Barber, Bernstein, Copland, Thompson / Polyphony,
Label: Hyperion Catalog: CDA67929 Format: CD Polyphony, Stephen LaytonPolyphony 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. Price: $20.98 |