Stephen Layton MBE

Reviews

Press notices and interviews, by year.

1997

  1. CD Review UKRutter: RequiemCOMPOSER John Rutter made a great impression on a Torquay audience, when he came to speak to Torbay Recorded…CD Review
  2. BBC Music MagazineRutter: RequiemFew John Rutter fans will be without a copy of the composer's own Collegium recording of his Requiem. But…CD Review
  3. The SingerRutter: RequiemHyperion have done John Rutter proud with this disc, and he them. The Requiem, for all its acknowledged…CD Review
  4. The Inverness CourierRutter: RequiemThe highland audience was introduced to the music of Britain’s foremost contemporary composer of choral music…CD Review
  5. The Yorkshire PostRutter: RequiemJohn Rutter's written introduction to this disc includes a curiously petulant defence of his craft. He…CD Review
  6. Amazon.co.ukRutter: Requiem'Sensitive, beautifully blended singing and playing. First class'CD Review
  7. The TimesRutter: RequiemThe music of the contemporary English composer John Rutter has gained a measure of popularity, and this disc…CD Review
  8. Soundscape AustraliaVarious: Ikon, Vol. 1The timbral and textural palette of Russian choral sound is clearly evident to Layton and the ensemble with…CD Review
  9. Gramophone MagazineVarious: Ikon, Vol. 1The most interesting discovery to be made on this anthology is Sviridov's choral music, both sacred (though…CD Review
  10. Fanfare USAVarious: Ikon, Vol. 1Uniformly charismatic performances. Fine engineering and notes too. Highly recommended.CD Review
  11. Gramophone MagazineRutter: RequiemRutter Requiems King's College Choir, Cambridge / Cleobury Cambridge Singers / Rutter Polyphony / Layton…CD Review