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Stephen Layton MBE

Reviews

Press notices and interviews, by publication and by year.

2018

  1. BachtrackBach: St Matthew PassionOne of the highlights of Auckland's musical life these last few years has been the semi-regular appearances…Concert Review
  2. Radio New ZealandBach: St Matthew PassionThe APO has already given us a concert opera this year with Verdi’s Aida but last night’s performance of…Concert Review
  3. The StageRoberts and Jóhannsson: Now the HeroA hundred years since the end of World War One – the war supposedly to end all wars – armed conflicts around…Concert Review
  4. The GuardianRoberts and Jóhannsson: Now the HeroRemembrance is not enough.” These stark words, hurled through a megaphone from a bridge that looks out over…Concert Review
  5. Gramophone MagazinePark: Choral WorksTwenty-something composer Owain Park is very much the rising star on the British choral scene, carving out a…CD Review
  6. BBC Music MagazinePark: Choral WorksCD OF THE MONTH (Choral and Song)CD Review
  7. Music Web InternationalPark: Choral WorksOwain Park weaves new with old, glory with grace, and might with mysticism in this terrific collection of…CD Review
  8. classicalsource.comPark: Choral WorksThis Hyperion release of mostly a cappella settings reports a confident and highly gifted composer, Owain…CD Review
  9. LimelightPark: Choral WorksMasterworks of a rising star sung by a masterly choir Owain Park has not only accompanied and sung in the…CD Review
  10. Music Web InternationalBach: Mass in B minorAs I listened to this excellent new recording of the B minor Mass I found myself reflecting on the progress…CD Review
  11. Classicstoday.comBach: Mass in B minorAll’s well, everything precisely where it should be with this new Bach B minor Mass, albeit from a source not…CD Review
  12. The Sunday TimesBach: Mass in B minorScholarly scruples about Bach’s recycling of material from earlier works, even secular cantatas, can never…CD Review
  13. Allmusic.comBach: Mass in B minorThe Bach Mass in B minor, BWV 232, assembled from bits and pieces over some years, coheres in its final form…CD Review
  14. GramophoneBach: Mass in B minorWhen Jonathan Freeman-Attwood reviewed the rather good B minor Mass from Jonathan Cohen and Arcangelo…CD Review
  15. Choir and OrganBach - Mass in B minorFollowing much-praised recordings of Bach’s St John Passion and Christmas Oratorio, Stephen Layton has now…CD Review
  16. Badische-ZeitungGermany TourA choir with an extraordinary presence The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge, under the direction of Stephen…Concert Review
  17. Rems-ZeitungGermany TourA stream of polyphonic waves The Festival of European Church Music: The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge…Concert Review
  18. Kirchenzeitung KölnGermany TourMagic moments in sacred choral music Emerging young talent showcased in Musica Sacra Nova’s Composers…Concert Review
  19. Neuss-Grevenbroicher ZeitungGermany TourA musical friendship For more than 30 years, The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge has been a regular guest…Concert Review
  20. Wormser ZeitungGermany TourThe world-famous Choir of Trinity College Cambridge performs musical gems in St Paul’s Church, Worms The…Concert Review
  21. Audiophile AuditionPark - Choral WorksYoung (25 years old) Owain Park is a graduate of Cambridge, where he studied with John Rutter, and later took…CD Review
  22. Classical Source.comBach: Christmas Oratorio33rd Christmas Festival at St John’s Smith Square: Stephen Layton conducts Johann Sebastian Bach’s Christmas…Concert Review
  23. Classical Source.comBach - Mass in B minorGrandeur, solemnity, intimacy and excitement are all handsomely conveyed in this magnificent version of…CD Review
  24. Kölner Stadt-AnzeigerGermany TourDazzling flowers with ancient roots College choir presented the winning entries of the festival and its own…Concert Review
  25. Planet HugillBach: Christmas OratorioBach’s Christmas Oratorio at St John’s Smith Square’s Christmas Festival: a strongly engaged performance…Concert Review
  26. Schwäbische Post/Gmünder TagespostGermany TourPerfect Cathedral Music The voices of Trinity College Choir enchant listeners in the Holy Cross Minster in…Concert Review