Hyperion CDA67475 · September 2004
Tavener - Choral Music
Polyphony, Stephen Layton (conductor)
Press
International Record Review2004for the Tavener devotee, among whose number I include myself, this disc is an essential survey of the composer's recent musical concerns, and contains some splendid new musicRead the review 
Music Week2004performed with conviction by Stephen Layton's Polyphony. His professional choir manages to convey the hypnotic serenity at the heart of Tavener's latest works, while packing a punch in their more dramatic moments, a strategy…Read the review 
Choir and Organ2004Stephen Layton's heartfelt commitment to the composer's music brings forth shimmering performances from his excellent choir Polyphony. If you enjoy radiant choral writing and singing, then this is the disc for youRead the review 
Fanfare USA2004Polyphony's singing is immaculate, captured in the resonant acoustic of the Temple Church in glorious recorded sound. It's a hard man who would not be moved by this discRead the review 
BBC Music Magazine2004Read the review 
Classic FM Magazine2004The power of Tavener at his best is fully unlocked by Polyphony and Stephen Layton, whose sensitivity to the sacred and human in his music communicates in every work on this discRead the review 
The Financial Times2004Peace, calm, the eternal, the spiritual: Tavener’s music offers balm to listeners harried by the pressures of the modern world. Nowhere does his focus on simplicity come across better than in his smaller choral works. This disc…Read the review
Recorded: January 2004
Produced by Mark Brown
Engineered by Julian Millard
Release date: September 2004
Total duration: 73 minutes 23 seconds
Track list
- Birthday SleepSir John Tavener (1944-2013)6'22
- Butterfly Dreams. Butterfly Dreams based on ChuangSir John Tavener (1944-2013)0'52
- Butterfly Dreams. Haiku by KokkuSir John Tavener (1944-2013)0'36
- Butterfly Dreams. Haiku by BusonSir John Tavener (1944-2013)1'01
- Butterfly Dreams. Haiku by IssaSir John Tavener (1944-2013)1'04
- Butterfly Dreams. Haiku, anonSir John Tavener (1944-2013)1'01
- Butterfly Dreams. The Butterfly by Pavel FriedmannSir John Tavener (1944-2013)3'44
- Butterfly Dreams. Butterfly Song from Acoman IndiaSir John Tavener (1944-2013)1'41
- Butterfly Dreams. Butterfly Dreams based on ChuangSir John Tavener (1944-2013)0'53
- The Second ComingSir John Tavener (1944-2013)6'41
- Schuon HymnenSir John Tavener (1944-2013)13'16
- As one who has sleptSir John Tavener (1944-2013)4'03
- The Bridal ChamberSir John Tavener (1944-2013)7'47
- Exhortation and KohimaSir John Tavener (1944-2013)6'26
- ShûnyaSir John Tavener (1944-2013)17'56
Recording details from Hyperion Records.