Gerald Finzi - Intimations of Immortality - Op. 29. James Gilchrist, tenor.

[@davidlunn1983]

In my long "career" as a chorister, I have sadly only performed this glorious work once - in 2003, with Leeds Philharmonic Chorus, conducted by David Hill. Such a neglected piece of British choral music.

[@harpswellsound]

Good to remember this, which has been dormant for some time.Beautiful imagery. Thanks

[@LiquidMindOfficial]

What a moving and expressive song series, Anthony, thank you again for the effort you put into choosing the music and creating evocative imagery to enhance the listening experience. I hope you're doing well :)

[@AntPDC]

+ CW Thank very much CW. I am very well, as I hope are you. Long overland/ferry trip to Southern Spain for a few weeks soon (goodness knows why - it's been far too hot over here this year, haha).

[@LiquidMindOfficial]

Wow, sounds fun, wishing you an enjoyable and safe trip!

[@LiquidMindOfficial]

and BTW if you are ever heading westward you must let me know.

[@elkeschmeling5472]

For choir rehearsals: Page 4, Rehearsal 4 - 4:42 (time on recording linked above) Page 8, Rehearsal 5 - 6:03 Page 9, Rehearsal 6 - 6:48 Page 10, Rehearsal 7 - 7:45 Page 12, Rehearsal 8 - 8:20 Page 14, Rehearsal 9 - 8:52 10 - 9:42 Page 19, Rehearsal 1 - 10:42 Page 22, Rehearsal 12 - 11:20 Page 24, Rehearsal 13 - 12:03 Page 28, Rehearsal 14 - 12:34 Page 32, Rehearsal 15 - 13:24 Page 36, Rehearsal 16 - 14:28 Page 38, Rehearsal 17 - 15:26 Page 40, Rehearsal 18 - 15:59 Page 42, Rehearsal 19 - 16:30 20 - 17:42 Page 45, Rehearsal 21 - 18:48 Page 46, Rehearsal 22 - 19:34 Page 50, Rehearsal 23 - 20:47 Page 56, Rehearsal 24 - 22:34 Page 58, Rehearsal 25 - 24:27 Page 60, Rehearsal 26 - 24:57 Page 62, Rehearsal 27 - 26:13 28 - 27:17 29 - 28:24 Page 67, Rehearsal 30 - 29:37 Page 68, Rehearsal 31 - 30:10 32 - 31:08 Page 72, Rehearsal 33 - 31:38 Page 76, Rehearsal 34 - 32:14 Page 78, Rehearsal 35 - 32:56 Page 80, Rehearsal 36 - 32:25 Page 82, Rehearsal 37 - 34:13 38 - 34:51 39 - 35:42 Page 85, Rehearsal 40 - 37:05

[@heddwyn3914]

Thank you!

[@ilumalucwile2422]

"There is a tree, of many one." Those simple but mysterious words. William Blake is said to have cried out at that point when the poem was recited to him.

[@easypeasypiano6118]

I don't get it.

[@paulewingmusic]

drama queen.

[@alan1507]

Wow! A mammoth effort to put all that together! I must find a time when I'm chilled out to watch it all. "Intimations of Immortality" was my first introduction to Finzi's music. I've just put one up myself - just two minutes long, that also uses Finzi, and combines with a poem I wrote myself that was inspired by the photos and videos I took last week.

[@AntPDC]

+ Iain Thank you Iain. This recording was split into 13 parts on the CD, with the inevitable gaps, and although I tried to remove them, I wasn't entirely successful. I tend to be OCD about such things, and it took me ages even to get to this point! I've had a look and your poem and it's clear that you have a keen visual sense, alongside context, time and place. Best wishes.

[@alan1507]

I think I could have made a better job of mine if I'd been more OCD about it! The timings for each of the text lines weren't exact, as I find Windows movie maker quite awkward to use. Also I wanted to do a gradual fade to black on the last segment (it was just the same segment repeated), but it didn't give me the option to do this - only a rapid fade to black at the end. I'm in love with the Finzi bagatelle! I might re-do a version where I read the words of the poem, as one of the comments noted.

[@AntPDC]

+ Iain Like you, I adore Finzi's Bagatelles. And yes, your poem would be infinitely better-served spoken, rather than captioned. As to software, I used to use MovieMaker in my early days, but as you say it's such a faff to use, even though it's free.

[@urmorph]

Thanks again, for this incredible music and your incredible pictures. I have a comment about the one not by you, the aerial shot of Arbor Low. When it first appeared it struck me that the jumble at about 11 o'clock on the outer earthen works had (to my eye) a decidedly reptilian appearance. The Worm Ouroboros, maybe? An ancient symbol of immortality....did the builders know of it? An enigma, like an unresolved chord.

[@AntPDC]

+ WJ Alas, it's just excavation spoil from various Archaeological digs.

[@urmorph]

Another beautiful theory spoiled by an ugly little fact. Oh, well, back to reading E. R. Eddison. :

[@AntPDC]

I've always thought cynicism was a form of disillusioned romanticism... XD

[@urmorph]

How can one like Finzi and not be a romantic? Then again, how can one be a romantic and not occasionally disillusioned? (sigh)

[@cesarcamba1]

WJohnM I also thought it was a deliberate depiction of a self-eating serpent!