COMPOSERS: Leighton
LABELS: Hyperion Helios
ALBUM TITLE: Leighton: Cathedral Music
WORKS: Crucifixus pro nobis; Missa brevis
PERFORMER: Neil Mackie, Andrew Lucas, St Paul's Cathedral Choir, John Scott
CATALOGUE NO: CDH 55195
There’s a fine line
here between joy
and metaphorical
fist-shaking – and
between thrilling and
noisy singing, sometimes crossed
on this disc. The quieter pieces
come across particularly movingly.
William Whitehead