The St. Matthew Passion
TO give thanks in a paragraph for the broadcast of the St. Matthew .Passion is almost an impiety; not to give thanks at all would be a grievous discourtesy, This must, be accounted one of the most notable broadcasts of the year, not for any perfection of achievement it may have attained, but for the simple fact that it did happen. It is heartening to know that there are in the country conductor, choir, soloists, and instrumentalists willing and able to undertake the preparation and performance of a work which involves a good deal of selfimmolation. One entertains a new respect for a broadcasting service which goes to the trouble of recording it. The standard of performance and recording was much higher than the average in New Zealand, and whatever the faults, they were transcended by the obvious sincerity which characterised the whole broadcast.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 14, Issue 358, 3 May 1946, Page 15
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148The St. Matthew Passion New Zealand Listener, Volume 14, Issue 358, 3 May 1946, Page 15
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