Polyphony - Hymn to the Virgin
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My personal favorite choir would have to be John Rutter's group, The Cambridge Singers. For some reason, their tone, texture, color, and balance make for a world class group! God Bless The Cambridge Singers!
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Polyphony has to be the best professional choir I've ever heard. Especially their interpretations with Stephen Layton! Agh!
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The words are from an anonymous "macaronic" (ie a mixture of English and Latin) poem of the 13th century. Britten only set three of the five verses.
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interesting. This is not the clear as a bell staright sound that Polyphony usually has in Whitacre's music. Difference of interperetation based on composer I guess.
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@emmapduk My mother sang at Both Britten Funeral and Peers Funeral and I believe the Hymn to the Virgin was performed at both; she was a member of a small group called the "Suffolk Singers" and I believe their story is told in a book called "Voices by the Sea" by Wilfred Wren
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I have always loved this song .I loved singing it and I love just hearing it. Beautiful ....
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yes, i was. I've retired now.
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You're in the Polyphony?
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Thank you for posting!! I have this track but it was unlabeled. Now I know who sings it!
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Polyphony always has a way of making your jaw drop when you listen to their music. They do great justice to Eric Whitacre's music as well as anything else they perform. Truly amazing!
JPSaxMan 3 years ago 10
Great performance! Actually, Britten was only 16 when he composed this. (August 1930.) Just before leaving home to become a pupil at the Royal College of Music in London! (I've always thought of this piece as a love declaration to his mum. Thank you and farwell dear mother! ) Greeting from former secretary of the Britten Society in Sweden!
ellandelachapelle 2 years ago 2