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…Kirkby highlights the poetry of the texts through her crisp diction and sincerity. The dynamic range of Fretwork is stunning, its tone vibrantly rich and its careful paragraphing and sensitive... —
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2005, Choral & Song Choice
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Special offer. On Byrd's Wings
Dorothee Mields (performer), Magdalene Harer (performer), Ryosuke Sakamoto (lute), Boreas Quartett Bremen, Hathor Consort
An immensely rewarding exploration of the richness of English consort music from the Elizabethan and post-Elizabethan periods...the two sopranos and consorts tell a compelling story of invention... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Baroque Vocal
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An Emerald in a Work of Gold
Music from the Dow Partbooks
The Marian Consort & Rose Consort of Viols, Rory McCleery
It's a well-designed programme in which the two groups alternate, only partly combining when the viols accompany a vocal soloist....The Marian Consort's contributions are cleanly and calmly... —
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The Early Byrd
Early works for voices, viols and virginals
Sophie Yates (virginals)
I Fagiolini, Fretwork
This disc adopts an imaginative approach to programming Byrd's music by presenting works in different genres grouped together to demonstrate a single stage in his development. It includes Latin... —
