American Polyphony
David Allsopp (countertenor), Christopher Lowrey (countertenor) & Robert Millett (percussion)
Polyphony, Stephen Layton
Awards:
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Presto Recording of the Week, 6th July 2015
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2015, Disc of the month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
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.
American Polyphony
David Allsopp (countertenor), Christopher Lowrey (countertenor) & Robert Millett (percussion)
Polyphony, Stephen Layton
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Awards:
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Presto Recording of the Week, 6th July 2015
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2015, Disc of the month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
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.
About
An 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.
Contents and tracklist
- David Allsopp (countertenor), Christopher Lowrey (countertenor), Robert Millett (percussion)
- Polyphony
- Stephen Layton
Spotlight on this release
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American choral works from Stephen Layton and Polyphony
22nd Jul 2015
Stephen Layton talks to David about his recent disc of American choral music with Polyphony.
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American choral works from Stephen Layton and Polyphony
6th Jul 2015
David enjoys Polyphony's timely celebration of choral Americana, featuring works by Thompson, Barber, Bernstein and Copland.
Awards and reviews
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Presto Recording of the Week6th July 2015
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BBC Music MagazineAugust 2015Disc of the month
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Presto Recordings of the YearFinalist 2015
August 2015
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.
August 2015
This is an atmospheric anthology, fastidiously chosen and delivered by this fine choir.
6th July 2015
If ever anyone was under the misapprehension that American choral music begins and ends with the Agnus Dei, this disc is the perfect riposte. A delightful selection, beautifully performed.
28th June 2015
The peerless choir offer meticulously blended and shaped performances of 20th-century a cappella American choral works.
21st June 2015
Stephen Layton’s Polyphony are an always impressive choir of startling purity and clarity.
