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Stephen Layton
Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

Contents

Recordings of Cantatas
Recordings of Other Vocal Works

Stephen Layton - Short Biography
Polyphony - Short History
Holst Singers - Short History

Discography

Recordings of Cantatas


Recordings of Other Vocal Works


V-4

Bach: B Minor Mass

 

Mass in B minor BWV 232

Stephen Layton

Trinity College Choir of Cambridge / Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Soprano Katherine Watson; Mezzo-soprano: Helen Charlston; Counter-tenor: Iestyn Davies; Tenor: Gwilym Bowen; Bass: Neal Davies

BBC Radio 3

Jan 11, 2017

Audio / TT: 150 min

Recorded live at Trinity College Chapel, Trinity College, Cambridge, England. Live broadcast on BBC Radio 3.
A concert for members of Trinity to launch the College's celebrations of the 700th anniversary of the founding of King's Hall, which went on to form part of Trinity.
1st recording of Mass in B minor BWV 232 by S. Layton.
Source: Trinity College Choir: Archive: Concerts in 2017
Listen on BBC Radio 3:
Mass in B minor BWV 232 (29 days free online listening): Complete Work
Listen on YouTube:
Mass in B minor BWV 232: Complete Work [106:05]


V-6

Bach: Mass in B minor

 
 

Mass in B minor BWV 232

Stephen Layton

Trinity College Choir of Cambridge / Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Soloists: Katherine Watson; Mezzo-soprano: Helen Charlston; Counter-tenor Iestyn Davies; Tenor: Gwilym Bowen; Bass Neal Davies
TCCC: Sopranos: Rachel Ambrose Evans, Eleanor Burke, Matilda Dichmont, Annabel Green, Susannah Hill, Hannah King, Jade Lam, Anita Monserrat, Helena Moore, Bethany Partridge, Imogen Russell, Lucy Sun, Faith Waddell; Altos: Constance Ayrton, Karolina Csathy, Hana Lily Edwards, Anna Jackson, Guy James, Lucy Prendergast, Hannah Robinson, Meg Tong, Nina Vinther; Tenors: Sebastian Cook, Edward Cunningham, Joseph Deery, Alexander Gebhard, Henry Hole, Adam Long, Cameron Richardson-Eames, Jamie Roberts, Matt Smith, Matthew Smith; Basses: Ian Cheung, Michael Craddock, Christopher Moore, Ben Mortishire-Smith, George Nairac, Jonathan Pacey, Owain Park, Frankie Postles, Krishnan Ram-Prasad, Tudor Thomas, Laurence Williams
Organ scholars: Alexander Hamilton, Asher Oliver
OAE: Violins 1: Margaret Faultless [Leader], Huw Daniel, Alison Bury; Iona Davies, Andrew Roberts, Diana Lee, Rachel Isserlis, Claire Holden; Violins 2: Kati Debretzeni, Julia Kuhn, Roy Mowatt, Elicia Silverstein, Stephen Rouse, Dominika Feher; Violas: Max Mandel, Nicholas Logic, Kate Heller; Cellos: Luise Buchberger, Catherine Rimer; Double-basses: Margaret Urquhart, Kate Aldridge; Flutes: Lisa Beznosiuk, Katy Bircher; Oboes: Katharina Sprecltelsen, Hilary Stock, Nicola Barbain; Bassoons: SallyJackson, Damien Brasington; Horn: Roger Montgomery; Trumpets: David Blackadder, Phillip Bainbridge, Matthew Wells; Timpani: Benedict Holfnung; Harpsichord: Alastair Ross; Organ: Stephen Farr

Hyperion CDA-68181/2
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Jan 12-16, 2017

2-CD / TT: 107:43
MP3 / TT: 107:30

Recorded at Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge, England.
Recording Engineer: David Hinitt; Recording Producer: Adrian Peacock.
2nd recording of Mass in B minor BWV 232 by S. Layton.
Listen on YouTube:
Mass in B minor BWV 232: Trailer 1 [2:24] | Tailer 2 [9:26]
Buy this album at:
2-CD (2018): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Hyperion | iTunes


V-1

Bach: St John Passion

 
 

Johannes-Passion BWV 245

Stephen Layton

Polyphony / Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Tenor [Evangelist]: Ian Bostridge; Bass [Christus]: Neal Davies; Soprano: Carolyn Sampson; Counter-tenor: Iestyn Davies; Tenor: Nicholas Mulroy; Bass [Pilate]: Roderick Williams
Polyphony: Sopranos: Philippa Boyle, Zoë Brown, Alison Hill, Emilia Hughes, Laura Oldfield, Emma Walshe, Louise Wayman, Amy Wood [Ancilla]; Altos: Catherine Backhouse, Aaron Burchell, Ruth Gibbins, David Gould, Christopher Lowrey, Ruth Massey, Tom Williams; Tenors: Gwilym Bowen, Ronan Busfield, Julian Forbes, Christopher Hann, Benedict Hymas, Oliver Jones, Nicholas Pritchard, David de Winter [Servus]; Basses: Richard Bannan, Edward Grint, Jamie Hall, Johnny Herford, Dominic Kraemer, Ashley Riches [Petrus], Richard Savage, Simon Whiteley
OAE: Violins: Kati Debretzeni [Leader], Catherine Mackintosh (and viola d'amore), Claire Sansom, Claire Holden, Catherine Weiss, Matthew Truscott, Roy Mowatt, Susan Carpenter-Jacobs, Henrietta Wayne (and viola d'amore), Debbie Diamond; Violas: Jan Schlapp, Martin Kelly; Cellos: Richard Thnnicliffe (and viola da gamba), Susan Sheppard; Double-bass : Chi-Chi Nwanoku; Flutes: Lisa Beznosiuk, Neil McLaren; Oboes: Anthony Robson, Richard Earle; Bassoon: Andrew Watts; Lute: Lynda Sayce; Organ: Stephen Farr

Hyperion CDA-67901/2

Apr 10-13, 2012

2-CD / TT: 118:10

Recorded at All Hallows, Gospel Oak, London. England.
Recording Engineer: David Hinitt; Recording Producer: Adrian Peacock.
Buy this album at:
2-CD (2013): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


V-5

Bach: Christmas Oratorio, London 2011

 

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6

Stephen Layton

Trinity College Choir of Cambridge / Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Soprano: Katherine Watson; Counter-tenor: Iestyn Davies; Tenor [Evangelist]: James Gilchrist; Bass: Neal Davies

House of Opera CD-23746
House of Opera CD-93746
House of Opera MP3-93746

Dec 22, 2011

2-CD / TT:
2-CD / TT:
MP3 / TT:

Recorded live at St John's Smith Square, London, England.
1st recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 by S. Layton.
Buy this album at:
2-CD: House of Opera
2-CD: House of Opera
Music Download: House of Opera


V-3

Bach: Christmas Oratorio

 
 

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6 [26:26, 29:30, 23:33, 23:43, 24:25, 24:08]

Stephen Layton

Trinity College Choir of Cambridge / Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Soloists: Tenor [Evangelist]: James Gilchrist; Soprano: Katherine Watson; Counter-tenor: Iestyn Davies; Bass: Matthew Brook
TCCC: Sopranos: Rachel Ambrose Evans, Zoë Brown, Catriona Casha, Alison Hill, Hannah King, Elisabeth Krizek, Bethany Partridge, Hannah Partridge, Mary Price, Julia St Clair, Lucy Taylor, Faith Waddell, Georgia Way, Catherine White; Altos: Helen Charlston, Helen Daniels, Ruth Gibbins, Michael Hamway, Guy James, Amy Lyddon-Towl, Lucy Prendergast, Ted Tregear; Tenors: Hiroshi Amako, Archie Bott, Gwilym Bowen, Alexander Gebhard, Samuel Hewitt, Thomas Pocock, Cameron Richardson-Eames, Jamie Roberts; Basses: Michael Craddock, Christopher Howarth, Brian Lee, Joel Nulsen, Jonathan Pacey, Laurence Williams, William Winning, Anthony Woodman
Organ scholars: Jeremy Cole, Eleanor Kornas
OAE: Violins 1: Margaret Faultless [Leader], Alison Bury, Andrew Roberts, Roy Mowatt, Catherine Weiss, Claire Sansom; Violins 2: Lucy Russell, Claire Holden, Debbie Diamond, Henrietta Wayne, Susan Carpenter-Jacobs; Violas: Jan Schlapp, Martin Kelly; Cellos: Andrew Skidmore, Susan Sheppard; Double-bass: Chi-chi Nwanoku; Flutes: Lisa Beznosiuk, Neil McLaren; Oboes & Oboes d'amore: Anthony Robson, Richard Earle; Oboes da caccia: Catherine Latham, Cherry Forbes; Bassoon: Philip Turbett; Horns: Roger Montgomery, David Bentley; Trumpets: David Blackadder, Phillip Bainbridge, Matthew Wells; Timpani Charles Fullbrook; Organ: Robert Howarth

Hyperion CDA-68031-2

Jan 10-14, 2013

2-CD / TT: 151:49

Recorded at Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge, England.
Recording Engineer: David Hinitt; Recording Producer: Stephen Johns.
2nd recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 by S. Layton.
Listen on YouTube:
Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248: Cantatas 1-3 [79:39] + Cantatas 4-6 [72:16]
Buy this album at:
2-CD (2013): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


V-2

Ikon, Vol. 1 (Russian Choral Music)

 
 

Knut Nystedt: Immortal Bach (Sacred Song Komm, süsser Tod, BWV 478) [6:41]

Stephen Layton

Holst Singers

Counter-tenor: James Bowman

Hyperion CDA-66928.

Oct. 11-13, 1996

CD / TT: 76:55

Recorded in All Hallows Church, Gospel Oak, London.
Buy this album at:
CD (1997): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (February 2013 - January 2022)
Thanks to contributoes: Arte Kartian (January 2017)

Stephen Layton: Short Biography | Bach Discography: Recordings of Vocal Works


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