Peter Cornelius – The Three Kings
and other choral music

Polyphony
Stephen Layton

Gramophone Editor’s choice

BBC Music Magazine

These are superior performances, Layton’s group Polyphony offering refined tone and exceptional precision, together with a careful observation of Cornelius’s dynamics and fluent phrasing.

Gramophone
Editor’s choice
An appealing collection of choral works from the composer of the celebrated carol, Three Kings from Persian lands afar. Polyphony are perfect advocates of this richly woven choral writing and the solo singing is very fine too.

Classics Today
This program offers an exciting trip into what for most listeners will be a world of happy discovery.

The Guardian
Polyphony sing with solemn beauty. The sound is sumptuous and richly atmospheric

American Record Guide
Enthusiastically recommended.

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