Sir Colin Davis, LSO & Chorus - James MacMillan: St John Passion (2008) MCH SACD ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC
Sir Colin Davis, London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus - James MacMillan: St John Passion (2008)
SACD Rip | 2x SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 & 5.1 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 90:07 minutes | Scans included + PDF | 5,45 GB
or DSD64 Stereo (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Scans included + PDF Booklet | 2,2 GB
or FLAC 2.0 (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/96 kHz | Scans included + PDF Book | 1,81 GB
DSD Recording | Features Stereo and Multichannel Surround Sound
When Sir Colin Davis was asked to select a composer to write a new work for his 80th birthday he chose James MacMillan, about to celebrate his own 50th birthday. MacMillan had previously considered writing a passion and used the opportunity of the commission to produce a setting based on the Gospel of St John.The result is a highly dramatic passion, fusing MacMillan's own Catholic faith, compositional style and musical influences with the long tradition of settings for the passion of Christ in both the Catholic and Lutheran faiths. In addition to the choir and orchestra, MacMillan uses a small choir of professional singers to provide the narration and a solitary baritone soloist to portray Christus.
James MacMillan's St. John Passion, completed and premiered in 2008, was commissioned by a consortium that included the London Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and the Berlin Radio Choir. Scored for large orchestra, chorus, chamber choir, and baritone, it's one of MacMillan's biggest works and the weight of its significance must have felt like a burden on the composer, a devout Roman Catholic, a constraint on the characteristic freedom of his imagination in the expectation of creating an appropriately magisterial work. The melodic contour of much of the choral writing, particularly for the small Narrator Chorus, is derived from plainchant and has the character of a meandering choral recitative. Jesus' vocal lines are so floridly melismatic that they come across as precious and mannered rather than plainly communicative. The work has moments of effectiveness, though; by the end of the third movement, MacMillan generates real excitement in the choral writing, and the fourth movement ends in a stunning chorale. He's at his strongest in the expansively lyrical and powerful final movement, which is for orchestra alone. Overall, though, the Passion falls short of conveying the depth and eloquence for which the composer was clearly aiming. It receives an intense and dedicated performance by the London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, led with conviction by Colin Davis, to whom it is dedicated. Christopher Maltman has a secure and resonant baritone and makes the most of the thankless solo role. The SACD recording is taken from a live performance and is clean and well balanced, although stray vocal sounds, perhaps coming from Davis, are occasionally distracting.
Tracklist:
SACD 1:
01. St John Passion: Part I: i. The arrest of Jesus
02. St John Passion: Part I: ii. Jesus before Annas and Caiaphas. Peter disowns him
03. St John Passion: Part I: iii. Jesus before Pilate
04. St John Passion: Part I: iv. Jesus is condemned to death
SACD 2:
01. St John Passion: Part II: v. The Crucifixion
02. St John Passion: Part II: vi. Christ's garments divided
03. St John Passion: Part II: vii. Jesus and his Mother
04. St John Passion: Part II: viii. The Reproaches
05. St John Passion: Part II: ix. The death of Jesus
06. St John Passion: Part II: x. Sanctus Immortalis, miserere nobis
Personnel
Christopher Maltman - baritone
Narrator Chorus
London Symphony Chorus
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis - conductor
Produced by James Mallinson. Engineered by Jonathan Strokes.
Recorded live on April 27, 2008 at the Barbican, London.
A High density DSD Reocrding.
foobar2000 2.1 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
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Analyzed: Sir Colin Davis, Christopher Maltman, Narrator Chorus, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra / MACMILLAN St John Passion
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -9.26 dB -31.11 dB 10:17 01-St John Passion: Part I: i. The arrest of Jesus
DR15 -4.15 dB -30.65 dB 12:12 02-St John Passion: Part I: ii. Jesus before Annas and Caiaphas. Peter disowns him
DR16 -4.01 dB -30.36 dB 24:43 03-St John Passion: Part I: iii. Jesus before Pilate
DR14 -4.23 dB -30.68 dB 6:58 04-St John Passion: Part I: iv. Jesus is condemned to death
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Number of tracks: 4
Official DR value: DR15
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 6
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 16934 kbps
Codec: DST64
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Analyzed: Sir Colin Davis, Christopher Maltman, Narrator Chorus, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra / MACMILLAN St John Passion
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -5.97 dB -29.44 dB 5:34 01-St John Passion: Part II: v. The Crucifixion
DR13 -4.55 dB -28.49 dB 4:10 02-St John Passion: Part II: vi. Christ's garments divided
DR12 -16.33 dB -31.96 dB 6:24 03-St John Passion: Part II: vii. Jesus and his Mother
DR13 -6.63 dB -29.77 dB 6:27 04-St John Passion: Part II: viii. The Reproaches
DR12 -17.58 dB -32.07 dB 3:02 05-St John Passion: Part II: ix. The death of Jesus
DR15 -7.62 dB -31.55 dB 10:19 06-St John Passion: Part II: x. Sanctus Immortalis, miserere nobis
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Number of tracks: 6
Official DR value: DR13
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 6
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 16934 kbps
Codec: DST64
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Analyzed: Sir Colin Davis, Christopher Maltman, Narrator Chorus, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra / MACMILLAN St John Passion
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR15 -9.21 dB -27.47 dB 10:17 01-St John Passion: Part I: i. The arrest of Jesus
DR17 -4.03 dB -26.85 dB 12:12 02-St John Passion: Part I: ii. Jesus before Annas and Caiaphas. Peter disowns him
DR18 -3.38 dB -26.51 dB 24:43 03-St John Passion: Part I: iii. Jesus before Pilate
DR17 -4.26 dB -26.92 dB 6:58 04-St John Passion: Part I: iv. Jesus is condemned to death
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Number of tracks: 4
Official DR value: DR17
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DST64
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Analyzed: Sir Colin Davis, Christopher Maltman, Narrator Chorus, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra / MACMILLAN St John Passion
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR15 -5.72 dB -25.37 dB 5:34 01-St John Passion: Part II: v. The Crucifixion
DR14 -4.27 dB -24.24 dB 4:10 02-St John Passion: Part II: vi. Christ's garments divided
DR12 -15.17 dB -28.67 dB 6:24 03-St John Passion: Part II: vii. Jesus and his Mother
DR15 -6.24 dB -25.73 dB 6:27 04-St John Passion: Part II: viii. The Reproaches
DR12 -15.77 dB -28.82 dB 3:02 05-St John Passion: Part II: ix. The death of Jesus
DR18 -6.86 dB -28.10 dB 10:19 06-St John Passion: Part II: x. Sanctus Immortalis, miserere nobis
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Number of tracks: 6
Official DR value: DR14
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DST64
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Analyzed: Sir Colin Davis, Christopher Maltman, Narrator Chorus, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra / MACMILLAN St John Passion
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -9.26 dB -31.11 dB 10:17 01-St John Passion: Part I: i. The arrest of Jesus
DR15 -4.15 dB -30.65 dB 12:12 02-St John Passion: Part I: ii. Jesus before Annas and Caiaphas. Peter disowns him
DR16 -4.01 dB -30.36 dB 24:43 03-St John Passion: Part I: iii. Jesus before Pilate
DR14 -4.23 dB -30.68 dB 6:58 04-St John Passion: Part I: iv. Jesus is condemned to death
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Number of tracks: 4
Official DR value: DR15
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 6
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 16934 kbps
Codec: DST64
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Analyzed: Sir Colin Davis, Christopher Maltman, Narrator Chorus, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra / MACMILLAN St John Passion
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -5.97 dB -29.44 dB 5:34 01-St John Passion: Part II: v. The Crucifixion
DR13 -4.55 dB -28.49 dB 4:10 02-St John Passion: Part II: vi. Christ's garments divided
DR12 -16.33 dB -31.96 dB 6:24 03-St John Passion: Part II: vii. Jesus and his Mother
DR13 -6.63 dB -29.77 dB 6:27 04-St John Passion: Part II: viii. The Reproaches
DR12 -17.58 dB -32.07 dB 3:02 05-St John Passion: Part II: ix. The death of Jesus
DR15 -7.62 dB -31.55 dB 10:19 06-St John Passion: Part II: x. Sanctus Immortalis, miserere nobis
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Number of tracks: 6
Official DR value: DR13
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 6
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 16934 kbps
Codec: DST64
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Analyzed: Sir Colin Davis, Christopher Maltman, Narrator Chorus, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra / MACMILLAN St John Passion
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR15 -9.21 dB -27.47 dB 10:17 01-St John Passion: Part I: i. The arrest of Jesus
DR17 -4.03 dB -26.85 dB 12:12 02-St John Passion: Part I: ii. Jesus before Annas and Caiaphas. Peter disowns him
DR18 -3.38 dB -26.51 dB 24:43 03-St John Passion: Part I: iii. Jesus before Pilate
DR17 -4.26 dB -26.92 dB 6:58 04-St John Passion: Part I: iv. Jesus is condemned to death
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Number of tracks: 4
Official DR value: DR17
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DST64
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Analyzed: Sir Colin Davis, Christopher Maltman, Narrator Chorus, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra / MACMILLAN St John Passion
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR15 -5.72 dB -25.37 dB 5:34 01-St John Passion: Part II: v. The Crucifixion
DR14 -4.27 dB -24.24 dB 4:10 02-St John Passion: Part II: vi. Christ's garments divided
DR12 -15.17 dB -28.67 dB 6:24 03-St John Passion: Part II: vii. Jesus and his Mother
DR15 -6.24 dB -25.73 dB 6:27 04-St John Passion: Part II: viii. The Reproaches
DR12 -15.77 dB -28.82 dB 3:02 05-St John Passion: Part II: ix. The death of Jesus
DR18 -6.86 dB -28.10 dB 10:19 06-St John Passion: Part II: x. Sanctus Immortalis, miserere nobis
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Number of tracks: 6
Official DR value: DR14
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DST64
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