Alexander Ffinch

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Tradition And Innovation

Prepare to have your ears juggled by Ffinch’s refreshingly unusual album, which pairs a surprisingly sizzling rendition of Paradise with beautiful, sweeping orchestral movements, deftly intermingling classic with contemporary in a surprising yet likable way. With Parallels, Alexander Ffinch’s ingenuity and creative flair take center stage. Fame Magazine 15th July 2024

Elgar’s Chanson de Matin introduced by Mark Forrest

BBC Radio 3 Breakfast Sunday 2nd August 2025

“…I like this performance enormously. The control of colours is masterly: there’s a lovely play of timbres throughout and you sustain a gradual development all the way to the end, which is thrilling. Bravo!...”

Jonathan Dove (2019)

The Dancing Pipes by Jonathan Dove.

Jupiter the Bringer of Jollity arranged by Thomas Trotter featuring as a ‘Big Organ Moment’ BBC Radio 3 Essential Classics 14th March 2025

“…Perhaps the first thing to strike the listener—with the opening transcription of “Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity”—is Ffinch’s sheer technical facility. The coruscating toccata figuration that opens this familiar piece, followed by the first theme in the lower voices and its seamless crescendo, is instantly arresting. The registrations are colorful, orchestral, completely suited to the letter and spirit of Holst’s original score. The phrasing and pacing are spot-on. In other words, the pleasure begins with technical facility but rapidly moves far beyond it, to serious and sound musical appreciation. The magnificent hymnic section, which we know as the hymn tune Thaxted, is delivered with the inimitable dignity of that tradition and style. I call this kind of piece a “spine stiffener.” Perhaps my old English Y chromosome, passed down through Massachusetts and New Hampshire, was activated. Perhaps it’s just my acquired tastes. In any case, the performance is magnificent.”

The American Organist October 2025

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