A Christmas Present from Polyphony

Polyphony, Stephen Layton

This delightful collection brings together favourite tracks from seven acclaimed recordings: Rutter, Howells, Britten, Warlock and others—the very stuff of Christmas.

For over a decade Stephen Layton and Polyphony have been astonishing London audiences with their Christmas concert series: ‘nothing crowns the year like the annual, exhilarating eve of Christmas Eve performance of Handel’s Messiah by the choir Polyphony under Stephen Layton’. Alongside extravagant oratorio performances, the group has presented a cappella programmes of Christmas music to audiences enthralled by the range of repertoire available. This compact disc brings together music from many of these acclaimed recordings.

“Simply put, lovers of Christmas choral music will want/need/have to have this...” (David Vernier, ClassicsToday.com)

Label: Hyperion

Release date: 2004