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Britten: Sacred and Profane; A.M.D.G.; Five Flower Songs; Choral Dances from Gloriana / Polyphony

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-12-11

Conductors: Layton, Stephen
Ensemble: Polyphony

Grainger: Jungle Book / Layton - Polyphony

1 CD / Hyperion / 2011-02-08

Works: Percy Grainger: Shallow Brown, chanty for 1 or 2 voices (solo or chorus) & ensemble (SCS 3); Lukannon; Good-Bye to Love (A Bridal Lullaby), for chorus with optional tenor, harp (or piano) & strings (...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Crabtree, Libby; Wilson-Johnson, David
Conductors: Layton, Stephen
Ensemble: ; Polyphony

This reissue commemorates the 50th anniversary of Grainger’s death in February 1961. Grainger’s Jungle Book cycle was recorded here (for the original Hyperion release) for...continue...
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Jackson: Not no faceless Angel / Layton, Polyphony

1 CD / Hyperion / 2009-06-09

Works: Gabriel Jackson: To Morning; Song (I gaze upon you); Cecilia Virgo; Orbis patrator optime; Ave Maria; Hymn to the Trinity (Honor, virtus et potestas); Not no faceless Angel; O sacrum convivium; Lux m...
Performers: Bicknell, Katherine; O'Connell, Clare
Conductors: Layton, Stephen
Ensemble: ; Polyphony

Polyphony's recordings of contemporary choral music are among Hyperion's perennial bestsellers and have introduced thousands of listeners to magical new worlds of sound. On this...continue...

Lukaszewski: Via crucis / Layton, Polyphony, Britten Sinfonia, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2009-03-10

Works: Pawel Lukaszewski: Via Crucis, for soloists, chorus & orchestra
Conductors: Layton, Stephen
Ensemble: Polyphony

Stephen Layton's first disc of Lukaszewski choral works was widely praised by listeners entranced by the composer's unique yet accessible musical language. For this new...continue...

Bruckner: Mass in E minor, etc / Layton, Polyphony, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2007-10-09

Works: Anton Bruckner: Ave Maria; Locus iste, gradual for chorus in C major, WAB 23; Mass no 2, for chorus & winds in E minor, WAB 27; Christus factus est (III), gradual for chorus in D minor, WAB 11; Vexil...
Conductors: Layton, Stephen
Ensemble: Britten Sinfonia; Polyphony

The a cappella motets of Anton Bruckner are miniature masterpieces, containing intensely expressive harmonic writing and a feeling of private devotion within a generously scaled...continue...

At Twilight - Choral Music of Grainger and Grieg / Layton

1 CD / Hyperion / 2006-07-11

Works: Percy Grainger: Irish Tune from County Derry "Danny Boy"; Dollar and a Half a Day, chanty for male chorus (or 10 male voices) (SCS 2); Shenandoah, chanty for male chorus (Two Sea Chanties, no 1); Sto...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Carwood, Andrew; Crabtree, Libby; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Wilson-Johnson, David
Conductors: Layton, Stephen
Ensemble: Polyphony

"Polyphony-in recordings from 1994- offers shimmering and sensitive work The thorough notes shed much light on Grainger's wide-ranging interests, colorful personality, and rather dysfunctional life....continue...

Whitacre: Cloudburst, etc / Layton, Polyphony

1 CD / Hyperion / 2006-02-14

Works: Eric Whitacre: Songs of Faith (3); Flower Songs (3); Sleep; When David Heard; Cloudburst; This Marriage; Water Night (version for chorus); A boy and a girl; Her sacred spirit soars; Lux Aurumque
Performers: Betteridge, Stephen; Fowler, Fran; Heath, Alice; Millett, Robert; Redman, Eva
Conductors: Layton, Stephen
Ensemble: Lady Eleanor Holles School pupils; Polyphony

"This is the work of a significant composer whose artistic talent is genuine and whose success so far has come entirely from the quality, originality,...continue...

O magnum misterium - Twentieth-Century Carols / Polyphony

1 CD / Hyperion / 2005-11-08

Works: Sarum Chant: O radix Iesse; O magnum misterium; Ave Maria; Hodie Christus natus est; Puer natus est nobis; Reges Tharsis; Verbum caro factum est; Peter Wishart: Carols (3), Op. 17; Herbert Howells: C...
Conductors: Layton, Stephen
Ensemble: Polyphony

'Polyphony is superb ... the most completely recommendable new issue for Christmas I've found so far' (The Independent on Sunday)

'A gloriously sung collection ... captures...continue...

MacMillan: Seven Last Words from the Cross / Layton, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2005-09-13

Works: James MacMillan: Seven Last Words from the Cross, cantata for choir and string orchestra; On the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin, for chorus; Te Deum
Performers: Vivian, James
Conductors: Layton, Stephen
Ensemble: Britten Sinfonia; Polyphony

"... 'On the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin,' for choir and organ, is, by contrast, one of MacMillan's very finest works. Even the very unusual...continue...

Tavener: Schuon Hymnen, etc / Layton, Polyphony

1 Super Audio CD / Hyperion / 2005-05-10

Works: John Tavener: Birthday Sleep, for chorus; Butterfly Dreams, for chorus; The Second Coming, for chorus & organ; Schuon Hymnen, for chorus; As one who has slept, for chorus; The Bridal Chamber, for 2 c...
Performers: Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher
Conductors: Layton, Stephen
Ensemble: Polyphony

"Tavener finds devoted interpreters in Polyphony... some of the most beautiful choral singing you could ever hope to hear." - BBC Music Magazine...continue...

Lauridsen: Lux Aeterna, etc / Layton, Polyphony, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2005-02-08

Works: Morten Lauridsen: Lux aeterna; Madrigali, 6 Fire Songs on Italian Renaissance poems, for chorus; Ave Maria, for chorus; Ubi Caritas et Amor; O magnum mysterium
Conductors: Layton, Stephen
Ensemble: Britten Sinfonia; Polyphony

"The smooth and sensual beauty of Lauridsen's writing comes in part from his study of plainchant and the Renaissance masters. The same influences inform his...continue...

Tavener: Schuon Hymnen, etc / Layton, Polyphony

1 CD / Hyperion / 2004-10-12

Works: John Tavener: Birthday Sleep, for chorus; Butterfly Dreams, for chorus; The Second Coming, for chorus & organ; Schuon Hymnen, for chorus; As one who has slept, for chorus; The Bridal Chamber, for 2 c...
Performers: Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher
Conductors: Layton, Stephen
Ensemble: Polyphony

"I've praised Stephen Layton's Polyphony extravagantly in at least five of their recent recordings, and this one gives me no reason to alter my very...continue...

Pärt: Triodion / Stephen Layton, Polyphony

1 CD / Hyperion / 2003-10-01

Works: Arvo Pärt: Dopo la vittoria, little cantata for chorus; Nunc dimittis, for chorus; ... which was the son of..., for chorus; I am the True Vine; Littlemore Tractus, for chorus & organ; Triodion, ...
Performers: Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; James, David; Thomas, Elin Manahan
Conductors: Layton, Stephen
Ensemble: Polyphony

"Polyphony find a warmth and colour in Part that even his admirers may be surprised by." - Gramophone...continue...

Cornelius: The Three Kings, etc / Stephen Layton, Polyphony

1 CD / Hyperion / 2000-12-01

Works: Peter Cornelius: Weihnachtslieder (6), Op. 8
Conductors: Layton, Stephen
Ensemble: Polyphony

"Cornelius's settings are fine...expertly crafted, with a masterly understanding of the possibilities of choral writing and variety of texture...These are superior performances, Layton's group Polypho...continue...

Pärt: Berliner Mass, Magnificat Antiphons, etc / Layton, etc

1 CD / Hyperion / 1998-06-01

Works: Arvo Pärt: Berliner Messe, for SATB chorus or soloists & organ; The Beatitudes, for chorus & organ; Annum per Annum; Magnificat; Magnificat Antiphons (7), for chorus; De profundis
Performers: Lucas, Andrew
Conductors: Layton, Stephen
Ensemble: Polyphony

'A landmark recording. Go and buy it' (Choir & Organ)

'Outstandingly good on each front: clarity, balance, intonation, timbre, dynamic and textural control and, perhaps...continue...