Simon Nieminski - Giles Swayne: Stations of the Cross (2013) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist
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01. Stations of the Cross, Book I, Op. 96: I. Jesus is Sentenced to Death
02. Stations of the Cross, Book I, Op. 96: II. Jesus Takes up the Cross
03. Stations of the Cross, Book I, Op. 96: III. The First Fall
04. Stations of the Cross, Book I, Op. 96: IV. Jesus and His Mother
05. Stations of the Cross, Book I, Op. 96: V. Simon of Cyrene
06. Stations of the Cross, Book I, Op. 96: VI. Veronica
07. Stations of the Cross, Book I, Op. 96: VII. The Second Fall
08. Stations Of The Cross, Book II, Op. 100: VIII. The Women Of Jerusalem
09. Stations of the Cross, Book II, Op. 100: IX. The third fall
10. Stations of the Cross, Book II, Op. 100: X. Jesus is Stripped of His Clothes
11. Stations of the Cross, Book II, Op. 100: XI. Jesus is Nailed to the Cross
12. Stations of the Cross, Book II, Op. 100: XII. Jesus Dies on the Cross
13. Stations Of The Cross, Book II, Op. 100: XIII. Jesus’ Body Is Laid In His Mother’S Arms
14. Stations of the Cross, Book II, Op. 100: XIV. Jesus' Body is Laid in the Tomb


Resonus Classics is proud to release the world premiere recording of Giles Swayne’s epic organ work Stations of the Cross. Making his Resonus debut with Stations is the Edinburgh-based organist Simon Nieminski.

Recorded on the 2007 Matthew Copley organ of St Mary’s Metropolitan Cathedral in Edinburgh - where Simon is the resident organist - this extensive solo work is at the pinnacle of virtuosic organ repertoire, with each of the fourteen movements representing an episode in the story of the Passion of Christ.

Composed during autumn 2004 and early 2005, and at one hour in length, Stations is one of the most significant and substantial organ works to have been commissioned in recent times. Focusing particularly on those human aspects of the Passion most important to Swayne, he has created an intensely powerful and descriptive work that surely ranks among the most important works of the organ repertoire.

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