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Stephen Layton MBE

Reviews

Press notices and interviews, by publication and by year.

2024

  1. GramophoneDuruflé: Requiem; Poulenc: Lenten Motets“In July 2022, having established themselves in the Parisian church of Saint-Eustache, the Chapel Choir of…CD Review
  2. Rheinische PostDuruflé: Requiem; Poulenc: Lenten Motets“We find ourselves in the wrong church, and possibly also in the company of the wrong organ builder, but this…CD Review
  3. BBC Music MagazineDuruflé: Requiem; Poulenc: Lenten Motets“The choir is magnificent, emerging through former Trinity organ scholar Harrison Cole’s adroitly chosen…CD Review
  4. BBC Radio 3 CD ReviewDuruflé: Requiem; Poulenc: Lenten Motets‘The balance [in the Duruflé] puts you in the building in the most extraordinary way … that wonderful…CD Review
  5. BR-KlassikDuruflé: Requiem; Poulenc: Lenten Motets“Times of trouble have always produced art that strives for order and peace. The Requiem of the French…CD Review
  6. DiapasonDuruflé: Requiem; Poulenc: Lenten Motets“In July 2022, the Choir of Trinity College Cambridge [filmed] Duruflé’s Requiem in the heart of Paris… A…CD Review
  7. DiapasonDuruflé: Requiem; Poulenc: Lenten Motets“In July 2022, the Choir of Trinity College Cambridge recorded Duruflé’s Requiem in the heart of Paris, the…CD Review
  8. MusicWeb InternationalDuruflé: Requiem; Poulenc: Lenten Motets“Recently, I reviewed a very fine disc of choral and organ music by David Briggs which Stephen Layton and the…CD Review
  9. The New York Times (Best Classical Music Albums of 2024)Duruflé: Requiem; Poulenc: Lenten Motets“Everything about this recording is intoxicating: the Choir of Trinity College’s dreamy sound; the setting’s…CD Review
  10. The New York TimesDuruflé: Requiem; Poulenc: Lenten Motets“Note for note, Maurice Duruflé’s Requiem is an astoundingly pretty work that critics have described as “a…CD Review
  11. The Sunday TimesDuruflé: Requiem; Poulenc: Lenten Motets“Harrison Cole makes the most of the church’s mighty instrument, and the Trinity choir revels in its resonant…CD Review
  12. Yorkshire TimesDuruflé: Requiem; Poulenc: Lenten Motets“Maurice Duruflé was the ‘titulaire’ organist of St Etienne du Mont, Paris. If you walk through the streets…CD Review
  13. LimelightBach: St John PassionSummary: Describes an emotionally stirring, nuanced interpretation conducted with reverence.Concert Review
  14. Classic MelbourneBach: St John PassionBach’s first setting of the Passion, that according to St John, was given a commanding performance directed…Concert Review
  15. ArtsHubGrandeur: Baroque and contemporary programmeThe Adelaide Symphony Orchestra (ASO)’s third Symphony Series concert for 2024 did indeed live up to its…Concert Review
  16. The Straits TimesFestive programme including VivaldiSummary: Favourable account of the festive choral concert and Layton’s direction.Concert Review
  17. MusicWeb InternationalDavid Briggs: Hail, gladdening Light“In 2009, Stephen Layton and the Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge teamed up with David Briggs to record a…CD Review
  18. AllMusicDavid Briggs: Hail, gladdening Light“Various releases celebrated conductor Stephen Layton’s tenure as director of the Choir of Trinity College…CD Review
  19. The GuardianDuruflé: Requiem; Poulenc: Lenten Motets“During a long career, the French organist-composer Maurice Duruflé (1902-86) was a towering figure in the…CD Review
  20. Fanfare USABriggs: Hail, gladdening Light & other works“Layton has given Briggs a disc to treasure, and anyone who buys it will enjoy it as well. This is highly…CD Review
  21. GramophoneBriggs: Hail, gladdening Light & other works“In July 2022 the Chapel Choir of Trinity College Cambridge travelled to Paris to record in the church of…CD Review
  22. Fanfare USAAntognini: Come to me in the silence of the night & Other Choral Works“…A stunning album in every possible way, from the exalted quality of the singing in every imaginable aspect…CD Review