Super-Sized Gratuitous Friday – Gerald Finley Sings Schubert at Wigmore

Gerald Finley, baritone

Julius Drake, piano

Live from Wigmore Hall

January 15, 2013

Vocally, the bass-baritone was on fine form, rising above an occasional slight throatiness lower down and the odd moment of insecurity in his softer singing to deliver quality tone deployed with a full range of colour and dynamics. 

Gratuitous Friday – Gerald Finley sings Mahler

Gerald Finley and Julius Drake from their recent Wigmore program.  

A Mahler gem from Des Knaben Wunderhorn.

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Gerald Finley Live from Wigmore Hall – Singing Schubert & Mahler

Update 7 PM EDT: The recital is now available at iPlayer. Click on the same BBC link below. You can listen to it there for the next 7 days.

On BBC Radio 3 today

@ 19:30 London time.

Gerald Finley, baritone

Julius Drake, piano

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