Recital - Dies Natalis

Gerald Finzi's rapturous setting of Thomas Traherne's vision of new-born innocence is paired with Arthur Honneger's more earthy Une Cantate de Noel. Finzi: Dies Natalis, Op 8 John Mark Ainsley (tenor) Corydon Singers and Orchestra Matthew Best (conductor) Honegger: Une Cantate de Noel James Rutherford, (baritone) BBC National Chorus of Wales Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum Dean Close School Chamber Choir Robert Court (organ) BBC National Orchestra of Wales Thierry Fischer (conductor).