John Stainer, proclaimed by Arthur Sullivan to be a genius, was an active figure in Victorian musical life as a performer, teacher, composer, and scholar, whose seminal research on early Renaissance polyphonists remains significant. Few modern musicians would claim that Stainer's genius primarily lay in his compositions, and he himself characterized his most famous work, the Passion oratorio, The Crucifixion (1887), as "rubbish." While there are countless listeners who would agree with that assessment, the oratorio enjoyed ...
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John Stainer, proclaimed by Arthur Sullivan to be a genius, was an active figure in Victorian musical life as a performer, teacher, composer, and scholar, whose seminal research on early Renaissance polyphonists remains significant. Few modern musicians would claim that Stainer's genius primarily lay in his compositions, and he himself characterized his most famous work, the Passion oratorio, The Crucifixion (1887), as "rubbish." While there are countless listeners who would agree with that assessment, the oratorio enjoyed widespread popularity in English-speaking countries in the 19th century, with its cachet somewhat diminishing since then. Nonetheless, the number of enthusiastic performances it has received by church choirs and amateur choral societies is testimony that its straightforward melodies and harmonies and unabashedly emotional message resonate with wide audiences, even if those audiences are generally not made up of classical concertgoers. Even listeners who cringe at the mawkish...
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Very good in very good packaging. Originally released: 2010. Cat # SIGCD176, Signum Records, 2009. The plastic case is intact. The artwork is complete. The disk may have minor marks. Sent within 24 hours. Ref: C1780.
