Byrd - Attollite portas
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Choral » Anthems & Motets
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Adoramus Te
Motets, songs and consort music by William Byrd and Peter Philips
Clare Wilkinson (mezzo-soprano)
The Rose Consort of Viols
The playing by the Rose Consort is refined and blanaced without any of the bass-heavy fuzziness that one sometimes hears from viol groups...The motets are performed with just one of the parts... —
Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2014, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2015, Finalist - Early Music
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Homophonic passages impress with their splendour, enriched here by the chestnut hues of basses William Gaunt and Robert Macdonald. The clarity of line lays bare the ingenuity of counterpoint,... —
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2011, Editor's Choice
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Conductorless Stile Antico may be, but they could never be accused of lacking direction or clear-sighted commitment to the works on this generously-filled album...The approach encourages long-range... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 29th November 2010
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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... —
