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Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Mon 25^th Sep 2006, 12:00 on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: Mon 2^nd Oct 2006, 00:00 on BBC Radio 3

A look at Finzi's colourful ancestry and the effect this had on his sense of identity as a young artist Show more

Composer of the Week

Gerald Finzi

Cats and Apples

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Tue 26^th Sep 2006, 12:00 on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: Tue 3^rd Oct 2006, 00:00 on BBC Radio 3

The simpler things of life were always what mattered most to Finzi. Donald Macleod explores the myriad sources of inspiration from the natural world on the composer's work.
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Composer of the Week

Gerald Finzi

Channel Firing

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Wed 27^th Sep 2006, 12:00 on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: Wed 4^th Oct 2006, 00:00 on BBC Radio 3

Donald Macleod reveals how Finzi carried himself through the difficult war years and how they cast their shadow on his subsequent works. Show more

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Composer of the Week

Gerald Finzi

On Second Thoughts

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Thu 28^th Sep 2006, 12:00 on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: Thu 5^th Oct 2006, 00:00 on BBC Radio 3

Finzi was an inveterate tinkerer - not for him the blaze of inspiration with a perfect result at its end. Donald Macleod introduces a selection of works which saw protracted births Show more

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Gerald Finzi

Forever Green

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Fri 29^th Sep 2006, 12:00 on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: Fri 6^th Oct 2006, 00:00 on BBC Radio 3

Donald Macleod finishes his commemoration of the life of Finzi with a look at the composer's ever-present preoccupation with the fragility and brevity of human existence. Show more

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