ST MATTHEW PASSION

• St. Matthew Passion
• Product_Type: ABIS_BOOK
• Brand: Orchid

Product description International products have separate terms, are sold from abroad and may differ from local products, including fit, age ratings, and language of product, labeling or instructions. Review Concentrated thought and artistic conviction inform Jeffrey Skidmore's eclectic repertoire selection for Joy in the Morning, twin blessings that govern its compelling cumulative impact. Ex Cathedra's latest album blends the nativity story's eternal mystery, eloquently expressed in Alex Roth's Unborn and John Joubert's title-track recording, with more earthy celebrations of Jesus's birth: the striking contrast between Britten's In the bleak midwinter and Gardner's evergreen setting of The Holly andd the Ivy, for example, works within the context of a programme clearly guided by related moods of reverence, contemplation, joyfulness and popular sentiment. Skidmore's ace chamber choir sings with great heart and intensity. The group's tonal warmth and collective ability to generate atmosphere add to the pleasures of listening. ****(*) --Classic FM Magazine