That is just one section. The movement (and work) is even better in its entirety. I will post the complete movement that contains the sample Siberian Husky posted. The beginning is quite tonal, which makes the part in the sample even more effective.
Wonderful music. I find that many non-musicians can relate to the music of Finnissy better than the music of, say, Beethoven. While the emotion, by our standards today (where popular music is dominated mostly by Rock), is quite subtle in Beethoven, there is nothing subtle in Finnissy. A sad tune in the introduction, and pure "rocking out" in the next section.
Finnissy's music can seem to represent the huge mix of emotions that a human being may experience in everyday life. Think about it, if somebody were to "paint" human emotion, it would probably be quite abstract, much like the music of Finnissy. With Finnissy, it's not about the notes so much as it is about the overall sound, a sound, I might add, that is quite incredible when it's all put together.
I won't claim that Finnissy's music appealed to me when I first heard it - but then again, neither did Rachmaninov's, Mahler's, or Sorabji's, to name a few. But once you understand that there is more to Finnissy than the notes on the page, it all becomes clear.
By the way, I believe I read once that the tunes were written during a time when the English government was not at its finest. In fact, the emphasis on the word "country" is meant to be put first syllable.
Finnissy was a good guy.
https://www.johncareycompositions.com/requests/02 Track 2.mp3
Topic: Bad classical music - urgent(ish)!