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LondonBach’s Christmas Oratorio
Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV248
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment; Stephen Layton; Polyphony
LondonHandel’s Messiah
Händel: Messias
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment; Stephen Layton; Polyphony
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Flamboyant Christmas Oratorio from Stephen Layton and the OAE
A star-studded group of soloists and a wonderful choir make for an interesting, if not always convincing, interpretation of Bach's joyous oratorio.
Polyphony and the OAE’s dramatic St John Passion
Whether surrounded by lanterns and weapons, or musicians and fellow congregation members, one is deeply involved in this work.
An early Christmas present from Stephen Layton & Co.
A lithe and engaging performance of Handel's festive regular from Polyphony and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.
Les Compositeurs émigrés au Spitalfields Music Summer Festival
Pour la dernière soirée du Spitalfields Music Summer Festival, programme Haydn/J.C. Bach/Mozart/Haendel à Shoreditch Church, par le City of London Sinfonia et le chœur Polyphony dirigés par Stephen Layton : une clôture de festival réussie.
A tremendous Nelson Mass from the Britten Sinfonia
In a diverse programme consisting of Haydn and Pärt, Stephen Layton impressed with his choir Polyphony, while the Britten Sinfonia performed a fine rendition of Shostakovich's Chamber Symphony.
Phantasm viol consort: Perilous polyphony
Fantasias for viol trio performed by members of Phantasm illustrate the inventiveness of England's best composers from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.