Composer: David J Briggs
Performer: Choir of Trinity College Cambridge
Conductor: Stephen Layton
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Hyperion
Catalogue: CDA68440
Release: 2024
Size: 2.18 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
St Davids Service
01. I. Jubilate Deo
02. Prelude
03. Set Me as a Seal
04. God Be in My Head
05. Intermezzo
06. Surrexit Dominus
07. Toccata on Surrexit Dominus
08. Hail, Gladdening Light
09. Vexilla regis
10. Ubi caritas et amor
The Trinity College Fauxbourdon Service
11. I. Magnificat
12. II. Nunc dimittis
13. Cantabile
St Davids Service
14. II. Te Deum
Apocalyptic walls of sound cascade around the Gothic vaults of Saint-Eustache in Paris as Stephen Layton and David Briggs unleash, respectively, the full power of a top-notch Trinity Choir and the mighty van den Heuvel organ of 1989. Trinity College Choir / Stephen Layton – Anthems, Vol. 1 (CDA68434):
“Followers of British church music will snap this refulgently sung recital up, and await eagerly its successors.” – BBC Music Magazine; Recording 5 STARS, Performance 4 STARS
“ecstatic dynamic singing with sensitive, orchestrally coloured accompaniments and an unerring sense of architectural balance” – Gramophone
“Stephen Layton has selected some thrilling pieces and his choir, which is on tremendous form throughout, sings them wonderfully. Their performances are alive to every nuance in the music and technically the singing is beyond reproach.” – MusicWeb International