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Morten Lauridsen / Polyphony, Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton
Nocturnes
Album UK 2007 on Hyperion label
Classical (Modern, Neo-Romantic, Contemporary)
Duration 65'17 [DDD] Tracks 11-16: First recording 19 page booklet included [recording details] Recorded in The Temple Church, London, on January 3 & 4, 2006 and in St. Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London on April 3, 2006 (tracks 1-5). [Publishing details] (Mid-Winter Song): Peermusic Classical, New York (orchestral score) / Opus Music Publishers, Inc. (vocal / piano score) (All other pieces): Peermusic Classical, New York, licensed in some territories to Faber Music Ltd. ℗ & © Hyperion Records Ltd, London, MMVII Made in England
Musicians
 | Morten Lauridsen p, *1943 US finger cymbals, piano, album by, composed by, 1983, composed by, 1993, composed by, 1970, composed by, 2005 |
 | Polyphony , GB choir, album by |
 | Britten Sinfonia , GB orchestra, album by |
 | Stephen Layton org, *1966 GB conductor, album by |
 | Aaron Burchell voc, alto vocals, polyphony: alto |
 | Christopher Field voc, alto vocals, polyphony: alto |
 | Harriet Webb voc, alto vocals, polyphony: alto |
 | Ian Aitkenhead voc, GB alto vocals, polyphony: alto |
 | Kim Porter , GB alto vocals, polyphony: alto |
 | Matthew Venner voc, GB alto vocals, polyphony: alto |
 | Ruth Massey voc, alto vocals, polyphony: alto |
 | Tom Williams voc, alto vocals, polyphony: alto |
 | Andrew Rupp b, bass vocals, polyphony: bass |
 | Andrew Westwood voc, b, bass vocals, polyphony: bass |
 | Charles Pott voc, b, bass vocals, polyphony: bass |
 | Edward Grint voc, b, GB bass vocals, polyphony: bass |
 | Giles Underwood voc, b, bass vocals, polyphony: bass |
 | James Birchall voc, b, GB bass vocals, polyphony: bass |
 | Richard Bannan voc, b, bass vocals, polyphony: bass |
 | Richard Savage voc, b, bass vocals, polyphony: bass |
 | Thomas Guthrie b, bass vocals, polyphony: bass |
 | William Gaunt voc, b, GB bass vocals, polyphony: bass |
 | Sarah Burnett bsn, bassoon, britten sinfonia: bassoon |
 | Simon Couzens bsn, bassoon, britten sinfonia: bassoon |
 | Ben Chappell vc, GB cello, britten sinfonia: cello |
 | Caroline Dearnley vc, GB cello, britten sinfonia: cello |
 | Julia Graham vc, cello, britten sinfonia: cello |
 | Julia Vohralik vc, cello, britten sinfonia: cello |
 | Andrew Webster cl, clarinet, britten sinfonia: clarinet |
 | Joy Farrall cl, bcl, clarinet, britten sinfonia: clarinet |
 | Beverley Jones cb, double bass, britten sinfonia: double bass |
 | Stephen Williams cb, double bass, britten sinfonia: double bass |
 | Michael Cox fl, flute, britten sinfonia: flute |
 | Sarah O'Flynn fl, GB flute, britten sinfonia: flute |
 | Miriam Keogh hrp, harp, britten sinfonia: harp |
 | Stephen Bell alp, GB horn, britten sinfonia: horn |
 | Tom Rumsby alp, FR horn, britten sinfonia: horn |
 | Jacqueline Shave vn, *1960 GB leader, britten sinfonia, violin, britten sinfonia: violin i |
 | Hyperion , GB liner notes, french translation |
 | Renate Wendel voc, b, liner notes, german translation |
 | Emma Feilding ob, oboe, britten sinfonia: oboe |
 | Nicholas Daniel ob, *1962 GB oboe, britten sinfonia: oboe |
 | Andrew Lumsden org, *1962 GB organ |
 | Timothy Palmer perc, percussion, britten sinfonia: percussion |
 | James Longford p, piano, britten sinfonia: piano |
 | Alice Gribben voc, soprano vocals, polyphony: soprano |
 | Amy Haworth voc, ss, soprano vocals, polyphony: soprano |
 | Grace Davidson , GB soprano vocals, polyphony: soprano |
 | Julia Doyle voc, GB soprano vocals, polyphony: soprano |
 | Juliet Fraser voc, soprano vocals, polyphony: soprano |
 | Katy Cooper voc, vn, soprano vocals, polyphony: soprano |
 | Kirsty Hopkins voc, GB soprano vocals, polyphony: soprano |
 | Miriam Allan , *1977 AU soprano vocals, polyphony: soprano |
 | Rachael Parsons , soprano vocals, polyphony: soprano |
 | Susannah Vango voc, GB soprano vocals, polyphony: soprano |
 | Ben Alden voc, tenor vocals, polyphony: tenor |
 | Christopher Watson acg, ts, *1969 GB tenor vocals, polyphony: tenor |
 | Jon English voc, tenor vocals, polyphony: tenor |
 | Nicholas Todd voc, tenor vocals, polyphony: tenor |
 | Richard Butler voc, tenor vocals, polyphony: tenor |
 | Simon Wall voc, ts, *1975 GB tenor vocals, polyphony: tenor |
 | Tom Raskin key, GB tenor vocals, polyphony: tenor |
 | William Unwin voc, GB tenor vocals, polyphony: tenor |
 | Andy Waddicor tb, trombone, britten sinfonia: trombone |
 | Paul Archibald tr, fh, GB trumpet, britten sinfonia: trumpet |
 | Bridget Carey vl, GB viola, britten sinfonia: viola |
 | Duncan Ferguson vl, viola, britten sinfonia: viola |
 | Kate Musker vl, viola, britten sinfonia: viola |
 | Rachel Byrt vl, GB viola, britten sinfonia: viola |
 | Anna Bradley vn, acg, violin, britten sinfonia: violin ii |
 | Judith Kelly vn, violin, britten sinfonia: violin ii |
 | Marcus Broome vn, violin, britten sinfonia: violin ii |
 | Miranda Dale vn, GB violin, britten sinfonia: violin ii |
 | Nicola Goldscheider vn, violin, britten sinfonia: violin ii |
 | Zoe Davies vn, violin, britten sinfonia: violin ii |
 | Fiona McCapra vn, violin, britten sinfonia: violin i |
 | Juan Gonzalez vn, voc, violin, britten sinfonia: violin i |
 | Katherine Shave vn, GB violin, britten sinfonia: violin i |
 | Lorraine McAslan vn, GB violin, britten sinfonia: violin i |
 | Manon Derome vn, voc, CA violin, britten sinfonia: violin i |
 | Martin Gwilym-Jones vn, voc, violin, britten sinfonia: violin i |
 | Warren Zielinski vn, *1975 CA violin, britten sinfonia: violin i |
 | Robert Graves , 1895-1985 GB lyrics by |
 | Rainer Maria Rilke , 1875-1926 AT lyrics by |
 | Pablo Neruda voc, 1904-1973 CL lyrics by |
 | James Agee , 1909-1955 US lyrics by |
Producers
| Tim Parry booklet editor |
| David Hinitt edited by, editing |
| Simon Eadon engineer, recording engineer |
| Simon Perry executive-producer |
| Lee Campbell illustration, front illustration: 'romance' |
| Byron Adams liner notes |
| Adrian Peacock producer, recording producer |
| Richard Howard research, front picture research |
Composers
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mid-Winter Songs | Morten Lauridsen / Polyphony, Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton | Morten Lauridsen, Robert Graves | 19:03 | |
| 2 | Lament For Pasiphaë | Morten Lauridsen / Polyphony, Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton | 5:15 | ||
| 3 | Like Snow | Morten Lauridsen / Polyphony, Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton | 1:28 | ||
| 4 | She Tells Her Love While Half Asleep | Morten Lauridsen / Polyphony, Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton | 4:19 | ||
| 5 | Mid-Winter Waking | Morten Lauridsen / Polyphony, Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton | 1:36 | ||
| 6 | Intercession In Late October | Morten Lauridsen / Polyphony, Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton | 6:23 | ||
| 7 | Les Chansons De Roses | Morten Lauridsen / Polyphony, Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton | Morten Lauridsen, Rainer Maria Rilke | 17:12 | |
| 8 | En Une Seule Fleur | Morten Lauridsen / Polyphony, Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton | 2:20 | ||
| 9 | Contre Qui, Rose | Morten Lauridsen / Polyphony, Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton | 3:18 | ||
| 10 | De Ton Rêve Trop Plein | Morten Lauridsen / Polyphony, Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton | 2:14 | ||
| 11 | La Rose Compléte | Morten Lauridsen / Polyphony, Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton | 4:43 | ||
| 12 | Dirait-On | Morten Lauridsen / Polyphony, Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton | 4:35 | ||
| 13 | I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes | Morten Lauridsen / Polyphony, Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton | Morten Lauridsen | 3:14 | |
| 14 | O Come, Let Us Sing Unto The Lord | Morten Lauridsen / Polyphony, Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton | Morten Lauridsen | 3:22 | |
| 15 | Ave, Dulcissima Maria | Morten Lauridsen / Polyphony, Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton | Morten Lauridsen | 7:04 | |
| 16 | Nocturnes | Morten Lauridsen / Polyphony, Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton | Morten Lauridsen | 14:39 | |
| 17 | Sa Nuit D'été | Morten Lauridsen / Polyphony, Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton | Rainer Maria Rilke | 3:31 | |
| 18 | Soneto De La Noche | Morten Lauridsen / Polyphony, Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton | Pablo Neruda | 5:56 | |
| 19 | Sure On This Shinning Night | Morten Lauridsen / Polyphony, Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton | James Agee | 5:12 |
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