Tag: William Byrd
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William Byrd: Anthems, Motets & Services
William Byrd was undoubtedly the greatest English composer of his time, fully equal to his continental contemporaries Palestrina, Lassus and Victoria … what is also remarkable is that Byrd, a Roman Catholic in a Protestant country, should see most of his church music published during his lifetime. This splendid collection of Byrd’s most important sacred…
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Madrigals & Keyboard Music of the English Renaissance
From the vaults of Musical Heritage society, one of the most prestigious independent classical labels of all time, comes this program of music from the English Renaissance – madrigals of Orlando Gibbons, William Byrd, and other luminaries of the era sung by London’s renowned Ambrosian Singers conducted by John McCarthy, along with selected masterpieces from…
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The Cries of London and Music in Honor of Queen Elizabeth I
Denis Stevens (1922-2004) was a musicians musician — musicologist, conductor, professor, and producer. He focused on early music for much of his career, and during his tenure as a professor at Columbia University during the 1960s and ’70s partnered with American independent label Musical Heritage Society to make recordings with two ensembles he created, the…
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Madrigal Masterpieces
– Alfred Deller and The Deller Consort were pioneers of authentic performance practice whose recordings have been best-sellers throughout the LP and CD eras – Their recordings for Vanguard Classics and The Bach Guild, including numbers world premieres, are universally acclaimed for their masterful musicality and influence on three generations of musicians and scholars –…
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Hymns, Songs & Easter Matins from King’s College
“A welcome guest for a Sunday night is “Hymns from King’s”. Most of them are friends for all seasons, plainly and unaffectedly sung by the choir of King’s College Cambridge under the direction of Sir David Willcocks we are spared any gimmicky accompaniments. Four Advent hymns, including Bach’s Wachet auf ! (the Nicolai harmonized version…
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The Rise of English Music
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The Rise of English Polyphony
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Music With Her Silver Sound
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Classics for Choir
“The choir of Trinity College, Cambridge under Richard Marlow add substantially to their reputation … strong in rhythm as in full-bodied tone … skilful in shaping, secure in intonation, sensitive in balance.” (Gramophone) “Marlow gets good results from his singers; anthems are eloquently done and beautifully recorded.” (Penguin Guide)
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Harpsichord Favourites
“Robert Aldwinckle is an accomplished player, well known beyond early-music circles. He offers here a potpourri of familiar harpsichord pieces from the 17th and 18th centuries, intended as an introduction, which he performs on two replica instruments built by John Horniblow. The choice of repertoire ….is confidently performed.……many will be delighted to find so many…
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Early Music Portraits
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Tudor Masters – Byrd & Gibbons
(Mass for 5 Voices) “the serenity of the King’s account, with its long flowing paragraphs, remains very appealing..Under Willcocks, there is an inevitability of phrasing and effortless control of sonority and dynamics that completely capture the music’s spiritual and e motional feeling”(Gibbons) “the collection is imaginatively chosen…Gibbons is a major musical personality” (Penguin Guide 3…
