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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | DreamlandContemporary choral riches from the Hyperion catalogue
Burgon: | The Corpus Christi Carol Wells Cathedral Choir, Matthew Owens | Byrchmore: | Song Schola Cantorum of Oxford, Jeremy Summerly | Chilcott: | Shepherd's Carol The Choir of Westminster Abbey, James O’Donnell | Dubra: | Stetit Angelus The Choir of Royal Holloway, Rupert Gough | Jackson, Gabriel: | To Morning 'O holy virgin! clad in purest white' Polyphony, Stephen Layton | Lauridsen: | Ave, dulcissima Maria Polyphony, Stephen Layton | Lukaszewski: | Nunc dimittis The Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge, Stephen Layton | MacMillan: | A Child's Prayer The Choir of Westminster Cathedral, Martin Baker | Maw, N: | Balulalow Schola Cantorum of Oxford, Mark Shepherd | Pärt: | Magnificat Polyphony, Stephen Layton | Pitts, A: | Adoro te Tonus Peregrinus, Antony Pitts | Tavener: | As one who has slept Polyphony, Stephen Layton | Thompson, R: | Alleluia Schola Cantorum of Oxford, James Burton | Tormis: | Äiutus (Lulling) Holst Singers, Stephen Layton | Villette: | O sacrum convivium Op. 27 Holst Singers, Stephen Layton | Whitacre: | Sleep Polyphony, Stephen Layton |
A new and intriguing sampler features a selection of pieces from Hyperion’s extensive and varied choral collection. This disc seeks to give a flavour of the contemporary choral music recorded by Hyperion over the last decade. Whilst on one level it can stand alone as a tribute to the beauty of its composers’ writing and choirs’ singing, it also lifts the lid on the albums from which the tracks are drawn. A perfect introduction to the magic new worlds of sound that await the listener. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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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. “Not no faceless Angel', which takes a poem on bereavement as its basis. …is triumphantly holistic in its impact, with some soaring, ecstatic soprano writing particularly catching the ear, and a wistful, touchingly deployed harmonic scheme etching out the poem's poignant emotions. ...Salve regina 2, is quite different in style and character, with trill-like and nimbly arpeggiated effects built into the divided soprano writing, a more conservative use of harmony, and a predominantly bright, cheerful disposition. In this particular repertoire, it's difficult to imagine performances of greater distinction.” BBC Music Magazine, August 2009 ***** “There are many striking features of this ravishing disc, beautifully and imaginatively performed by Stephen Layton and Polyphony. There are hints here and there of Monteverdi, Stravinsky, Poulenc perhaps, yet I sense Jackson's profound affinity with English choral music from the time of the Eton Choirbook to the present.” Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2009 “full-blooded in sonority, ... emphatic and beefy bass sound” The Telegraph, 22nd June 2009 **** | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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