Tallis Scholars sing William Byrd (Incls Mass for Five Voices & Mass for Four Voices)

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WILLIAM BYRD
Tallis Scholars sing William Byrd (Incls Mass for Five Voices & Mass for Four Voices)
Tallis Scholars

[ Gimell / 2 CD ]

Release Date: Friday 1 January 2010

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"This will delight fans of Byrd and this choir. Compelling performances (especially Ave verum) and a resonant if slightly distant sound. Some pieces though (the Mass a 5) have a surface, rather than inner, drive." BBC Music Magazine, January 2008 ****

William Byrd was a devout Catholic living in England at a time when Catholic forms of worship were outlawed. As a musician trained to serve the church, he faced the constant challenge of reconciling his faith with the need to earn his living in a Protestant country. His three Masses, which would have been performed in secret, reflect the intense feelings of a man facing the conflict of being true to his faith whilst serving Elizabeth I as Gentleman of the Chapel Royal.

"This for me is the sort of musical bliss which should never stop"
Gordon Reynolds - GRAMOPHONE

Tracks:

Mass for Five Voices
Mass for Four voices
Mass for Three voices
Ave verum corpus
Infelix ego
Tristitia et anxietas
Vigilate (from Cantiones sacrae 1589)
Ne irascaris Domine
Prevent Us, O Lord
The Great Service
O Lord, make thy servant Elizabeth
O God, the proud are risen
Sing joyfully