BBC Choral Evensong: Winchester Cathedral 1976 (Martin Neary)

Live BBC radio broadcast from Winchester Cathedral, 19 May 1976, with the choir of Winchester Cathedral, directed by Martin Neary and sub-organist James Lancelot.
Responses (Rose)
Psalms 98, 99, 100 and 101 (Attwood, W. Morley, Attwood, Nicholson)
Lessons: Exodus 12, vv 28-36; Revelation 11. vv 14-19
Canticles (Gray in F minor)
Anthem: The Wilderness (S. S. Wesley)

[@johnbruell7037]

Evocative to hear after so many years. Treasured memories.

[@opwernby]

Ha! I'm somewhere in there! Can't make myself out, though...

[@bryonygilbert918]

Some lovely singing here, despite slightly fuzzy recording quality. A few glitches in the recording, but thankfully mostly in the second lesson!

[@ArchiveofRecordedChurchMusic]

Our primary criteria for choosing music from the Archive for upload is the singing, the music or the rarity of the recording. With recordings of this age, and going back to 1902, the sound quality will not always be of the highest; however, unless the sound is so poor as to be unlistenable, a few glitches is of no great importance. Rather we did this than not upload the recording at all.

[@bryonygilbert918]

Please don't misunderstand me. I wasn't criticising you or the choice of recording. It was just a bit of advice for any other listeners, so that they wouldn't think (as I did) that there was a problem e.g. with their internet connection. I agree wholeheartedly that a few glitches don't detract from the quality of the music, and, like you, I would rather be able to listen to these precious recordings, glitches and all, than have them lost for ever. Please keep up your valuable work. I will keep my comments to myself in future :)

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