William Byrd: Keyboard Works
Stephen Farr (organ)
For non-completists, Farr ’s snapshot is adroitly chosen. Played with trenchant ebullience, to close there’s Byrd’s own arrangement (probably) of his Marian motet O quam gloriosum est regnum...Characteristic...
William Byrd: Keyboard Works
Stephen Farr (organ)
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For non-completists, Farr ’s snapshot is adroitly chosen. Played with trenchant ebullience, to close there’s Byrd’s own arrangement (probably) of his Marian motet O quam gloriosum est regnum...Characteristic...
About
* Performing on the Taylor & Boody Organ of Sidney
Sussex College, Cambridge, the critically acclaimed
organist Stephen Farr presents a rare exploration
of the keyboard works of William Byrd on the organ.
* This historically informed instrument is made in the
early English style and makes a fitting tribute in this,
the composer's 400th anniversary year.
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Awards and reviews
December 2023
For non-completists, Farr ’s snapshot is adroitly chosen. Played with trenchant ebullience, to close there’s Byrd’s own arrangement (probably) of his Marian motet O quam gloriosum est regnum...Characteristic too is Farr’s adventurous approach to ornamentation, which always sounds effortlessly natural...Farr’s Byrd is a supremely welcome addition to the ‘aviary ’.
