Chilcott: St John Passion
Laurie Ashworth (soprano), Ed Lyon (Evangelist), Darren Jeffery (bass-baritone), Neal Davies (Christ) & Jonathan Vaughn (organ)
Wells Cathedral Choir & Chaconne Brass, Matthew Owens
[an] authoritative performance, with uniformly excellent soloists and the sensitive organ playing of Jonathan Vaughn.
Chilcott: St John Passion
Laurie Ashworth (soprano), Ed Lyon (Evangelist), Darren Jeffery (bass-baritone), Neal Davies (Christ) & Jonathan Vaughn (organ)
Wells Cathedral Choir & Chaconne Brass, Matthew Owens
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[an] authoritative performance, with uniformly excellent soloists and the sensitive organ playing of Jonathan Vaughn.
About
Chilcott’s mighty setting of words from St John’s Gospel is a dramatic yet optimistic retelling of the Passiontide story. The work combines 13th and 17th century English poetry with the King James Bible text settings and, as with Bach’s great Passion settings, the role of the Evangelist is taken by the tenor soloist, who provides a melodious narrative throughout.
Including 5 well-known hymn texts set to new, original melodies, the work further confirms Chilcott’s status as one of the world’s most popular active choral composers.
Contents and tracklist
- Laurie Ashworth, Ed Lyon, Darren Jeffrey, Neal Davies, Nick Baron, Matthew Souter, Richard May, Jonathan Vaughn
- Chaconne Brass, Wells Cathedral Choir, Wells Cathedral Oratorio Society, Wells Cathedral Voluntary Choir
- Matthew Owens
- Laurie Ashworth, Ed Lyon, Darren Jeffrey, Neal Davies, Matthew Souter, Richard May, Nick Baron, Jonathan Vaughn
- Chaconne Brass, Wells Cathedral Choir, Wells Cathedral Oratorio Society, Wells Cathedral Voluntary Choir
- Matthew Owens
- Laurie Ashworth, Ed Lyon, Darren Jeffrey, Neal Davies, Matthew Souter, Richard May, Nick Baron, Jonathan Vaughn
- Chaconne Brass, Wells Cathedral Choir, Wells Cathedral Oratorio Society, Wells Cathedral Voluntary Choir
- Matthew Owens
Awards and reviews
March/April 2015
[an] authoritative performance, with uniformly excellent soloists and the sensitive organ playing of Jonathan Vaughn.
9th March 2015
I’m sure Bob Chilcott will have been thrilled to find the first recording of this score done with such evident commitment and skill from all concerned.
