Composer: Simon Mold
Performer: Helen Bailey, Philip Leech, Stephen Cooper, Jeremy Leaman, David Cowen, The Knighton Consort
Conductor: Roxanne Gull
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Divine Art
Catalogue: DDA25238
Release: 2023
Size: 1.28 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Passiontide
01. No. 1, Have Mercy O Lord
02. No. 2, God of Unexampled Grace
03. No. 3, Organ Interlude
04. No. 4, Christ Himself Bore Our Sins
05. No. 5, And When the Time (At Evening) Came
06. No. 6, Hail True Body
07. No. 7, By This He Was to Kedron River Come
08. No. 8, Behold There Came
09. No. 9, And Thus the Scriptures Are Accomplished
10. No. 10, The Reproaches
11. No. 11, Then They Arose
12. No. 12, When Pilate Saw He Could Effect No Good
13. No. 13, Weep Not for Him
14. No. 14, When I Waxed Fair
15. No. 15, Our Lord Refused a Grief-Augmenting Cup
16. No. 16, From Golgotha
17. No. 17, Psalm 22 (Extract)
18. No. 18, Forgive Them O My Father
19. No. 19, Amongst Those Friends
20. No. 20, Must My Son My Treasure Die
21. No. 21, No Sooner on the Cross Was Jesus Nailed
22. No. 22, O Perfect Life of Love
23. No. 23, Long Did I Toil
24. No. 24, Take Up Thy Cross
25. No. 25, It Is Finished
Passiontide: A Lenten Cantata. Simon Mold’s new setting is a triumph drawing deeply on the traditions of baroque Passion settings as well as such works as Stainer’s ‘The Crucifixion’ and Maunder’s ‘Olivet to Calvary’, this work is a masterpiece which, if there is any justice in the world, will be widely sung, to be appreciated by choirs, audiences and congregations. A strikingly accessible work that explores a range of emotions with a sure feel for word-setting and an irrepressible tunefulness, while nonetheless capable of many passages of gravitas, poignancy and lingering beauty. Highlights include dramatic moments in the Garden of Gethsemane and before Pilate, a searching setting of the Reproaches for choir and soloist, the heart-rending farewell duet for Mary and Jesus and a final scene that taps into the feelings of believer and non-believer alike.