C.V. Stanford : Magnificat in C : Choir of St Paul's Cathedral

The choir of St Paul's Cathedral sing Charles Viliers Stanford's setting of the Magnificat in C. I am uploading this as I cannot find Stanford in C anywhere on Youtube and it certainly deserves to be.

The Magnificat is of course the song that the Virgin Mary sang after she was told by the Angel Gabriel that she was the chosen one to give birth to the Son of God.

And so she sang :-


My soul doth magnify the Lord: and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
For he hath regarded: the lowliness of his handmaiden.
For behold, from henceforth: all generations shall call me blessed.
For he that is mighty hath magnified me: and holy is his Name.
And his mercy is on them that fear him: throughout all generations.
He hath showed strength with his arm: he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
He hath put down the mighty from their seat: and hath exalted the humble and meek.
He hath filled the hungry with good things: and the rich he hath sent empty away.
He remembering his mercy hath holpen his servant Israel: as he promised to our forefathers, Abraham and his seed, for ever.


Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

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[davidmiler12]

just bloody wicked

loved it i eli love that big amen and good ending to a good setting of the mag

[drwestbury]

Thanks. Yep Stanford is just the best !! I love C and G. especially G :)

[jiloml75]

This is still one of my very, very favourite pieces of music. It brings tears to my eyes as it reminds me of my days as a Chorister in Cambridgeshire England in the 70's. I miss it so much. I am thousands of miles away now in another country where they do not appreciate hardly any of this music the way that it should be.  (Australia)

[miltronix]

Gorgeous tone, and a solid technique mark these great singers! Many, many thanks from across the sea- VA, USA

[musoguy79]

@jiloml75, I happen to come from Australia and in the city that I live in I happen to sing with 3 choirs that do greatn justice to this piece. It is one of my all time favourite canticle settings. I started as a cathedral chorister and cut my teeth on this piece. It was the first setting that I learned.

[heronwire]

Beautiful setting for a beautiful sacred song. No one can verse like the Holy Spirit! One thing, though: Mary sang this after meeting Elizabeth (the Visitation), some time later after meeting the Angel (the Annunciation)

[Will1993iam]

The tenor part from 2:20-2:27 "Humble" is insane!

[dac3uk]

There's also (from Cathedral Music) Stanford in E Flat - rarely heard but good.

[Silverdaddy101]

First soprano #2 sang 2 overtones sharp. Other than that, not so bad.

[4902STEVEN]

This is the best Magnificat ever. I have sang it for Evening Prayer several times....and the feeling is out of sight..........

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[bridgitshearth]

Thanks for the posting!