drake is taken from a recital given by the exciting Canadian bass-baritone Gerald Finley on October 18, 2007. The main part of the program consists of a selection of songs by Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky's Songs and Dances of Death and the cycle War Scenes by Ned Rorem, set to poems of Walt Whitman. Then, three encores are presented; the song "Memories" of Charles Ives; Shakespeare's "Shall I Compare Thee?" as whimsically set by Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara; and a light selection, Wolseley Charles' "The Green-Eyed Dragon," once a staple of the repertoire of legendary singer John Charles Thomas. Finley announces the encores himself; applause is thankfully brief and only included at the ends of cycles and each encore. Finley is fantastic for this whole program; he's a great singer, storyteller, and his Russian is so accomplished it's enough to make a babushka begin to bluster. Finley knows what he is comfortable with in terms of repertoire, something he...
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Cracked. Please note the case for this product is cracked, but the disc inside is absolutely fine and will play.
