Cover: David Delivered out of Many Waters (c1805) by William Blake (1757-1827)
Hyperion CDA68434 · July 2023
Anthems
The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge, Stephen Layton (conductor)
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Reviews
- BBC Music Magazine2023Broadly defined, anthems are English-language choral pieces typically composed for use in Anglican church services, and they come in many shapes and sizes. Eight are sampled in this first volume of a new series from The Choir of…Read the review
- MusicWeb International2023By the time this review is published, Stephen Layton will have left his post as Director of Music at Trinity College, Cambridge. (Steven Grahl, Director of Music at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford has been announced as his…Read the review
- Fanfare2023Listening straight through this disc is a moving experience, for Layton has chosen a notable list of anthems. Highly recommended.Read the review
- BBC Radio 3 CD Review2023It’s a sumptuous sound… from the Choir of Trinity College Cambridge, conducted by Stephen Layton. Big acoustic, Ely Cathedral, and the power of the organ played by Harrison Cole is well-harnessed and very realistically balanced…Read the review
- Limelight2023If your idea of the English anthem is something dry and dusty, this might well change your mind. It’s two decades since the late John Scott’s pioneering series presented the traditional staples of the Anglican church in eight…Read the review
- Yorkshire Times2023Stephen Layton will be a hard act to follow at Trinity College, Cambridge. His success in creating one of the finest collegiate chapel choirs in the country has seen many budding choral and organ scholars apply for scholarships…Read the review
- Gramophone2023Stephen Layton has nurtured the chapel choir of Trinity College Cambridge into arguably the pre-eminent mixed-voice vocal ensemble in the British Isles.Read the review
Recorded: Various dates
Produced by Adrian Peacock
Engineered by David Hinitt
Release date: July 2023
Total duration: 78 minutes 43 seconds
Track list
- Great is the Lord Op 67Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934)10'13
- The wildernessSamuel Sebastian Wesley (1810-1876)13'44
- Give unto the Lord Op 74Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934)8'20
- The house of the mind As earth’s pageant passeth byHerbert Howells (1892-1983)9'21
- Come out, LazarPaul Spicer (b1952)6'51
- Viri Galilaei Alleluia. And while they looked steadfastly toward heavenPatrick Gowers (1936-2014)7'19
- O give thanks unto the LordSir James MacMillan (b1959)6'32
- ToccataFrancis Pott (b1957)10'43
- Everyone sang Everyone suddenly burst out singingDavid Bednall (b1979)5'40
Recording details from Hyperion Records.