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Performer: Stephen Layton

IKON II: (Review by Barry Brenesal)

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ADÈS: America, a Prophecy, op. 19. Brahms, op. 21. The Fayrfax Carol. Fool's Rhymes, op. 5.“January Writ. Life Story, op. 8. The Lover in Winter. Oh thou, who didst with pitfall and with gin, op. 3b. (Review by John Story)

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ANTOGNINI: Come to me in the silence of the night. Canticum novum. O magnum mysterium. Lux aeterna. Regina Caeli. Hope is the thing with feathers. Surge amica mea. Gloria in excelsis. Trinity Service (Review by William Kempster)

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BACH, JOHANN SEBASTIAN: Christmas Oratorio (Review by George Chien)

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BACH, JOHANN SEBASTIAN: Mass in b (Review by Bertil van Boer)

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BACH, JOHANN SEBASTIAN: St. John Passion (Review by George Chien)

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BEDNALL: Everyone sang (Review by J. F. Weber)

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BEDNALL: Everyone sang (Review by William Kempster)

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BEDNALL: Nunc dimittis (Review by Jim Svejda)

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BÖRTZ: Nemesis Divina (Review by Maria Nockin)

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BÖRTZ: Nemesis Divina (Review by Lynn René Bayley)

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BÖRTZ: Nemesis Divina (Review by Maria Nockin)

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BRIGGS, D.: Mass for Notre Dame. I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes. Trinity College Service. Te Deum laudamus (Review by Steven E. Ritter)

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BRIGGS, D.: Toccata on Te Deum laudamus. O Lord, Support Us (Review by Steven E. Ritter)

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BRITTEN: A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28 (Review by Alan Swanson)

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BRITTEN: A.M.D.G. A Hymn to the Virgin (Review by James Miller)

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BRITTEN: Five Flower Songs (Review by James Miller)

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BRITTEN: Gloriana (Review by James Miller)

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BRITTEN: Sacred and Profane (Review by James Miller)

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BRITTEN: Saint Nicolas, Op. 42 (Review by Alan Swanson)

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BROWNE, JOHN: To Gratiana Dancing and Singing (Review by Bernard Jacobson)

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BRUUN: 2 Scenes with Skylark (Review by Maria Nockin)

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BRUUN: 2 Scenes with Skylark (Review by Lynn René Bayley)

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BRUUN: 2 Scenes with Skylark (Review by Maria Nockin)

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CHABRIER: L'Enfant. Lied. Sérénade. Adieux à Suzon. Chants d'oiseaux. Le Sentier somber. Ronde gauloise. Couplets de Mariette. Ah! Petit demon. Le Pas d'armes du roi Jean. Ivresses!. L'Invitation au voyage. Sérénade de Ruy Blas. Sommation irrespectuese. Credo d'amour. España. Tes Yeux bleus. Lied.Chanson pour Jeanne. Duo de l'ouvreuse de l'Opéra Comique et de l'employé du Bon Marché. Ballade de gros dindons. Villanelle des petits canards. Pastorale des cochons roses. Les Cigales. Toutes les fleurs.l'Ile heureuse. Ode à la musique. Les Plus jolies chansons du pays de France (Review by Adrian Corleonis)

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CHABRIER: Songs (Review by Adrian Corleonis)

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CORNELIUS: 3 Chorgesänge (Review by Martin Anderson)

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CORNELIUS: 3 Psalmlieder (Review by Martin Anderson)

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CORNELIUS: Choral Music (Review by Martin Anderson)

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CORNELIUS: Die Könige. Liebe. Der alte Soldat (Review by Martin Anderson)

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CORNELIUS: Die Vätergruft (Review by Martin Anderson)

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CORNELIUS: Requiem (Review by Martin Anderson)

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CORNELIUS: So weich und warm. Trauerchor. Trost in Tränen (Review by Martin Anderson)

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COUPERIN, FRANÇOIS: (arr. Adès) Les baricades mystérieuses? (Review by John Story)

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DELIUS: Twilight Fancies (Review by Bernard Jacobson)

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DUNHILL: The Cloths of Heaven (Review by Bernard Jacobson)

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ELGAR: Give unto the Lord, op. 74 (Review by William Kempster)

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ELGAR: Great is the Lord, op. 67 (Review by William Kempster)

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ELGAR: Great is the Lord. Give unto the Lord (Review by J. F. Weber)

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FINZI: Magnificat. Welcome sweet and sacred feast. My lovely one. God is gone up. White-flowering days. All this night. Seven Poems of Robert Bridges. Lo, the full, final sacrifice (Review by Jim Svejda)

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FINZI: The Dance continued. Since we loved (Review by Bernard Jacobson)

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FORMAN: (arr. Adès) Cardiac Arrest™ (Review by John Story)

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GERMAN, EDWARD: Orpheus with his lute (Review by Bernard Jacobson)

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GLAZUNOV: Prelude and Two Mazurkas, op. 25. Barcarolle sur les touches noires (1887). Two Impromptus, op. 54. Idylle, op. 103. Piano Sonata No. 2 in E Minor, op. 75. Transcriptions (Review by Peter J. Rabinowitz)

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GLAZUNOV: The Complete Solo Piano Music, Volume 4 (Review by Peter J. Rabinowitz)

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GÓRECKI, HENRYK: Totus Tuus (Review by Peter J. Rabinowitz)

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GOWERS: Viri Galilaei (Review by J. F. Weber)

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GOWERS: Viri Galilaei (Review by William Kempster)

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GRAINGER: Bold William Taylor. Brigg Fair (Review by Bernard Jacobson)

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GRAINGER: Irish Tune from County Derry. Dollar and a Half a Day. Shenandoah. Stormy. The Gypsy's Wedding Day. Brigg Fair. Mo nighean dubh. O Mistress Mine. Soldier, soldier. Mary Thomson. Ye banks and braes. Dal visa. Australian Up-Country Song. Near Woodstock Town. The Sussex Mummers' Carol. A Song of Värmeland. At Twilight (Review by John D. Wiser)

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GRAINGER: Jungle Book (Review by Joel Kasow)

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GRAINGER: Shallow Brown. Kipling Settings (Review by Joel Kasow)

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GRETCHANINOV: 7 Days of Passion, op. 58 (Review by Martin Anderson)

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GRETCHANINOV: The Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, op. 29. The Cherubic Hymn; The Creed; Our Father (Review by Peter J. Rabinowitz)

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GRETCHANINOV: Vespers, op. 59 (Review by Martin Anderson)

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GRIEG, EDVARD: Four Psalms, op. 74. Ave Maris stella (Review by John D. Wiser)

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GURNEY: Sleep. I will go with my father a-ploughing (Review by Bernard Jacobson)

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HANDEL, GEORGE FRIDERIC: Let God arise. My song shall be always. O praise the Lord with one consent (Review by Ron Salemi)

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HANDEL, GEORGE FRIDERIC: Messiah (Review by Ron Salemi)

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HANDEL, GEORGE FRIDERIC: Organ Concerto No. 14 (Review by Alan Swanson)

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HANDEL, GEORGE FRIDERIC: Zadok the Priest (Review by Alan Swanson)

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HANDEL, GEORGE FRIDERIC: “Dettingen” Te Deum (Review by Alan Swanson)

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HOLST, GUSTAV: Ave Maria. Of one that is so fair and bright. A Welcome Song. Jesu, Thou the Virgin-born. Terly Terlow. Lullay my liking. Bring us in good ale. Diverus and Lazarus. This have I done for my true love. Songs from The Princess (Review by David Johnson)

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HOLST, GUSTAV: Partsongs (Review by David Johnson)

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HOWELLS, HERBERT: Jubilate. Magnificat. Nunc dimittis. Psalm 122. I love all beauteous things. Office of Holy Communion (Review by Jim Svejda)

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HOWELLS, HERBERT: Psalm 121. Behold, O God our defender. Rhapsody in D♭, op. 17 (Review by Jim Svejda)

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HOWELLS, HERBERT: The House of the Mind (Review by William Kempster)

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HOWELLS, HERBERT: The house of the mind (Review by J. F. Weber)

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KALINNIKOV, VIKTOR: Radiant Light (Review by Peter J. Rabinowitz)

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LAURIDSEN, MORTEN: Ave, dulcissima Maria. Nocturnes (Review by James Carson)

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LAURIDSEN, MORTEN: I will lift up mine eyes. O come, let us sing unto the Lord (Review by James Carson)

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LAURIDSEN, MORTEN: Les chansons des roses (Review by James Carson)

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LAURIDSEN, MORTEN: Lux aeterna. Madrigali, “Fire Songs.“ Ave Maria, Ubi caritas et amor. O magnum mysterium (Review by Martin Anderson)

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LAURIDSEN, MORTEN: Mid-Winter Songs (Review by James Carson)

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LUKASZEWSKI: Beatus vir (Review by Ronald E. Grames)

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LUKASZEWSKI: Nunc dimittis (Review by Ronald E. Grames)

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LUKASZEWSKI: Via crucis (Review by Ronald E. Grames)

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LUKASZEWSKI: Via crusis (Review by Colin Clarke)

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MACMILLAN, JAMES: O give thanks unto the Lord (Review by J. F. Weber)

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MACMILLAN, JAMES: Oh give thanks unto the Lord (Review by William Kempster)

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MACMILLAN, JAMES: Seven Last Words from the Cross. On the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin (Review by J. F. Weber)

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MACMILLAN, JAMES: Seven Last Words from the Cross. On the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin. Te Deum (Review by John Story)

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MACMILLAN, JAMES: Te Deum (Review by J. F. Weber)

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MÄNTYJÄRVI: Ave Maria d’Aosta. Stuttgarter Psalmen. Benedic anima mea Domino. Pulchra es (Review by J. F. Weber)

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MÄNTYJÄRVI: Trinity Service. O magnum mysterium (Review by J. F. Weber)

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MCDOWALL, CECILIA: Alma redemptoris mater. O Oriens. Standing as I do before God. Adoro te devoto. Deus, portus pacis. God is light. Love incorruptible. Three Latin motets. O Antiphon Sequence (Review by William Kempster)

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MCDOWALL, CECILIA: The Lord is Good (Review by William Kempster)

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MILHAUD: Cantique du Rhône. Devant sa main nue. Les deux cites. Naissance de Vénus. Promesse de Dieu. 3 Psalms of David (Review by James Carson)

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MOZART: Vesperae de Dominica, K.321. Vesperae Solennes de Confessore, K.339. Ave verum corpus, K. 618 (Review by J. F. Weber)

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NYSTEDT: Immortal Bach (Review by Peter J. Rabinowitz)

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PÄRT: 7 Magnificat Antiphonen (Review by John Story)

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PÄRT: Annum per Annum. The Beatitudes. Berliner Messe. De Profundis (Review by John Story)

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PÄRT: Choral Music (Review by John Story)

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PÄRT: Dopo la vittoria. Nunc dimittis. ... which was the son of.... I am the true vine. Littlemore Tractus. Triodion. My heart's in the Highlands. Salve Regina (Review by Robert Kirzinger)

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PÄRT: Dopo la vittoria. Nunc dimittis.... which was the son of.... I am the true vine. Littlemore Tractus. Triodion. Beatitudes. My heart's in the Highlands. Salve Regina (Review by Paul Ingram)

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PÄRT: Magnificat (Review by Peter J. Rabinowitz)

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PÄRT: Magnificat (Review by John Story)

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POTT: Toccata (Review by J. F. Weber)

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POULENC, FRANCIS: 7 Chansons for Mixed Chorus. 4 petites prières de Saint François d’Assise. Ave verum corpus. Un soir de neige. Laudes of Saint Antoine of Padoue. Chansons françaises. Chanson à boire (Review by Jerry Dubins)

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POULENC, FRANCIS: 7 Chansons for Mixed Chorus. 4 petites prières de Saint François d’Assise. Ave verum corpus. Un soir de neige. Laudes of Saint Antoine of Padoue. Chansons françaises. Chanson à boire (Review by Barnaby Rayfield)

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POULENC, FRANCIS: Gloria (Review by Lynn René Bayley)

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POULENC, FRANCIS: Gloria (Review by Alan Swanson)

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POULENC, FRANCIS: Salve regina. 4 motets pour un temps de pénitence. 4 motets pour le temps de Noël. Exultate Deo (Review by Alan Swanson)

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POULENC, FRANCIS: Salve regina. Motets pour un temps de pénitence. Motets pour le temps de Noël. Exultate Deo (Review by Lynn René Bayley)

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PRAULINS: The Nightingale (Review by Maria Nockin)

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PRAULINS: The Nightingale (Review by Lynn René Bayley)

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PRAULINS: The Nightingale (Review by Maria Nockin)

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QUILTER: Come away, Death. Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal (Review by Bernard Jacobson)

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RASMUSSEN, SUNLEIF: I (Review by Maria Nockin)

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RASMUSSEN, SUNLEIF: I (Review by Lynn René Bayley)

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RASMUSSEN, SUNLEIF: I (Review by Maria Nockin)

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RASMUSSEN, SUNLEIF: I. Sorrow and Joy Fantasy. Winter Echoes (Review by Martin Anderson)

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RASMUSSEN, SUNLEIF: I. Sorrow and Joy Fantasy. Winter Echoes (Review by Phillip Scott)

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RASMUSSEN, SUNLEIF: I. Sorrow and Joy Fantasy. Winter Echoes (Review by Ken Meltzer)

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RASMUSSEN, SUNLEIF: I. Sorrow and Joy Fantasy. Winter Echoes (Review by Peter Burwasser)

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RASMUSSEN, SUNLEIF: I. Sorrow and Joy Fantasy. Winter Echoes (Review by Colin Clarke)

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RUTTER: Come down. Lord, make me. To everything. I my Best-Beloved’s am. Praise the Lord. I will lift up. As the bridegroom. A Clare Benediction. The Lord is my light. Go forth. Thy perfect love (Review by J. F. Weber)

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RUTTER: Gloria. Choral works (Review by J. F. Weber)

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RUTTER: Hymn to the Creator of Light. God be in my heaven. Gaelic Blessing. Cantate Domino. Open thou mine eyes. Prayer of St. Patrick. My true love hath my heart. The Lord bless you and keep you (Review by Henry Fogel)

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RUTTER: Music for Christmas (Review by George Chien)

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RUTTER: Requiem. Choral Works (Review by Henry Fogel)

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RUTTER: Te Deum (Review by J. F. Weber)

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SCHNITTKE: Concerto for Mixed Chorus (Review by Robert Kirzinger)

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SCHNITTKE: Minnesang. Voices of Nature (Review by Robert Kirzinger)

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SCHUBERT: Cantate zur Feier der Genesung der Irene Kiesewetter, D 936 (Review by Joel Kasow)

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SCHUBERT: Complete Songs, Vol. 31 (Review by David Johnson)

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SCHUBERT: Das Weinen, D 926 (Review by Joel Kasow)

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SCHUBERT: Der 13 Psalm. Der 23 Psalm. Der 92 Psalm (Review by David Johnson)

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SCHUBERT: Der Hochzeitsbraten, D 930 (Review by Joel Kasow)

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SCHUBERT: Der Kreuzzug, D 932 (Review by Joel Kasow)

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SCHUBERT: Der Wallensteiner Lanzknecht beim Trunk, D 931 (Review by Joel Kasow)

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SCHUBERT: Die Allmacht. Hagars Klage. Den Unendlichen. Himmelsfunken. Des Mädchens Klage. Im Abendrot. Die Gestirne (Review by David Johnson)

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SCHUBERT: Die Sterne, D 939 (Review by Joel Kasow)

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SCHUBERT: Fröhliches Scheiden, D 896 (Review by Joel Kasow)

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SCHUBERT: Frühlingslied, D 919 (Review by Joel Kasow)

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SCHUBERT: Heimliches Lieben, D 922 (Review by Joel Kasow)

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SCHUBERT: Il modo di prender moglie, D 902/3 (Review by Joel Kasow)

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SCHUBERT: Il traditor deluso, D 902/2 (Review by Joel Kasow)

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SCHUBERT: Jägers Liebeslied, D 909 (Review by Joel Kasow)

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SCHUBERT: L’incanto degli occhi, D 902/1 (Review by Joel Kasow)

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SCHUBERT: Mirjams Siegesgesang (Review by David Johnson)

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SCHUBERT: Romanze des Richard Löwenherz, D 907 (Review by Joel Kasow)

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SCHUBERT: Schiffers Scheidelied, D 910 (Review by Joel Kasow)

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SCHUBERT: Sie im jedem Liede, D 896A (Review by Joel Kasow)

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SCHUBERT: Wolke und Quelle, D 896B (Review by Joel Kasow)

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SCHUMANN: Myrten, op. 25. 4 Duets, op. 34. 4 Duets, op. 78.' John Anderson, op. 145/4“ (Review by Marc Mandel)

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SOMERVELL: To Lucasta, on going to the Wars (Review by Bernard Jacobson)

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SPICER: Come out, Lazar (Review by J. F. Weber)

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SPICER: Come out, Lazar (Review by William Kempster)

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STANFORD, CHARLES VILLIERS: For lo! I raise up. Te Deum. 3 Latin Motets. Lighten our darkness. Benedictus. O for a closer walk with God. Jubilate (Review by Jim Svejda)

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STANFORD, CHARLES VILLIERS: La Belle Dame Sans Merci (Review by Bernard Jacobson)

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STANFORD, CHARLES VILLIERS: Magnificat. Fantasia and Toccata (Review by Jim Svejda)

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SVIRIDOV: Three Choruses for Tolstoy's Tsar Feodor loannovich. Songs of Troubled Times (Review by Peter J. Rabinowitz)

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TAVENER, JOHN: Birthday Sleep. Butterfly Dreams. The Second Coming. Schuon Hymnen. As one who has slept. The Bridal Chamber. Exhortation and Kohima. Shûnya (Review by Martin Anderson)

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TAVENER, JOHN: Birthday Sleep. Butterfly Dreams. The Second Coming. Schuon Hymnen. As one who has slept. The Bridal Chamber. Exhortation and Kohima. Shûnya (Review by Paul Ingram)

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TAVENER, JOHN: The Veil of the Temple (Review by John Story)

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TCHAIKOVSKY: The Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, op. 41 (Review by Peter J. Rabinowitz)

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TORMIS: 2 Songs after Ernst Enno. 3 Estonian Game Songs. 3 Songs from Epic “Kalev’s Son.” Forgotten Peoples (Review by Alan Swanson)

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TORMIS: Singing Aboard Ship. Autumn Landscapes. 4 Estonian lullabies. Herding Calls (Review by Alan Swanson)

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TRADITIONAL: My love’s an arbutus (arr. Stanford) (Review by Bernard Jacobson)

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TRADITIONAL: The Death of Queen Jane (coll. Sharp) (Review by Bernard Jacobson)

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TRADITIONAL: The Little Turtle Dove (coll. Sharp) (Review by Bernard Jacobson)

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TRADITIONAL: The Salley Gardens (arr. Britten) (Review by Bernard Jacobson)

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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Linden Lea. Silent Noon (Review by Bernard Jacobson)

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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Partsongs, Folksongs, and Shakespeare Settings (Review by Martin Anderson)

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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Three Shakespeare Songs. Five English Folksongs. Three Elizabethan Partsongs. Other settings (Review by Martin Anderson)

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VILLETTE: O sacrum convivium. Hymn to the Virgin. Attende, Domine. Notre Père d'Aix. Inviolata. Tu es Petrus. O quam suavis. Salutation angélique. Polyphonie Verses for “Veni Creator.“ Pañis angelicus. O salu taris hostia. Ave verum. Salve regina. O quam amabilis es. Jesu, dulcís memoria. Adoro te. O magnum m isterium (Review by James Carson)

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WALTON, WILLIAM: A Queen's Fanfare. Coronation Te Deum. A Litany. The Twelve. Set me as a seal upon thine heart. Magnificat. Nunc Dimittis. Where does the uttered music go? Jubilate Deo. Missa brevis. Cantico del sole. Make we joy now in this fest. King Herod and the Cock. All this time. What cheer? Antiphon (Review by James Miller)

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WARLOCK: Cradle Song (Review by Bernard Jacobson)

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WARLOCK: Julian of Berry (Review by Bernard Jacobson)

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WARLOCK: Rest sweet Nymphs (Review by Bernard Jacobson)

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WESLEY, SAMUEL: The Wilderness (Review by William Kempster)

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WESLEY, SAMUEL SEBASTIAN: The Wilderness (Review by J. F. Weber)

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WHITACRE, ERIC: I thank You God for this most amazing day. I hide myself. Sleep, i will wade out. Go, lovely Rose. When David Heard, hope, faith, life, love. Cloudburst. With a lily in your hand. This Marriage. Water Night. A Boy and a Girl. Her sacred spirit soars. Lux aurumque (Review by Robert Carl)

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WHITACRE, ERIC: I thank you God. I hide myself. Sleep. I will wade out. Go, lovely Rose. When David heard. Hope, faith, life, love. Cloudburst (Review by Michael Carter)

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WHITACRE, ERIC: With a lily in your hand. This Marriage. Water Night. A Boy and a Girl. Her sacred spirit soars. Lux arumque (Review by Michael Carter)

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