R. Thompson & S. Barber & Stephen Layton - American Polyphony (CD)

Polyphony and Stephen Layton present highlights from the choral repertoire by four twentieth-century American giants: Samuel Barber, Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland and Randall Thompson. Framed by Thompson's understated favorites Alleluia and Fare Well, the program includes Bernstein's Missa brevis, motets by Copland and - of course - Barber's inimitable Agnus Dei.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Alleluia
2. Agnus Dei
3. Mary Hynes
4. Anthony O'Daly
5. The Coolin'
6. Kyrie
7. Gloria
8. Sanctus
9. Benedictus
10. Agnus Dei
11. Dona Nobis Pacem
12. Help Us, O Lord
13. Thou, O Jehova, Abideth Forever
14. Have Mercy on Us, O My Lord
15. Sing Ye Praises to Our King
16. Twelfth Night, Op. 42, No. 1
17. To Be Sung on the Water, Op. 42, No. 2
18. A Nun Takes the Veil, Op. 13, No. 1, 'Heaven-Haven'
19. The Virgin Martyrs, Op. 8, No. 1
20. Let Down the Bars, O Death, Op. 8, No. 2
21. Fare Well