Tormis, Veljo [Composer] > Hyperion

Dreamland / Polyphony, Holst Singers, Trinity College Choir Cambridge

1 CD / Hyperion / 2009-10-13

Works: Gabriel Jackson: To Morning; John Tavener: As one who has slept, for chorus; Morten Lauridsen: Ave dulcissima Maria, for chorus; Randall Thompson: Alleluia; Pierre Villette: O sacrum convivium; Veljo...
Performers: Beckett, Kevin; Elliott, Rachel; Healey, Philippa; Henderson, Frances; Macleod-Jones, Iain; Maxwell, Leonie; Sheldrake, Christopher

Dreamland is a new and intriguing specially-priced sampler that features a selection of pieces from Hyperion's extensive and varied choral music catalog. This disc seeks...continue...

Tormis: Songs / Stephen Layton, Holst Singers

1 CD / Hyperion / 2008-05-13

Works: Veljo Tormis: Songs (2) after Ernst Enno; Estonian Game Songs, for chorus; Songs (3) from the epic "Kalevipoeg", for chorus; Livonian heritage, for chorus; Singing aboard ship, for alto soloist & cho...
Performers: Cooper, Katy; Head, Christopher; Naish, Paul; Wookey, Nicola; Wookey, Simon
Conductors: Layton, Stephen
Ensemble: Holst Singers

"There's so much here to enjoy--and play over again--and it's remarkable how Stephen Layton and his Holst Singers have so convincingly captured the flavor and...continue...