Performer: Polyphony
Conductor: Stephen Layton
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Hyperion
Catalogue: NOEL2
Release: 2004
Size: 233 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Gruber: Silent Night
Howells: Three Carol Anthems
02. III. Sing lullaby
03. Walton: All this time
04. Grieg: Ave Maris Stella
Cornelius: Weihnachtslieder, Op. 8
05. III. Die Könige
Pärt: Seven Magnificat Antiphons
06. V. O Morgenstern
07. Pärt: Magnificat
08. Rutter: Nativity carol
09. anon.: The Sussex mummer’s Christmas carol
10. Britten: A Hymn to the Virgin
Leighton: Carols, Op 25
11. II. Lully, lulla, thou little tiny child
12. Kirkpatrick: Away in a Manger
13. Lauridsen: O magnum mysterium
14. Warlock: Bethlehem Down
Howells: Three Carol Anthems
15. II. A Spotless Rose
16. Britten: Chorale after an Old French Carol
17. Walton: What cheer?
18. Warlock: Lullaby my Jesus
19. Rutter: Shepherd’s pipe carol
This delightful new collection, available at budget price, brings together favourite tracks from seven acclaimed recordings: Rutter, Howells, Britten, Warlock and othersthe very stuff of Christmas. For over a decade Stephen Layton and Polyphony have been astonishing London audiences with their Christmas concert series: nothing crowns the year like the annual, exhilarating eve of Christmas Eve performance of Handels Messiah by the choir Polyphony under Stephen Layton. Alongside extravagant oratorio performances, the group has presented a cappella programmes of Christmas music to audiences enthralled by the range of repertoire available. This compact disc brings together music from many of these acclaimed recordings. Also included is a tantalizing preview of Polyphonys forthcoming recording of Morten Lauridsens choral music (CDA67449).