{"product_id":"american-polyphony","title":"AMERICAN POLYPHONY - STEPHEN LAYTON","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/files\/ABOUT_THIS_RECORDING_W._WORLD_2_e41329ea-b9a9-4e85-9c74-e4ca06232094_480x480.png?v=1597936917\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn all-too-rare new recording from Polyphony and Stephen Layton presents highlights from the choral repertoire by four twentieth-century American giants: Samuel Barber, Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland and Randall Thompson. Framed by Thompson’s understated favourites Alleluia and Fare Well, the programme includes Bernstein’s Missa brevis, Copland’s early set of four motets, and—of course—Barber’s inimitable Agnus Dei.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/files\/TRACK_LISTING_WITH_WORLD_1_4b3088c9-df3c-47ba-bf41-5b7e5d1a8144_480x480.png?v=1597936873\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1\u003cbr\u003eAlleluia[6'12]Randall Thompson (1899-1984)\u003cbr\u003e2\u003cbr\u003eAgnus Dei[9'07]Samuel Barber (1910-1981)\u003cbr\u003eReincarnations Op 16[9'36]Samuel Barber (1910-1981)\u003cbr\u003e3\u003cbr\u003eMary Hynes She is the sky of the sun[2'23]\u003cbr\u003e4\u003cbr\u003eAnthony O'Daly Since your limbs were laid out[3'07]\u003cbr\u003e5\u003cbr\u003eThe coolin' Come with me, under my coat[4'06]\u003cbr\u003eMissa brevis[11'49]Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)\u003cbr\u003e6\u003cbr\u003eKyrie[1'10]\u003cbr\u003e7\u003cbr\u003eGloria[2'48]\u003cbr\u003ewith David Allsopp (countertenor), Robert Millett (percussion)\u003cbr\u003e8\u003cbr\u003eSanctus[1'22]\u003cbr\u003ewith Christopher Lowrey (countertenor)\u003cbr\u003e9\u003cbr\u003eBenedictus[1'21]\u003cbr\u003ewith David Allsopp (countertenor), Robert Millett (percussion)\u003cbr\u003e10\u003cbr\u003eAgnus Dei[2'40]\u003cbr\u003ewith David Allsopp (countertenor)\u003cbr\u003e11\u003cbr\u003eDona nobis pacem Agnus Dei[2'28]\u003cbr\u003ewith Christopher Lowrey (countertenor), Robert Millett (percussion)\u003cbr\u003eFour Motets[11'28]Aaron Copland (1900-1990)\u003cbr\u003e12\u003cbr\u003eHelp us, O Lord[2'57]\u003cbr\u003e13\u003cbr\u003eThou, O Jehovah, abideth forever[2'23]\u003cbr\u003e14\u003cbr\u003eHave mercy on us, O my Lord[4'09]\u003cbr\u003e15\u003cbr\u003eSing ye praises to our king[1'59]\u003cbr\u003e16\u003cbr\u003eTwelfth Night No night could be darker than this night (No 1 of Two Pieces, Op 42)[4'48]Samuel Barber (1910-1981)\u003cbr\u003e17\u003cbr\u003eTo be sung on the water Beautiful, my delight (No 2 of Two Pieces, Op 42)[2'54]Samuel Barber (1910-1981)\u003cbr\u003e18\u003cbr\u003eA nun takes the veil 'Heaven-haven' I have desired to go (No 1 of Four Songs, Op 13)[2'43]Samuel Barber (1910-1981)\u003cbr\u003e19\u003cbr\u003eThe virgin martyrs Therefore come they, the crowding maidens (No 1 of Two Choruses, Op 8)[3'34]Samuel Barber (1910-1981)\u003cbr\u003e20\u003cbr\u003eLet down the bars, O death (No 2 of Two Choruses, Op 8)[2'35]Samuel Barber (1910-1981)\u003cbr\u003e21\u003cbr\u003eFare Well When I lie where shades of darkness[9'19]Randall Thompson (1899-1984)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/files\/REVIEWS_CS_WORLD_7169b53a-dbe6-4c81-930b-be7f7575534e_480x480.png?v=1597936904\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"hyp-reviews\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"Review_12100\"\u003e‘It was put together from recycled material—and it shows—but it does offer an insight into unfamiliar Bernstein with echoes of before and after … there are some attractive solos, beautifully sung by countertenor David Allsopp’ (Gramophone)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"hyp-reviews\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"Review_11337\"\u003e‘It's often the familiar, hackneyed pieces which most fully reveal the character of an ensemble or performer, the mirror in which their interpretive mettle is most fully reflected. In that respect I've no hesitation in saying this is the finest performance of Barber's Agnus Dei I've heard by any choir, live or on record … a wonderful recital, not to be missed’ (BBC Music Magazine)\u003ca class=\"hyp-dialogtrigger hyp-reviews-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hyperion-records.co.uk\/service-getFullReview.asp?id=11337_D_CDA67929\" sl-processed=\"1\"\u003e» More\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/www.hyperion-records.co.uk\/pngs\/stars-5.png\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hyp-reviews-stars\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePERFORMANCE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/www.hyperion-records.co.uk\/pngs\/stars-5.png\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hyp-reviews-stars\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRECORDING\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"hyp-reviews\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"Review_11294\"\u003e‘Stephen Layton’s Polyphony are an always impressive choir of startling purity and clarity. This collection of 20th-century US material encompasses familiar pieces’ (The Guardian)\u003ca class=\"hyp-dialogtrigger hyp-reviews-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hyperion-records.co.uk\/service-getFullReview.asp?id=11294_D_CDA67929\" sl-processed=\"1\"\u003e» More\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/www.hyperion-records.co.uk\/pngs\/stars-4.png\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"hyp-reviews\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"Review_11347\"\u003e‘The peerless choir offer meticulously blended and shaped performances of 20th-century a cappella American choral works’ (The Sunday Times)\u003ca class=\"hyp-dialogtrigger hyp-reviews-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hyperion-records.co.uk\/service-getFullReview.asp?id=11347_D_CDA67929\" sl-processed=\"1\"\u003e» More\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"hyp-reviews\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"Review_11442\"\u003e‘To mark Independence Day here is a disc that makes the mid-20th century in the US seem a pinnacle of choral music … the brilliant Polyphony and its conductor, Stephen Layton, can do no wrong’ (Financial Times)\u003ca class=\"hyp-dialogtrigger hyp-reviews-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hyperion-records.co.uk\/service-getFullReview.asp?id=11442_D_CDA67929\" sl-processed=\"1\"\u003e» More\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/www.hyperion-records.co.uk\/pngs\/stars-5.png\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"hyp-reviews\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"Review_11652\"\u003e‘Polyphony is a fabulous group, and Stephen Layton has done wonders with them over the years. It’s excursion into the realm of Americana shows a depth of understanding and complete mastery of the idiom that differs in many ways from the modern choral compositions of the British school … a glowing recording done at All Hallows, Gospel Oak in London that resonates with depth and splendor. Definitely a keeper’ (Audiophile Audition, USA)\u003ca class=\"hyp-dialogtrigger hyp-reviews-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hyperion-records.co.uk\/service-getFullReview.asp?id=11652_D_CDA67929\" sl-processed=\"1\"\u003e» More\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"hyp-reviews\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"Review_11441\"\u003e‘The music on this programme is consistently interesting and everything is performed with the consummate skill that one has come to associate with Stephen Layton and Polyphony. The sessions were spread over quite a period of time but the recorded sound seems pretty consistent to me: the team of producer Adrian Peacock and engineer David Hinitt have produced very pleasing sound. Meurig Bowen's notes are excellent’ (MusicWeb International)\u003ca class=\"hyp-dialogtrigger hyp-reviews-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hyperion-records.co.uk\/service-getFullReview.asp?id=11441_D_CDA67929\" sl-processed=\"1\"\u003e» More\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hyperion","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32311839719511,"sku":"034571179292","price":26.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/products\/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwcmVzdG8tY292ZXItaW1hZ2VzIiwia2V5IjoiODA2MzU3NC4xLmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJ3aWR0aCI6OTAwfSwianBlZyI6eyJxdWFsaXR5Ijo2NX0sInRvRm9ybWF0IjoianBlZyJ9LCJ0aW1lc3RhbXA.jpg?v=1597937228","url":"https:\/\/classicselectworld.com\/de-de\/products\/american-polyphony","provider":"ClassicSelect World","version":"1.0","type":"link"}