{"product_id":"578836","title":"Polyphony Britten Sinfonia Stephen Layton - Lauridsen: O magnum mysterium, Lux aeterna, Ubi caritas \u0026 Other Choral Works [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis new disc from the multi-award-winning choir Polyphony is something rather special. At once genuinely original and yet reassuringly accessible, the music of Morten Lauridsen has achieved something of a cult status in his native America (O magnum mysterium currently being the top-selling choral octavo in the country \\u2013 the number 2 spot is also a Lauridsen work), and Stephen Layton draws from his musicians some of the most ardently lyrical performances of recent years.\\r\u003cbr\u003eLux aeterna was greeted by The Times after its London premiere thus: \\u2018a classic of new American choral writing \\u2026 in this light-filled continuum of sacred texts, old world structures and new world spirit intertwine in a cunningly written score, at once sensuous and spare\\u2019. Were a comparison to be sought, it would perhaps with with Faure\\u2019s Requiem, but this new work surely stands as unique.\\r\u003cbr\u003eThe Madrigali, subtitled \\u2018Six Fire Songs on Italian Renaissance Poems\\u2019, are phenomenally challenging unaccompanied choral works, very much in the tradition of Monteverdi and Gesualdo. Yet the technical difficulties they present to the performer are disguised from the listener by a seamless sense of purpose which unites the cycle into a whole of stunning effect.\\r\u003cbr\u003eOccupying a similarly opulent sound-world to Lux aeterna, the three Latin motets which conclude this disc are truly modern masterpieces in the traditional motet genre.\u003cp\u003eLux Aeterna, for chorus \u0026amp; orchestra\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMadrigali, 6 Firesongs on Italian Renaissance poems for chorus\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAve Maria, for chorus\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUbi Caritas Et Amor, for chorus\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMagnum Mysterium, for chorus\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55288671699329,"sku":"578836","price":12.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/51LjNvq_eSL._SL1500.jpg?v=1769689274","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/578836","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}