A Christmas Present From Polyphony

~ Release by Polyphony, Stephen Layton (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Silent Night
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
choir vocals:
Polyphony (choir) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
conductor:
Stephen Layton (English conductor) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hyperion Records Ltd, London (holding company - do not use this as a release label) (in 2001)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (Tooting, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
recording of:
Silent Night (arr. Rutter) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber
arranger:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
translator:
John Freeman Young
arrangement of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation)
John Rutter3:37
2Sing Lullaby
choir vocals:
Polyphony (choir) (from 1996-08-05 until 1996-08-07)
conductor:
Stephen Layton (English conductor) (from 1996-08-05 until 1996-08-07)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1996-08-05 until 1996-08-07)
recording of:
Sing Lullaby (from 1996-08-05 until 1996-08-07)
lyricist:
Frederick William Harvey
composer:
Herbert Howells (composer) (in 1920)
part of:
Three Carol-Anthems
Herbert Howells3:15
3All This Time
choir vocals:
Polyphony (choir)
conductor:
Stephen Layton (English conductor)
recording of:
All this time
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
William Walton (composer and conductor) (in 1970)
Sir William Walton1:42
4Ave, maris stella
choir vocals:
Polyphony (choir)
conductor:
Stephen Layton (English conductor)
recording of:
Ave, Maris Stella, EG 150 (for mixed choir)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1893)
arranger:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1898)
dedicated to:
Cæciliaforeningens madrigalkor
part of:
Grieg EG (catalogue by Dan Fog / Edvard Grieg Committee) (number: 150)
arrangement of:
Ave, Maris Stella, EG 150 (for voice and piano)
Edvard Grieg3:41
5Die Könige
choir vocals:
Polyphony (choir)
conductor:
Stephen Layton (English conductor)
arranger:
Stephen Layton (English conductor)
recording of:
Weihnachtslieder, op. 8: III. Die Könige
lyricist:
Peter Cornelius (German composer, lived from 1824 to 1874)
composer:
Peter Cornelius (German composer, lived from 1824 to 1874) (in 1856)
part of:
Weihnachtslieder, op. 8
Peter Cornelius2:56
6O Morgenstern
choir vocals:
Polyphony (choir) (from 1997-01-10 until 1997-01-11)
conductor:
Stephen Layton (English conductor) (from 1997-01-10 until 1997-01-11)
recording of:
Sieben Magnificat-Antiphonen: V. O Morgenstern (from 1997-01-10 until 1997-01-11)
composer:
Arvo Pärt (in 1988)
part of:
Sieben Magnificat-Antiphonen (for mixed choir a cappella)
Arvo Pärt2:30
7Magnificat
choir vocals:
Polyphony (choir) (from 1997-01-10 until 1997-01-11)
conductor:
Stephen Layton (English conductor) (from 1997-01-10 until 1997-01-11)
recording of:
Magnificat (for mixed choir a cappella) (from 1997-01-10 until 1997-01-11)
premiered in:
Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (on 1990-05-24)
composer:
Arvo Pärt (in 1989)
Arvo Pärt7:03
8Nativity Carol
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
choir vocals:
Polyphony (choir) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
conductor:
Stephen Layton (English conductor) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hyperion Records Ltd, London (holding company - do not use this as a release label) (in 2001)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (Tooting, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
recording of:
Nativity Carol (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
lyricist and composer:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
John Rutter4:53
9The Sussex Mummer's Carol
choir vocals:
Polyphony (choir)
conductor:
Stephen Layton (English conductor)
arranger:
Percy Grainger and Dana Perna
[anonymous]1:52
10A Hymn to the Virgin
recording engineer:
Antony Howell (engineer) and Julian Millard (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
choir vocals:
Polyphony (choir) (from 1999-10-06 until 2000-04-27)
conductor:
Stephen Layton (English conductor) (from 1999-10-06 until 2000-04-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hyperion Records Ltd, London (holding company - do not use this as a release label) (in 2001)
recorded at:
Temple Church in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1999-10-06 until 2000-04-27)
recording of:
A Hymn to the Virgin (from 1999-10-06 until 2000-04-27)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (from 1930-07-09 until 1934-04-29)
premiered at:
St John's Church in Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (on 1931-01-05)
Benjamin Britten3:15
11Lully, Lulla, Thou Little Tiny Child
choir vocals:
Polyphony (choir) (from 1996-08-05 until 1996-08-07)
conductor:
Stephen Layton (English conductor) (from 1996-08-05 until 1996-08-07)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1996-08-05 until 1996-08-07)
recording of:
Lully, Lulla, Thou Little Tiny Child, op. 25 no. 2 (Kenneth Leighton arrangement of the Coventry Carol) (from 1996-08-05 until 1996-08-07)
lyricist:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
composer:
Kenneth Leighton (composer) (in 1948)
arrangement of:
Coventry Carol
part of:
Three Carols, op. 25
Kenneth Leighton3:17
12Away in a Manger
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
choir vocals:
Polyphony (choir) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
conductor:
Stephen Layton (English conductor) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hyperion Records Ltd, London (holding company - do not use this as a release label) (in 2001)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (Tooting, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
recording of:
Away in a Manger (arr. Rutter) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
William James Kirkpatrick (hymn-writer)
arranger:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
arrangement of:
Away in a Manger (aka “Cradle Song” composed by William J. Kirkpatrick)
John Rutter2:28
13O Magnum Mysterium
choir vocals:
Polyphony (choir) (from 2003-07-31 until 2003-08-01)
conductor:
Stephen Layton (English conductor)
chorus master:
Stephen Layton (English conductor) (from 2003-07-31 until 2003-08-01)
recording of:
O magnum mysterium (from 2003-07-31 until 2003-08-01)
composer:
Morten Lauridsen (composer) (in 1994)
Morten Lauridsen6:37
14Bethlehem Down
choir vocals:
Polyphony (choir) (from 1996-08-05 until 1996-08-07)
conductor:
Stephen Layton (English conductor) (from 1996-08-05 until 1996-08-07)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1996-08-05 until 1996-08-07)
recording of:
Bethlehem Down (from 1996-08-05 until 1996-08-07)
lyricist:
Bruce Blunt
composer:
Peter Warlock (composer) (in 1927)
arranger:
David Hill (organist and conductor)
Peter Warlock4:32
15A Spotless Rose
choir vocals:
Polyphony (choir) (from 1996-08-05 until 1996-08-07)
conductor:
Stephen Layton (English conductor) (from 1996-08-05 until 1996-08-07)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1996-08-05 until 1996-08-07)
recording of:
A Spotless Rose (from 1996-08-05 until 1996-08-07)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Herbert Howells (composer) (in 1919)
translator:
Catherine Winkworth
publisher:
Galaxy Music Corp. and Stainer & Bell
is based on:
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (original anonymous version)
part of:
Three Carol-Anthems
Herbert Howells3:22
16Chorale After an Old French Carol
recording engineer:
Antony Howell (engineer) and Julian Millard (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
choir vocals:
Polyphony (choir) (from 1999-10-06 until 2000-04-27)
conductor:
Stephen Layton (English conductor) (from 1999-10-06 until 2000-04-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hyperion Records Ltd, London (holding company - do not use this as a release label) (in 2001)
recorded at:
Temple Church in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1999-10-06 until 2000-04-27)
recording of:
Chorale After an Old French Carol (from 1999-10-06 until 2000-04-27)
lyricist:
W. H. Auden
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1944)
Benjamin Britten4:40
17What Cheer?
choir vocals:
Polyphony (choir)
conductor:
Stephen Layton (English conductor)
recording of:
What cheer?
lyricist:
Richard Hill (16th century london grocer)
composer:
William Walton (composer and conductor) (in 1961)
Sir William Walton1:12
18Lullaby My Jesus
choir vocals:
Polyphony (choir) (from 1996-08-05 until 1996-08-07)
conductor:
Stephen Layton (English conductor) (from 1996-08-05 until 1996-08-07)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1996-08-05 until 1996-08-07)
recording of:
Lullaby My Jesus (from 1996-08-05 until 1996-08-07)
lyricist and arranger:
Andrew Carter (composer)
composer:
Peter Warlock (composer)
arrangement of:
Capriol Suite: V. Pieds‐en‐l’air
Peter Warlock2:58
19Shepherd's Pipe Carol
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
choir vocals:
Polyphony (choir) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
conductor:
Stephen Layton (English conductor) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hyperion Records Ltd, London (holding company - do not use this as a release label) (in 2001)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (Tooting, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
recording of:
Shepherd’s Pipe Carol (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
lyricist and composer:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945) (in 1963)
John Rutter2:53

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ASIN:UK: B00030NU4A [info]