Beyond all mortal dreams: American a cappella

The singing is beautifully blended, the parts sensitively balanced, the absence of spurious vibrato a constant pleasure. Typically outstanding Hyperion sound caps this warmly recommendable issue. — BBC Music Magazine, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 27th Jun 2011
Catalogue No: CDA67832
Label: Hyperion
Length: 68 minutes

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Clausen, R: Tonight eternity alone

Work length3:38

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Choir of Trinity College Cambridge
Stephen Layton

Stucky: Three New Motets 'in memoriam Thomas Tallis'

Work length11:41

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Choir of Trinity College Cambridge
Stephen Layton

I. O admirabile commercium

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II. O sacrum convivium

Track length2:52

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III. O vos omnes

Track length4:42

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Gjeilo: Sanctus

Work length4:54

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Choir of Trinity College Cambridge
Stephen Layton

Ferko: Hildegard Triptych

Work length10:17

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Choir of Trinity College Cambridge
Stephen Layton

I. O vis aeternitatis

Track length4:59

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II. Caritas abundat

Track length3:00

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III. O virtus sapientiae

Track length2:18

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Fissinger, E: Lux aeterna

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Choir of Trinity College Cambridge
Stephen Layton

Willan: Fair in face, Op. 313

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Choir of Trinity College Cambridge
Stephen Layton

Willan: I beheld her, beautiful as a dove

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Choir of Trinity College Cambridge
Stephen Layton

Willan: Rise up, my love, my fair one

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Choir of Trinity College Cambridge
Stephen Layton

Willan: How they so softly rest, Op. 302

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Choir of Trinity College Cambridge
Stephen Layton

Paulus: The day is done

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Choir of Trinity College Cambridge
Stephen Layton

Paulus: The Three Hermits

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Choir of Trinity College Cambridge
Stephen Layton

Excerpt. Pilgrims' Hymn

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Paulus: To Be Certain of the Dawn

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Choir of Trinity College Cambridge
Stephen Layton

Excerpt. Hymn to the Eternal Flame

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Hawley: Two Motets

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Choir of Trinity College Cambridge
Stephen Layton

I. Mosella

Track length2:16

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II. Te vigilans oculis

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Gjeilo: Phoenix

Work length5:04

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Choir of Trinity College Cambridge
Stephen Layton

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Recently named in Gramophone as the ‘fifth best choir in the world’, Stephen Layton and his acclaimed Trinity College Choir perform a stunning disc of American and Canadian a cappella choral works.

The recording is a showcase of little-known American composers unearthed by Layton during his travels. These distinctive and luminous compositions illustrate the context in which better-known composers such as Lauridsen and Whitacre—already championed by Layton—learnt their craft.

The choir is in perfect voice. Their purity of tone, flawless intonation and depth of feeling are truly exceptional. This wonderful disc is a must for all choral fanatics.

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The singing is beautifully blended, the parts sensitively balanced, the absence of spurious vibrato a constant pleasure. Typically outstanding Hyperion sound caps this warmly recommendable issue.

August 2011

it is impossible to do anything else but listen once the opening track of this glorious album begins...I can say with certainty that it is an album that will repay repeated listening for years to come.

October 2011

it shows a genre in which beauty of sound and an atmosphere of prayerfulness are the chief characteristics...For my money the cleverest writing here comes from Frank Ferko who, through recourse to rows of bare fifths, nicely hints at the archaic source of his chosen texts...Layton performs miracles in sustaining these long musical phrases...[and] elevates a disc of music which, in other hands, might come across as merely pleasant.

September 2011

'Luminous' aptly describes the singing of the Choir of Trinity College as a whole, not just that of the various soloists who contribute to this programme. The choir comprises about 40 members and one can hear how Layton, as with Polyphony, has developed it into an ensemble capable of responding with immediacy to the most infinitesimal suggestions. The choral sound is blended and coloured with superb precision.

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