CD of the Week: Finley’s Britten

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Charles Didbin's "Tom Bowling," arr. Britten; Gerald Finley, baritone, and Julius Drake, piano; Hyperion CDA67778.

Britten and Pears performed the original version of the song on Dec. 14, 1941, at a recital at Southold High School, on Long Island. Perhaps Pearl Harbor was on their minds.