Hyperions collaborations with Stephen Layton and Polyphony over the years have resulted in some of finest choral recordings available, and Eric Whitacre: Cloudburst & other choral works really is something else: described on BBC Radio 3 as staggering and by The Times as a winner, this iconic Grammy-nominated album introduced Whitacres unique compositional voice to a global audience.

Tracklist:

Side A
1
Cloudburst La lluvia Ojos de agua de sombra[8’25]
2
Lux aurumque Lux, calida gravisque, pura velut aurum[4’08]
3
A boy and a girl Stretched out on the grass[4’25]
4
This Marriage May these vows and this marriage be blessed[2’59]
5
I hide myself (No 1 of Three Flower Songs)[2’51]
6
With a lily in your hand O my night love! (No 2 of Three Flower Songs)[2’27]
7
Go, lovely Rose (No 3 of Three Flower Songs)[4’07]
Side B
1
When David heard[12’57]
2
Sleep The evening hangs beneath the moon[5’33]
3
Her sacred spirit soars[5’08]
4
Water Night Night with the eyes of a horse that trembles in the night[5’03]