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    Thomas Adès – The Fayrfax Carol

    by 5:4 April 3, 2012 • 19:24
    April 3, 2012 • 19:24

    In many of the hymns and carols sung throughout the Christmas season, alongside the idyllic, intimate nocturnal depictions of stables and shepherds can be found pointed references to the bleak fate of the child lying in the manger. Sometimes, these are sung again during Passiontide, making for a particularly painful…

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    James MacMillan – St John Passion

    by 5:4 April 2, 2012 • 13:46
    April 2, 2012 • 13:46

    The next piece in my Lent series i’m including more as a curiosity than as a work i deeply admire. James MacMillan‘s St John Passion was composed in 2007 and premièred in April the following year. MacMillan structures the work in 10 movements, grouped into two parts; the first (movements…

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