PROVOCATIVE THOUGHTS: 
The late Patric Standford may have written these short pieces deliberately to provoke our feedback. If so, his success is reflected in the rich range of readers' comments appearing at the foot of most of the pages.
O Magnum Mysterium
HS0710-27 (Hoxa Recordings, CD)
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DIGITALLY REMASTERED (27 November 2020)
Playing time: 52'45"
Tracks: 17
Booklet pages: 4
℗ 2007 Hoxa
© 2007 Hoxa
Main country of recording: United Kingdom
Country of manufacture: European Union
Reviewer: Keith Bramich
Review of O Magnum Mysterium published on 6 December 2020
Clifton Cathedral Choir
John Gibbons, organ, director
Christopher Walker, director
J Handl (1550-1591):
1 Resonet in laudibus
W J Kirkpatrick, arranged by G Mendham:
2 Away In A Manger
English traditional, arranged by David Willcocks:
3 Sussex Carol
J S Bach (1685-1750):
4 Wachet Auf, BWV 645 (organ solo)
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963):
5 O Magnum Mysterium
J S Bach:
6 Gelobet Seist Du, Jesu Christ, BWV 604 (organ solo)
7 Der Tag, Der Ist So Freudenreich, BWV 605 (organ solo)
traditional:
8 Coventry Carol (original 1591 version)
J P Sweelinck (1562-1621):
9 Hodie Christus Natus Est
J S Bach:
10 In Dulci Jubilo, BWV 608 (organ solo)
old German tune, arranged by R Pearsall:
11 In Dulci Jubilo
F Gruber, arranged by C Walker:
12 Silent Night
J S Bach:
13 Kommst Du Nun, Jesu, Vom Himmel, BWV 650 (organ solo)
H Darke (1888-1976):
14 In The Bleak Midwinter
P Warlock (1894-1930):
15 Bethlehem Down
arranged by D Wulstan:
16 Echo Carol (Cölner Gesangbuch 1623)
L C Daquin (1694-1772):
17 Noël Suisse (organ solo)
Recorded 23-24 October 1987 at Clifton Cathedral, Bristol, UK and restored,re-edited and remastered in October 2007 by Richard Jeffrey-Gray.