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Cloudburst is the central piece here, a dazzling kaleidoscope of busy clamour, arcing lyricism, solo and spoken passages, sighing, handbells, wind chimes, inter alia. Whitacre was only 22 when... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2006, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 30th Jan 2006
Catalogue No: CDA67543
Label: Hyperion
Length: 70 minutes

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Excerpt, Whitacre: Songs of Praise (3)

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Polyphony
Stephen Layton

III. i thank You God for most this amazing day

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Excerpt, Whitacre: Flower Songs (3)

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Polyphony
Stephen Layton

I. I hide myself

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Whitacre: Sleep

Work length5:33

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Polyphony
Stephen Layton

Excerpt, Whitacre: Songs of Praise (3)

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Polyphony
Stephen Layton

I. i will wade out

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Excerpt, Whitacre: Flower Songs (3)

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Polyphony
Stephen Layton

III. Go, lovely Rose

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Whitacre: When David Heard

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Polyphony
Stephen Layton

Excerpt, Whitacre: Songs of Praise (3)

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Polyphony
Stephen Layton

II. hope, faith, life, love

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Whitacre: Cloudburst

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Polyphony, Lady Eleanor Holles School percussion
Stephen Layton

Excerpt, Whitacre: Flower Songs (3)

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Polyphony
Stephen Layton

II. With a lily in your hand

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Whitacre: This Marriage

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Polyphony
Stephen Layton

Whitacre: Water Night

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Polyphony
Stephen Layton

Whitacre: A Boy and a Girl

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Polyphony
Stephen Layton

Whitacre: Her sacred spirit soars

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Polyphony
Stephen Layton

Whitacre: Lux aurumque

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Polyphony
Stephen Layton

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At the age of only 35, Eric Whitacre has already gained a reputation in the United States that many composers strive for a lifetime to achieve. The American Record Guide named his first recording one of the top ten classical albums in 1997, and the Los Angeles Times described his music as having electric, chilling harmonies; works of unearthly beauty and imagination. His Water Night (included on this new recording) has become one of the most popular choral works of the last decade, and is one of the top-selling choral publications of all time. Whitacres published works have sold well over 350,000 copies worldwide. This is clearly a composer to watch, and if his phenomenal Stateside success is anything to go by, his emergence into the British music scene should be revelatory. And who better to represent an innovative young choral composer than Stephen Layton and Polyphony, award-winning exponents of twentieth-century choral music? Their account of Brittens Sacred and Profane garnered the group a Gramophone Award and a Diapason dOr in 2001, in 2002 a Gramophone Award nomination followed for the choirs Walton CD, and at the 2004 Gramophone Awards Polyphonys recording of works by Arvo Part, Triodion, was voted Best of Category in the Choral division. Under Laytons directorship, Polyphony handles Whitacres evocative and soulful music with consummate artistry; from the quiet intensity of Sleep to the breathtaking exuberance of With a lily in your hand, by way of the tender innocence of This Marriage (one of three premiere recordings on the disc), this new recording is a stunning showcase both for an up-and-coming young composer and also for the awesome talents of one of the UKs leading choirs.

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March 2006

Cloudburst is the central piece here, a dazzling kaleidoscope of busy clamour, arcing lyricism, solo and spoken passages, sighing, handbells, wind chimes, inter alia. Whitacre was only 22 when he wrote it. Mightily effective, it's superbly performed (as is everything else on the CD) by Polyphony and Stephen Layton.

April 2006

This beautifully performed and recorded CD contains the bulk of Whitacre's choral canon and displays his delicate yet vital approach to writing for voices. I guess if you like Tavener (or Pärt, who is strongly evoked in David), you'll enjoy Whitacre.

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