Composer: Gabriel Jackson
Performer: Polyphony
Conductor: Stephen Layton
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Hyperion
Catalogue: CDA67708
Release: 2009
Size: 286 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. To Morning (2007)
02. Song “I Gaze upon You” (1996)
03. Cecilia Virgo (2000)
04. Orbis patrator optime (2006)
05. Ave Maria (2004)
06. Hymn to the Trinity (2000)
07. Not No Faceless Angel (2005)
08. O sacrum convivium (1990)
09. Lux mortuorum (1995)
10. Salve regina (2000)
11. Salve regina 2 (2004)
Polyphony’s recordings of contemporary choral music are among Hyperion’s perennial best-sellers and have introduced thousands of listeners to magical new worlds of sound. On this new disc for Hyperion, under their inspirational director, Stephen Layton, the composer Gabriel Jackson gets the Polyphony treatment. The result is a dazzling collection which will inspire and enchant the listener.
Gabriel Jackson’s uniquely appealing choral works have made him one of the most familiar names in the repertoire today. His liturgical pieces are in the repertoires of many of Britain’s leading cathedral and collegiate choirs and in 2003 he won the liturgical category at the inaugural British Composer Awards. His music is deeply attractive: meditative, contemplative, and unashamedly spiritual.