Composers: Finzi
Compositions: Choral works
Performers: Choir of Trinity College Cambridge/Layton
Catalogue Number: Hyperion CDA68222

There is so much to enjoy in the music of Gerald Finzi. Bringing together an ardent love of poetry, a sensitivity to text and metre, not to mention lush, hyper-romantic harmonies, it is no wonder that choirs have rediscovered his music and that he is probably more popular now than ever before.

Stephen Layton’s rich program is a boon for Finzi lovers, offering the composer in different guises: sacred, secular, accompanied and a cappella. As with previous Hyperion discs, Layton moves his Trinity choir offsite for...