Byrd - Christe qui Lux
Genres:
Instrumental » Keyboard Solos
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Laurence Dreyfus (himself something of a Renaissance man), combines rigorous intellect with sensitive musicianship...Ensemble and intonation are flawless; keen rhythms and feather-light bowing... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 13th June 2011
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Gramophone Awards, 2011, Finalist - Early Music
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2011, Disc of the month
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2011, Editor's Choice
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The recital's radiant heart is Sheppard's Media Vite, but there are more highlights to come, including an outstanding reading of Holst's Nunc Dimittis, the flowing textures of Harris's Bring... —
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2008, Choral Finalist
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2007, Choral & Song Choice
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Special offer. The Deer’s Cry: The Sixteen sing Pärt, Byrd & Tallis
RecommendedThe Sixteen, Harry Christophers
[The Deer's Cry] is a deceptively easy-looking piece on the page, but keeping its halting, minimalist ground-rhythm pulsing meaningfully, and building the slow-burn crescendo over several minutes... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2016
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Flower of Cities All
Music in London 1580-1620
The English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble, William Lyons
These are enjoyable and polished performances, albeit rather reserved. —
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The subtle hues of the choir, an elite corps from Winchester Cathedrals, are particularly impressive in Byrd's Lamentation, a piece in which voicing gives the music its momentum. Yet the beauty... —
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Great Cathedral Anthems Vol. 8
Peter Backhouse (organ)
The Choir of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh, Timothy Byram-Wigfield
The choir sing well, leaving no loose ends.This disc is well worth a bob or two to add to your collection —
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Music for Compline
Helen Ashby, Kate Ashby, Alison Hill (sopranos), Emma Ashby, Eleanor Harries, Carris Jones, Timothy Wayne-Wright (altos), Peter Asprey, Andrew Griffiths, Tom Herford (tenors) & Oliver Hunt, Matthew O' Donovan, David Wright (basses)
Stile Antico
Outstanding consort singing —
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The main work on this disc, Taverner's marvellous Glora tibi trinitas Mass composed c1526, was famous in its day as the source of the 'In Nomine' tune beloved of instrumental variations. The... —
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