“The Crucifixion” (John Stainer) LP 1968 - Guildford Cathedral Choir (Barry Rose)
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- Guildford Cathedral Choir, directed by Barry Rose:
Recording in Guildford Cathedral, December 1968:
(This EMI recording of Stainer's “Crucifixion” became the choir’s second gold disc. Remarkably, it is still on sale today, all these years later, albeit as a re-issue. The recording sessions themselves gave rise to a piece of Guildford legend, when the chorus “God so loved the world” was recorded in only ONE take, an altogether unprecented occurrence. The original sleeve notes read: “‘The Crucifixion' is described as a ‘Meditation on the Passion of the Holy Redeemer'; it sets to music a text taken from the New Testament by the Rev. J. Sparrow-Simpson. It followed the example of later classical Passions in including a number of reflective hymns in which the audience or congregation join; the best-known of these today is the final hymn ‘All for Jesus'. The music owes much to Bach and Handel, but the strong influence of Mendelssohn, whose music was immensely popular among Victorian audiences, is apparent. ‘The Crucifixion' is an example of the finest church music of the Victorian age; while it is not music of any great complexity, its tuneful simplicity expresses an unaffected religious devotion.”)
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Brings back many memories of past Good Fridays when our choir sang this Cantata. During Holy Week we sang it 4 times at various churches
But on Good Friday always at Christ Church. Most of my fellow choir members have gone on. I'm now 92
God bless.
I’m keeping up the tradition of having a Good Friday sing through today (2024) - thank you for making this available.
Still the best recording. Sang all the way through as if sometimes do to remind me of my choir boy days in the mid 1950s it brings back so many wonderful; music memories , thanks for posting as i have lost my lp.
Possibly the best version of John Stainers masterpiece. I've listened to this on and off over the years and will continue to do so.
I sang all this as a choir boy at Brimscombe C of E Church, Holy Trinity Easter 1966 aged 11 with my 2 brothers 12 and 10 along with a gathering of other local parish quires .....
Never to be forgot, surrounded by the most beautiful voices ...
From "Fling Wide The Gates" to "God so Loved the World" ....
I felt like I was inside the music with the rest of the quire ....
Now some 57 years later its still an event I can tearfully remember .....
Many thanks for posting this recording. I bought this LP around 1970 and lost it. What a joy to find it here. A life without Christ has no meaning.
This marvellous rendition moved me to tears. Thank you Lord Jesus for your sacrifice.
🍷 ja allemaal voor zover ik weet!!
Sing this cantata at Immanuel baptist church in yangon under George Poba's leadership. This was six decades ago. Still remember the words. Brings back such wonderful memories.
Every Good Friday, for the last 35 or so years, I arise and in the early morning darkness (late autumn where I am) , play this entire record.
musical perfection.
Beautiful and powerful. Listening Good Friday 2022.
Oh my goodness, what a sound!
This recording was my Good Friday tradition when my parents had it on LP, it brings back so many family memories, I am so glad to have found it again this Good Friday
Delighted to hear it. That's partly what this channel is for.
Guildford was my 'local' cathedral in those days. Strange to think that the choir boys in this performance are around the same age as me (63!). Wonderful to hear this 53-year-old performance.
This is so dear to me' brings back memories of hearing it every Easter sung in our Church.
My Father sang the tenor line.
Movements:
0:00 And They Came to a Place Named Gethsemane (tenor recitative)
1:23 The Agony (tenor and bass solo and chorus)
7:36 Processional to Calvary (organ solo) and "Fling Wide the Gates" (chorus and tenor solo)
14:37 And When They Were Come (bass recitative)
15:21 The Mystery of the Divine Humiliation (hymn)
16:57 He Made Himself of No Reputation (bass recitative)
18:09 The Majesty of the Divine Humiliation tenor solo
22:13 And As Moses Lifted Up the Serpent (bass recitative)
23:25 God So Loved the World (chorus or quartet a cappella)
27:02 Litany of the Passion (hymn)
30:07 Jesus Said, 'Father, Forgive Them' (tenor and male chorus recitative)
30:55 So Thou Liftest Thy Divine Petition (tenor and bass solo duet)
35:00 The Mystery of the Intercession (hymn)
39:42 And One of the Malefactors (bass solo and male chorus)
(not in this recording:) The Adoration of the Crucified (hymn)
42:00 When Jesus Therefore Saw His Mother (tenor solo and male chorus)
44:41 Is It Nothing to You? (bass solo)
45:34 The Appeal of the Crucified (chorus)
51:58 After This, Jesus Knowing That All Things Were Now Accomplished (tenor and male chorus recitative)
54:00 For the Love of Jesus (hymn)
Thank you for taking the trouble to provide this information.
Appreciate very much for the tracks listing and many thanks to ArchivesofSound for sharing the album. A balm to the ear especially “GOD So Loved the World” during these trying times. Best wishes from Malaysia.
Thank you!
Thank you - really helpful info
Thank You dear Lord for Your unfailing love to me
A very moving and expressive rendition. Joy and comfort at this time of the Covid 19 pandemic. Surely this performance cannot be bettered? Soloists, choir and organ.....all magnificent!
Dawn - it is an excellent performance and I am enjoying listening to it. Do have a listen to the 1961 version by the Leeds Philharmonic Choir (also on You Tube). The primary difference with Leeds is they utilize a much larger choir, and the bass soloist has a much darker vocal quality.
@@bobareebop Thank you for the recommendation.
I have this recording ….. one of my favorites 👍
Just finished listening to this. What a GORGEOUS performance! Thank you! Memories of my father singing the bass solos in the 60's at St.Paul's church, East Molesey.
'Jesus the Crucified' must surely be one of the most beautiful hymns ever written.....I've loved it ever since I was a small child.
I love to start this recording at about the 20 minute mark. There is nothing like hearing God So Love the World in its intended context. This especially in light of the incomparably performance of this iconic anthem.
Thank you - a friend mentioned to me yesterday - I had not listened to it before.
Absolutely gripping.
Thank you yet again
So loved hearing this work at Easter 2020. Way back in the 1970s I was in the BBC Club Choir and we sang it ...also at my church St John’s Woking.
My first time hearing this (except I knew “God so loved the world”)Awesome! So grateful I could access this!
My wife and I were so fortunate and privileged to have sung this exquisite piece of music on a couple of occasions at Easter time a few years ago and this experience then launched us into a forty year plus career of singing Oratorios with Two different Choral Societies: how we relish Thursday night rehearsals with fellow chorister singers
my parents had this particular recording when I was a child and it has remained running through my musical memories ever since
Amazing to think it's still in the CD catalogue, all these years later.
Listening to this Good Friday morning 12th April 2021 and bringing back wonderful memories of being a soprano 57 years ago at St. Helen’s Church, Trowell, Notts. with the wonderful organist Jack Corns.
Similar here. Sung this as a treble in Worfield Shropshire c1980. Hated every bar then but tastes change!
Beautiful Music for Good Friday. Apart from Bach St. Matthew (or John) Passion. ☦️
Nice enough choir. Sempre molto wobblato soloists
One of the outstanding composers of church music of our day
Our day? John Stainer died 121 years ago.
I love this piece and this recording. When I was a treble in the early 60s, the only "posh" Easter music in my local parish church was Victorian and. particularly, Stainer. It's Holy Week as I write this. I suspect I am no longer the Christian I might once have been. But I can't get Stainer's composition out of my mind.
It sort of does that to you, doesn't it?
I also love this piece and this particular recording, and cannot get it out of my mind (nor would want to!). With respect, especially as you did not invite my opinion, none of us is the Christian he/she might once have been. However, if you are still following Jesus after all these years, that, alone, should encourage you.
I did perform a portion of this work while studying in Ghana - with the Vocal Essence Chorale, i however wish to perform-in-full this oratorio.
By far the work that carries best the eastertide melancholy.
What perhaps, Handel's 'MESSIAH' part 3 should have been.
Thank you for posting this sublime recording of this wonderful piece. I know that it (the original oratorio) is looked down-on in certain circles by the cognoscenti and the purists, but it has a power that shakes and moves me like no other.
I agree with you wholeheartedly!!
Not sure about looked down on, but let's face it - it's no Elgar. But that's not the point. It's a perfectly decent oratorio (and I've both sung and conducted it).
A lovely clear recording with superb organ support, dynamics and registrations, from Gavin Williams.
Very glad you enjoyed it.
As in The Gavin Williams from Rochester Cathedral ?
Rochester Grammar School, yes. Not the cathedral in fact.
And sadly no longer with us, as you probably know.
Yes, RIP. He was a Fine musician.
I have been lucky enough to be involved in the performance of this. First time as sweet innocent alto school boy. The second with local choir as a not so innocent tenor.
It is still on sale today as it is the finest recording available. Excellent singing and organ accompaniment. Great to see it on you tube (although I have the recording
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Thank you for the compliments! For clarity's sake, this upload is under the terms of WMG's arrangement with TH-cam.
This is a brilliant recording, some choirs take the whole too quickly especially the walk to the crucifixion
I love this recording - listened to it so many times over the years - sends me into a reverie - beautiful singing and hymns.
I had to work this Good Friday - still, finding this coincidentally tonight has cheered me up a bit!
Happy Easter Egg Day everyone!
Thank you!
Lovely!
performing this in a couple of hours or so
To my mind the best performance of this piece ever, which is hardly surprising, given the conductor. (I always aim to imitate Gavin Williams' organ accompaniment...) Does anyone know why one hymn was omitted? Was it a glitch in the recording?
As far as we can remember (and it was nearly 50 years ago!) the omission was because the piece would otherwise have been too long for two sides of an LP.
Snazzy stuff
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