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Stephen Layton MBE

Collaborations

Sir Karl Jenkins

Stephen Layton and Sir Karl Jenkins, Polyphony concert at St Luke's, Grayshott, November 2015.
Stephen Layton and Sir Karl Jenkins, Polyphony concert at St Luke's, Grayshott, November 2015.

Recordings and concerts

In January 2014, Stephen Layton and Polyphony recorded Karl Jenkins's Motets for Deutsche Grammophon at All Hallows, Gospel Oak. Released in May that year, the album entered the UK Classical Artist Albums Chart at No. 1. Jenkins attended the recording sessions.

Polyphony recording Karl Jenkins's Motets, All Hallows, Gospel Oak, January 2014. From Stephen Layton's project Sir Karl Jenkins
Polyphony recording Karl Jenkins's Motets, All Hallows, Gospel Oak, January 2014.

The two met again at a Polyphony concert at St Luke's, Grayshott, in November 2015.

Stephen Layton and Karl Jenkins during the Motets recording sessions, January 2014
Stephen Layton and Karl Jenkins during the Motets recording sessions, January 2014.

A second recording, Miserere: Songs of Mercy and Redemption, followed in 2019, recorded at Abbey Road Studios with Polyphony and Britten Sinfonia.

Iestyn Davies, Sir Karl Jenkins and Stephen Layton
Iestyn Davies, Sir Karl Jenkins and Stephen Layton.

Recordings

  1. Album cover: Jenkins - MotetsJenkins - MotetsDeutsche Grammophon, 2014 479 3232

    Cover artwork: Il Luogo degli Angeli by Andrea Vizzini.

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  2. Album cover: Jenkins - Miserere: Songs of Mercy and RedemptionJenkins - Miserere: Songs of Mercy and RedemptionDecca, 2019 UPC 00028948185801

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