Fact file
| Year of birth | 1901 |
| Year of death | 1956 |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Period | 20th century |
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Port ErinMichael Collins and Michael McHale
Finzi, Ireland, Arnold, Debussy, Saint-Saëns, Poulenc
Michael Collins; Michael McHale
LondonBreath of Hope
Holst, Finzi, Ravel, Vaughan Williams, Boulanger, Schulhoff, Poulenc
Unknown; New London Chamber Ensemble; Robert Manasse
LondonFarewell to Arms
Howells, Gurney, Ireland, Finzi, MacMillan
Richard Robbins; Guy Murgatroyd; Unknown
LondonFlowers of the Field
Warlock, Butterworth, Hawes, Elgar, Vaughan Williams, Finzi
Hilary Davan Wetton; Roderick Williams; City of London Choir; London Mozart Players
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Totally committed Finzi and inspired Shostakovich
Two works of personal victory, written at virtually the same point in history and against a backdrop of suffering, made up this very successful concert conducted by Sir Andrew Davis.
New dog, new tricks: Britten Sinfonia and Sir Mark Elder
A superb start to the Britten Sinfonia's Brahms cycle.
Bostridge's Shakespeare Songs at Wigmore Hall
Shakespeare songs turned out to be more of a Shakespeare feast starring Antonio Pappano, Ian Bostridge and the exceptional Eve Best.
Brushed up our Shakespeare in Prom 44
The BBC Concert Orchestra and Keith Lockhart offered a snapshot of the Bard's lasting artistic impact with music for composed for stage and screen, from this side of the Atlantic and beyond the pond.
List of works
A Severn Rhapsody, Op.3Before and After Summer, Op.16: Channel FiringBefore and After Summer, Op.16: Childhood among the FernsCello Concerto, Op.40Earth and Air and Rain, Op.15Earth and Air and Rain: Proud Songsters, poem by Thomas Hardy, Op.15 no.10Earth and Air and Rain: The Clock of the years, Op.15 no.8Farewell to ArmsFive Bagatelles, Op.23God is gone up, Op.27 no.2Interlude, Op.21Let us Garlands BringLo, the full final Sacrifice, Op.26Prelude and Fugue for string trio, Op.24Requiem da CameraThe Too Short Time: Amabel