Stainer: The Crucifixion
Andrew Kennedy (tenor), Neal Davies (bass) & Darius Battiwalla (organ)
Huddersfield Choral Society, Joseph Cullen
…the Huddersfield Choral Society under Joseph Cullen's highly sensitive direction provides a vital instance of how The Crucifixion was conceived - that is, to be sung with romantic, emotional...
Stainer: The Crucifixion
Andrew Kennedy (tenor), Neal Davies (bass) & Darius Battiwalla (organ)
Huddersfield Choral Society, Joseph Cullen
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…the Huddersfield Choral Society under Joseph Cullen's highly sensitive direction provides a vital instance of how The Crucifixion was conceived - that is, to be sung with romantic, emotional...
About
John Stainer's The Crucifixion is duly regarded as one of the nation's favourite choral works, so it is fitting that it should be performed on this disc by one England's leading musical establishments: The Huddersfield Choral society - joined by leading soloists Andrew Kennedy and Neal Davies and organist Darius Battiwalla. This disc marks the fourth release on Signum with the Huddersfield Choral Society.
Contents and tracklist
- Andrew Kennedy, Neal Davies, Darius Battiwalla
- Huddersfield Choral Society
- Joseph Cullen
Awards and reviews
February 2010
…the Huddersfield Choral Society under Joseph Cullen's highly sensitive direction provides a vital instance of how The Crucifixion was conceived - that is, to be sung with romantic, emotional conviction, by a choir that revels in the sound of rich, chromatic harmony. Executed as it is here with fervour, in the passionate solos by Andrew Kennedy and Neal Davies (the best I've ever heard them), the bold... the expressive choruses such "O come unto me", the work has considerable expressive power.
23rd November 2009
This stalwart of the sacred repertoire receives a stirring performance from the Huddersfield Choral Society, with two idiomatic soloists in Andrew Kennedy and Neal Davies...The Crucifixion is a work of its time, but a performance as good as this one shows that its expressive quality is timeless.
