Gerald Finzi: His Life and Music

Critically acclaimed biography of one of England's best loved composers, with a full discussion and evaluation of his works.

Gerald Finzi is one of the best—known modern English composers. While he is especially famous as a song—writer, for his sensitive settings of poets such as Hardy and Wordsworth, he also wrote in other genres; notable works includethe exquisite cantata Dies Natalis, and his cello concerto. He also exerted a major influence in the musical world as a whole, championing th...