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    Britten: Sacred And Profane, Etc - Stephen Layton, Polyphony (2012)

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    Britten: Sacred And Profane, Etc - Stephen Layton, Polyphony (2012)

    Britten: Sacred And Profane, Etc - Stephen Layton, Polyphony (2012)
    EAC Rip | Flac (Tracks + cue + log) | 1 CD | Full Scans | 193 MB
    Genre: Classical | Label: Hyperion | Catalog Number: 67140

    2013 sees the centenary of Britten’s birth and a wide-ranging programme of concerts, operas and events, including performances of his choral music. This recording is the perfect introduction to this repertoire. Included on this Gramophone Award-winning recording is the last choral work for professionals which Britten was to complete—Sacred and Profane—a collection of eight medieval lyrics for voices in five parts (SSATB). Also included is the Chorale after an old French Carol whose text is by W H Auden (a close friend of Britten’s). The Chorale’s text was part of an unachieved Christmas Oratorio on which Britten and Auden intended to collaborate.

    The seven settings of poems by Gerard Manley Hopkins entitled A.M.D.G. were never performed in the composer’s lifetime and indeed had to wait until 1984 for their first performance.

    Composer: Benjamin Britten
    Conductor: Stephen Layton
    Orchestra/Ensemble: Polyphony

    Reviews: There used to be more recorded competition for the works on this very well sung and intelligently programmed collection of Benjamin Britten a cappella choral pieces. But with the classical record label shakeouts of the past three or four years, most of the better choices have disappeared from the catalog. The Sixteen's wonderful three-volume Britten traversal, which included all but one of the selections featured here, had the misfortune to appear on the now-defunct Collins label; Trinity College Choir suffered the same fate on Conifer; and although there's technically still a Virgin Classics, many of its titles have vanished, including one with the London Sinfonietta Chorus performing A.M.D.G. and other unaccompanied Britten works, among them a five-voice rendition of Hymn to St. Cecilia.


    So, for this repertoire there remains the Finzi Singers' generally excellent Britten Choral Edition (Chandos, three volumes), and this single CD from Stephen Layton's Polyphony ensemble. It's hard to tell exactly how many singers there are–the booklet lists 29, the photograph shows only 16, and from the sound of these performances, a fair guess would be 18-20. One thing is certain: these are virtuoso choral singers and they handle Britten's vocal and ensemble challenges–these are among the most difficult of Britten's entire choral output–with the bold confidence of those who know they can do anything. The "Country Girls" and "Rustics and Fishermen" choruses from Gloriana are good examples of this commanding style–but throughout the program there is little for the critical ear to notice except to praise these singers' unflagging energy and complete grasp of the notes.


    If they are betrayed, the very close sonic perspective is at fault, for it periodically forces us to hear individual voices where ensemble balance is required. This effect happens randomly and seems to be mostly a function of volume and interpretive intensity. However, it's easy to forgive this flaw in the face of such dynamic performances. I like Polyphony's ordering of the seven A.M.D.G. songs, which makes better musical sense than the London Sinfonietta Chorus arrangement (Britten's unfinished, withdrawn manuscript left no definitive order), and it's also nice to have the rarely heard Chorale after an Old French Carol, a setting of an Auden text originally to be part of a Christmas Oratorio that Britten and his poet friend never wrote. The only other recorded version of this piece is found on a Chandos recording with The Britten Singers and conductor Richard Hickox, along with works by Finzi and Holst. Obviously, this new recording is an important addition to a catalog starving for a fresh infusion of Britten choral music.

    Tracklisting:

    1. Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam by Benjamin Britten
    Conductor: Stephen Layton
    Orchestra/Ensemble: Polyphony
    Period: 20th Century
    Written: 1939; England

    2. Flower Songs (5), Op. 47 by Benjamin Britten
    Conductor: Stephen Layton
    Orchestra/Ensemble: Polyphony
    Period: 20th Century
    Written: 1950; England

    3. Chorale on an old french Carol by Benjamin Britten
    Conductor: Stephen Layton
    Orchestra/Ensemble: Polyphony
    Period: 20th Century
    Written: 1944; England

    4. Gloriana, Op. 53: Choral Dances by Benjamin Britten
    Conductor: Stephen Layton
    Orchestra/Ensemble: Polyphony
    Period: 20th Century
    Written: 1953; England

    5. Sacred and Profane, Op. 91 by Benjamin Britten
    Conductor: Stephen Layton
    Orchestra/Ensemble: Polyphony
    Period: 20th Century
    Written: 1974-1975; England

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