Gerald Finzi: the quiet man of British classical music

Gerald Finzi's greatest inspiration – and greatest works – came from his love of English poetry. Mark Padmore celebrates the composer's gentle and lyrical pleasuresIn our hectic world of instant gratification many people still turn to pursuits that require patience and attention. One of the pleasures of bird-watching is having to wait quietly for something to happen; you can't make a nightjar appear, but if you take the trouble to go for a walk in certain scrubby woodland at dusk in summerti...

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