Recordings of Other Vocal Works

V-4

Bach: B Minor Mass

Mass in B minor BWV 232

Stephen Layton

Trinity College Choir of Cambridge / Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Soprano Katherine Watson; Mezzo-soprano: Helen Charlston; Counter-tenor: Iestyn Davies; Tenor: Gwilym Bowen; Bass: Neal Davies

BBC Radio 3

Jan 11, 2017

Audio / TT: 150 min

Recorded live at Trinity College Chapel, Trinity College, Cambridge, England. Live broadcast on BBC Radio 3.
A concert for members of Trinity to launch the College's celebrations of the 700th anniversary of the founding of King's Hall, which went on to form part of Trinity.
1^st recording of Mass in B minor BWV 232 by S. Layton.
Source: Trinity College Choir: Archive: Concerts in 2017
Listen on BBC Radio 3:
Mass in B minor BWV 232 (29 days free online listening): Complete Work
Listen on YouTube:
Mass in B minor BWV 232: Complete Work [106:05]

V-6

Bach: Mass in B minor

Mass in B minor BWV 232

Stephen Layton

Trinity College Choir of Cambridge / Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Soloists: Katherine Watson; Mezzo-soprano: Helen Charlston; Counter-tenor Iestyn Davies; Tenor: Gwilym Bowen; Bass Neal Davies
TCCC: Sopranos: Rachel Ambrose Evans, Eleanor Burke, Matilda Dichmont, Annabel Green, Susannah Hill, Hannah King, Jade Lam, Anita Monserrat, Helena Moore, Bethany Partridge, Imogen Russell, Lucy Sun, Faith Waddell; Altos: Constance Ayrton, Karolina Csathy, Hana Lily Edwards, Anna Jackson, Guy James, Lucy Prendergast, Hannah Robinson, Meg Tong, Nina Vinther; Tenors: Sebastian Cook, Edward Cunningham, Joseph Deery, Alexander Gebhard, Henry Hole, Adam Long, Cameron Richardson-Eames, Jamie Roberts, Matt Smith, Matthew Smith; Basses: Ian Cheung, Michael Craddock, Christopher Moore, Ben Mortishire-Smith, George Nairac, Jonathan Pacey, Owain Park, Frankie Postles, Krishnan Ram-Prasad, Tudor Thomas, Laurence Williams
Organ scholars: Alexander Hamilton, Asher Oliver
OAE: Violins 1: Margaret Faultless [Leader], Huw Daniel, Alison Bury; Iona Davies, Andrew Roberts, Diana Lee, Rachel Isserlis, Claire Holden; Violins 2: Kati Debretzeni, Julia Kuhn, Roy Mowatt, Elicia Silverstein, Stephen Rouse, Dominika Feher; Violas: Max Mandel, Nicholas Logic, Kate Heller; Cellos: Luise Buchberger, Catherine Rimer; Double-basses: Margaret Urquhart, Kate Aldridge; Flutes: Lisa Beznosiuk, Katy Bircher; Oboes: Katharina Sprecltelsen, Hilary Stock, Nicola Barbain; Bassoons: SallyJackson, Damien Brasington; Horn: Roger Montgomery; Trumpets: David Blackadder, Phillip Bainbridge, Matthew Wells; Timpani: Benedict Holfnung; Harpsichord: Alastair Ross; Organ: Stephen Farr

Hyperion CDA-68181/2
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Jan 12-16, 2017

2-CD / TT: 107:43
MP3 / TT: 107:30

Recorded at Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge, England.
Recording Engineer: David Hinitt; Recording Producer: Adrian Peacock.
2^nd recording of Mass in B minor BWV 232 by S. Layton.
Listen on YouTube:
Mass in B minor BWV 232: Trailer 1 [2:24] | Tailer 2 [9:26]
Buy this album at:
2-CD (2018): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Hyperion | iTunes

V-1

Bach: St John Passion

Johannes-Passion BWV 245

Stephen Layton

Polyphony / Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Tenor [Evangelist]: Ian Bostridge; Bass [Christus]: Neal Davies; Soprano: Carolyn Sampson; Counter-tenor: Iestyn Davies; Tenor: Nicholas Mulroy; Bass [Pilate]: Roderick Williams
Polyphony: Sopranos: Philippa Boyle, Zoë Brown, Alison Hill, Emilia Hughes, Laura Oldfield, Emma Walshe, Louise Wayman, Amy Wood [Ancilla]; Altos: Catherine Backhouse, Aaron Burchell, Ruth Gibbins, David Gould, Christopher Lowrey, Ruth Massey, Tom Williams; Tenors: Gwilym Bowen, Ronan Busfield, Julian Forbes, Christopher Hann, Benedict Hymas, Oliver Jones, Nicholas Pritchard, David de Winter [Servus]; Basses: Richard Bannan, Edward Grint, Jamie Hall, Johnny Herford, Dominic Kraemer, Ashley Riches [Petrus], Richard Savage, Simon Whiteley
OAE: Violins: Kati Debretzeni [Leader], Catherine Mackintosh (and viola d'amore), Claire Sansom, Claire Holden, Catherine Weiss, Matthew Truscott, Roy Mowatt, Susan Carpenter-Jacobs, Henrietta Wayne (and viola d'amore), Debbie Diamond; Violas: Jan Schlapp, Martin Kelly; Cellos: Richard Thnnicliffe (and viola da gamba), Susan Sheppard; Double-bass : Chi-Chi Nwanoku; Flutes: Lisa Beznosiuk, Neil McLaren; Oboes: Anthony Robson, Richard Earle; Bassoon: Andrew Watts; Lute: Lynda Sayce; Organ: Stephen Farr

Hyperion CDA-67901/2

Apr 10-13, 2012

2-CD / TT: 118:10

Recorded at All Hallows, Gospel Oak, London. England.
Recording Engineer: David Hinitt; Recording Producer: Adrian Peacock.
Buy this album at:
2-CD (2013): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de

V-5

Bach: Christmas Oratorio, London 2011

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6

Stephen Layton

Trinity College Choir of Cambridge / Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Soprano: Katherine Watson; Counter-tenor: Iestyn Davies; Tenor [Evangelist]: James Gilchrist; Bass: Neal Davies

House of Opera CD-23746
House of Opera CD-93746
House of Opera MP3-93746

Dec 22, 2011

2-CD / TT:
2-CD / TT:
MP3 / TT:

Recorded live at St John's Smith Square, London, England.
1^st recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 by S. Layton.
Buy this album at:
2-CD: House of Opera
2-CD: House of Opera
Music Download: House of Opera

V-3

Bach: Christmas Oratorio

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6 [26:26, 29:30, 23:33, 23:43, 24:25, 24:08]

Stephen Layton

Trinity College Choir of Cambridge / Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Soloists: Tenor [Evangelist]: James Gilchrist; Soprano: Katherine Watson; Counter-tenor: Iestyn Davies; Bass: Matthew Brook
TCCC: Sopranos: Rachel Ambrose Evans, Zoë Brown, Catriona Casha, Alison Hill, Hannah King, Elisabeth Krizek, Bethany Partridge, Hannah Partridge, Mary Price, Julia St Clair, Lucy Taylor, Faith Waddell, Georgia Way, Catherine White; Altos: Helen Charlston, Helen Daniels, Ruth Gibbins, Michael Hamway, Guy James, Amy Lyddon-Towl, Lucy Prendergast, Ted Tregear; Tenors: Hiroshi Amako, Archie Bott, Gwilym Bowen, Alexander Gebhard, Samuel Hewitt, Thomas Pocock, Cameron Richardson-Eames, Jamie Roberts; Basses: Michael Craddock, Christopher Howarth, Brian Lee, Joel Nulsen, Jonathan Pacey, Laurence Williams, William Winning, Anthony Woodman
Organ scholars: Jeremy Cole, Eleanor Kornas
OAE: Violins 1: Margaret Faultless [Leader], Alison Bury, Andrew Roberts, Roy Mowatt, Catherine Weiss, Claire Sansom; Violins 2: Lucy Russell, Claire Holden, Debbie Diamond, Henrietta Wayne, Susan Carpenter-Jacobs; Violas: Jan Schlapp, Martin Kelly; Cellos: Andrew Skidmore, Susan Sheppard; Double-bass: Chi-chi Nwanoku; Flutes: Lisa Beznosiuk, Neil McLaren; Oboes & Oboes d'amore: Anthony Robson, Richard Earle; Oboes da caccia: Catherine Latham, Cherry Forbes; Bassoon: Philip Turbett; Horns: Roger Montgomery, David Bentley; Trumpets: David Blackadder, Phillip Bainbridge, Matthew Wells; Timpani Charles Fullbrook; Organ: Robert Howarth

Hyperion CDA-68031-2

Jan 10-14, 2013

2-CD / TT: 151:49

Recorded at Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge, England.
Recording Engineer: David Hinitt; Recording Producer: Stephen Johns.
2^nd recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 by S. Layton.
Listen on YouTube:
Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248: Cantatas 1-3 [79:39] + Cantatas 4-6 [72:16]
Buy this album at:
2-CD (2013): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de

V-2

Ikon, Vol. 1 (Russian Choral Music)

Knut Nystedt: Immortal Bach (Sacred Song Komm, süsser Tod, BWV 478) [6:41]

Stephen Layton

Holst Singers

Counter-tenor: James Bowman

Hyperion CDA-66928.

Oct. 11-13, 1996

CD / TT: 76:55

Recorded in All Hallows Church, Gospel Oak, London.
Buy this album at:
CD (1997): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (February 2013 - January 2022)
Thanks to contributoes: Arte Kartian (January 2017)

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