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2. Britten: Songs & Proverbs of William Blake (2010)
performed by Gerald Finley (baritone), Julius Drake (piano)
composed by American Traditional, Anonymous, Benjamin Britten, English Traditional, John Jacob NilesGerald Finley's collection of music for baritone by Benjamin Britten includes two songs cycles, Songs and Proverbs of William Blake (1965), written ... More
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3. A Song - For Anything: Songs by Charles Ives (2005)
performed by Gerald Finley (baritone), Julius Drake (piano)
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4. Schumann: Dichterliebe & other Heine Settings (2008)
performed by Gerald Finley (baritone), Julius Drake (piano)
composed by Robert SchumannThough the 16 additional settings included here are welcome, the success or failure of any recital of Schumann's Heine settings depends on the ... More
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5. The Ballad Singer (2011)
performed by Gerald Finley (baritone), Julius Drake (piano)
composed by Arthur Sullivan, Carl Loewe, Charles Villiers Stanford, Cole Porter, English Traditional, Franz Schubert, Guglielmo Emanuel, Gustav Mahler, Hugo Wolf, Johannes Brahms, Ludwig van Beethoven, Robert Schumann -
6. Songs by Ravel (2009)
performed by Gerald Finley (baritone), Julius Drake (piano)
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7. Songs of Travel (1998)
performed by Gerald Finley (baritone), Stephen Ralls (piano)
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8. Songs by Tchaikovsky, Musorgsky and Ned Rorem (2008)
performed by Gerald Finley (speech/speaker/speaking part), Gerald Finley (baritone), Julius Drake (piano)
composed by Charles Ives, Einojuhani Rautavaara, Modest Mussorgsky, Ned Rorem, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Spoken Word, Wolseley CharlesWigmore Hall Live's Gerald Finley -- Julius Drake is taken from a recital given by the exciting Canadian bass-baritone Gerald Finley on October 18, ... More
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9. Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 'Choral' (2006)
performed by Gerald Finley (bass), John MacMaster (tenor), Karen Cargill (mezzo-soprano), Twyla Robinson (soprano), London Symphony Orchestra, Bernard Haitink (conductor)
composed by Ludwig van BeethovenEven though Bernard Haitink's 2006 recording with the London Symphony Orchestra of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in D minor, "Choral," is live, taken ... More
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10. Songs by Samuel Barber (2007)
performed by Aronowitz Ensemble, Gerald Finley (baritone), Julius Drake (piano)
composed by Samuel BarberBaritone Gerald Finley's generous selection of Barber's songs includes two of his most familiar cycles, 11 individual songs, and Dover Beach, for ... More
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11. Britten: War Requiem (2005)
performed by Anthony Dean Griffey (tenor), Christine Brewer (soprano), Gerald Finley (baritone), London Philharmonic Choir (choir, chorus), Tiffin School Boys Choir (boy's choir), London Philharmonic Orchestra
composed by Benjamin BrittenList of all editionsKurt Masur had many competitors but only two real challengers in his 2005 recording of Britten's War Requiem: Britten's 1963 recording and his own ... More
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13. Turnage: Scherzoid; Evening Songs; When I Woke; Yet Another Set To [Hybrid SACD] (2005)
performed by Christian Lindberg (trombone), Gerald Finley (baritone), London Philharmonic Orchestra
composed by Mark-Anthony TurnageList of all editionsThis 2005 SACD of the brilliant orchestral music of Mark-Anthony Turnage is significant for being both a compilation of premiere recordings (in two ... More
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14. Romanzo di Central Park (2008)
performed by Gerald Finley (baritone), Julius Drake (piano), Magnus Johnston (violin)
composed by Charles IvesList of all editionsThe very first thing a dyed-in-the-wool Ivesian will note upon turning over baritone Gerald Finley's Hyperion disc Romanzo di Central Park is the ... More
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15. Handel: Rinaldo (2000)
performed by Academy of Ancient Music, Ana-Maria Rincon (soprano), Bejun Mehta (counter tenor), Bernarda Fink (mezzo-soprano), Catherine Bott (vocals), Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo-soprano), Daniel Taylor (counter tenor), David Daniels (counter tenor)
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16. Allegri: Miserere (2003)
performed by David Briggs (continuo), Gerald Finley (cantor), Timothy Beasley-Murray (treble), Wilbraham Brass Soloists, Bach Choir (choir, chorus), Cambridge University Musical Society (choir, chorus), King's College Choir of Cambridge (choir, chorus)
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17. Live at the Metropolitan Opera (2011)
performed by Anna Netrebko (soprano), Cecilia Brauer (harmonica), Dmitri Hvorostovsky (baritone), Ekaterina Semenchuk (mezzo-soprano), Eric Halfvarson (bass), Gerald Finley (bass baritone), Ildar Abdrazakov (bass), Joseph Calleja (tenor), Juan Diego Flórez (tenor)
composed by Charles Gounod, Gaetano Donizetti, Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi, Jacques Offenbach, Sergey Prokofiev, Vincenzo Bellini, Wolfgang Amadeus MozartList of all editionsIt would be happy news for opera fans if this release indicated the beginning a trend for the Metropolitan Opera: releasing albums of excerpts of ... More
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18. Great Operatic Arias
performed by Anne-Marie Gibbons (mezzo-soprano), Deborah Miles-Johnson (mezzo-soprano), Emma Brain-Gabbott (soprano), Gareth Hancock (harpsichord), Gerald Finley (baritone), Kathryn Jenkin (soprano), Lucy Crowe (soprano), Matthew Long (tenor)
composed by Carl Maria von Weber, Gaetano Donizetti, Georges Bizet, Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi, John Adams, Mark-Anthony Turnage, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Richard Rodgers, Richard Wagner, Wolfgang Amadeus MozartList of all editionsFor his installment in Chandos' Opera in English series of solo recitals, Gerald Finley has chosen a thoroughly eclectic program that is a testimony ... More
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19. Rossini: William Tell (2011)
performed by Carlo Bosi (vocals), Carlo Cigni (vocals), Celso Albelo (vocals), Davide Malvestio (vocals), Dawid Kimberg (vocals), Elena Xanthoudakis (vocals), Frederic Caton (vocals), Gabriele Gemignani (cello), Gerald Finley (vocals), John Osborn (vocals)
composed by Gioachino RossiniList of all editionsAntonio Pappano's recording of Guillaume Tell with Accademia di Santa Cecilia Orchestra and Chorus is the first commercial recording of the ... More
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20. Haydn: Die Schöpfung (The Creation)
performed by Caroline Stormer (contralto), Donna Brown (soprano), Gerald Finley (bass), Michael Schade (tenor), Rodney Gilfry (bass), Sylvia McNair (soprano), Monteverdi Choir (choir, chorus), English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner (conductor)
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21. Complete Webern (2000)
performed by Christiane Oelze (soprano), Clemens Hagen (cello), David Finckel (cello), Emerson String Quartet, Ensemble InterContemporain, Eric Schneider (piano), Francoise Pollet (soprano), Gerald Finley (bass), Gianluca Cascioli (piano), Gidon Kremer (violin)
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23. Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantatas, BWV 140, 61 & 29
performed by Anton Scharinger (bass), Bernarda Fink (alto), Christian Gerhaher (baritone), Christine Schäfer (soprano), Gerald Finley (bass), Julia Kleiter (soprano), Kurt Streit (tenor), Werner Güra (tenor), Arnold Schoenberg Choir (choir, chorus)
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24. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248 (2007)
performed by Bernarda Fink (alto), Christian Gerhaher (bass), Christine Schäfer (soprano), Gerald Finley (bass), Werner Güra (tenor), Arnold Schoenberg Choir (choir, chorus), Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor)
composed by Johann Sebastian BachList of all editionsIf this 2007 recording of Bach's Christmas Oratorio was the only one you were to hear, you would likely be well satisfied. Nikolaus Harnoncourt knows ... More
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25. Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9 [Special Edition] (2006)
performed by Gerald Finley (bass), Gordan Nikolic (violin), John MacMaster (tenor), Karen Cargill (mezzo-soprano), Lars Vogt (piano), Timothy Hugh (cello), Twyla Robinson (soprano), London Symphony Chorus (choir, chorus), London Symphony Orchestra
composed by Ludwig van BeethovenList of all editionsBeethoven's nine symphonies -- what can one say? The greatest body of orchestral works ever composed? Probably. The most performed body of orchestral ... More

