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Leighton: Sacred Choral Works

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Leighton: Sacred Choral Works

Label Catalogue Number:
DCD34218

Running Time: 01:21:11

Release Date: December 2019
Originally recorded in December 2019

Genre:
Classical

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Released to mark the ninetieth anniversary of the composer’s birth, this programme of Kenneth Leighton’s choral music reflects his outstanding accomplishments in the genre across his entire composing career: it includes Leighton’s earliest and last pieces for unaccompanied choir, three Christmas carols, two extended masterpieces, and two works composed for the Choir of St Mary’s Cathedral itself. Extensively praised under its current director of music Duncan Ferguson, the choir has both a historical affinity for this body of work and a sophisticated musicianship which here produces performances of focused maturity and depth.

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Performance **** Recording *****

“… Throughout, organist Joseph Beech provides a sensitive underpinning to the choir’s sharply communicative singing. Delphian’s sound is excellent, as are Andrew Burn’s booklet notes on the music. As a single-disc introduction to Leighton’s choral music – and there aren’t too many available – this is an easy recommendation.”

Terry Blain - BBC Music magazine - February 2020

"...The performance of the Martin Mass is a beautiful one... Kenneth Leighton's Mass, also for double choir, is a perfect fit for Martin's work. The two share a certain asceticism, eschewing opulence for clarity and tartness of expression, as the annotator for this disc notes. The performances of both choral works are all one could wish for..."

Henry Fogel - Fanfare - November/December 2019

Recommended

“A very fine recording from which to get to know Leighton’s choral music, or, better still, to add to other collections.”

Marc Rochester - MusicWeb-International.com – 12 December 2019

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