Marcus Farnsworth, Ruth Bolister, Robert Plane, Finzi Quartet - By Footpath and Stile (2012) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Romance in E-Flat Major, Op. 11
02. By Footpath and Stile, Op. 2: I. Paying Calls
03. By Footpath and Stile, Op. 2: II. Where the Picnic Was
04. By Footpath and Stile, Op. 2: III. The Oxen
05. By Footpath and Stile, Op. 2: IV. The Master and the Leaves
06. By Footpath and Stile, Op. 2: V. Voices from Things Growing in a Churchyard
07. By Footpath and Stile, Op. 2: Exeunt omnes
08. Prelude in F Minor, Op. 25
09. Interlude for Oboe and String Quartet, Op. 21
10. Elegy, Op. 22
11. Five Bagatelles, Op. 23: I. Prelude
12. Five Bagatelles, Op. 23: II. Romance
13. Five Bagatelles, Op. 23: III. Carol
14. Five Bagatelles, Op. 23: IV. Forlana
15. Five Bagatelles, Op. 23: V. Fughetta

The award-winning Finzi Quartet make their debut recording here with a stunning selection of works by the great English composer Gerald Finzi (1901-1956).

Included is Finzi's song cycle for baritone and string quartet By Footpath and Stile, Op. 2, featuring the acclaimed young baritone Marcus Farnsworth. The recording also features Finzi’s Interlude for oboe and string quartet with oboist Ruth Bolister and four arrangements for string quartet by Christian Alexander, including the popular Five Bagatelles with clarinettist Robert Plane, recorded here for the first time.

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