Lauridsen: Nocturnes; Les chansons des roses & Other Choral Works

Featuring

Morten Lauridsen
Stephen Layton
Andrew Lumsden
Polyphony
Britten Sinfonia

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Instruments

The composer, Morten Lauridsen, plays the piano and finger cymbals on this recording, demonstrating his expertise as an instrumentalist.

Performer Biography

Stephen Layton, the conductor, has established himself as one of Britain's most dynamic conductors, known for his individual musicianship and galvanizing eloquence in performance.

Composer Biography

Morten Lauridsen is a perfectionist who meticulously refines his works until they radiate a sense of formal rightness and inevitability.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Composer Morten Lauridsen's second passion, after music, is poetry, and he expands his aesthetic sensibility through its study.

Compositional Technique

Lauridsen's music is essentially lyrical, characterized by long-limbed melodic lines and frequent use of contrapuntal procedures derived from Renaissance practice.

Recording & Production

This album is a follow-up to Morten Lauridsen's internationally acclaimed and Grammy-nominated recording, Lux aeterna, featuring the same collaboration of Lauridsen with Stephen Layton, Polyphony, and the Britten Sinfonia.

Compositional Technique

Lauridsen's music often gives the impression of having always existed, free from temporal constraints, partly due to his ongoing study of early music, including plainchant and Medieval and Renaissance eras.