Alamire: Byrd: The Great Service & English Anthems - COMPACT DISCS

Title: Byrd: The Great Service & English Anthems
Artist: Alamire
Label: Inventa Records
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 5060262793862
Genre: Classical Artists
Release Date: 2024-11-01
Number of Discs: 1

Alamire, under the direction of David Skinner, complete their survey of the choral works of William Byrd to mark the composer's 400th anniversary with this landmark recording of The Great Service and seven anthems. Emerging from centuries of obscurity, Byrd's Great Service, first revived in the early twentieth century, represents a pinnacle of English choral music. This recording commemorates the centenary of it's modern debut in 1924. With intricate polyphony and poignant text settings, Byrd's masterful use of ten voices reveals his unparalleled skill in capturing the essence of the Anglican liturgy. Complemented by seven anthems, thisalbum offers a comprehensive exploration of Byrd's rich, spiritual, and historical musical contributions.

Tracks:
1.1 Great Service~Venite
1.2 Great Service~Te Deum
1.3 Great Service~Benedictus
1.4 Great Service~Kyrie
1.5 Great Service~Creed
1.6 Great Service~Magnificat
1.7 Great Service~Nunc dimittis
1.8 Clarifica me pater I
1.9 O God the proud are risen against me
1.10 Out of the deep
1.11 O God whom our offences
1.12 Clarifica me pater II
1.13 Arise O Lord why sleepest thou?
1.14 How long shall mine enemies
1.15 Exalt thyself, O God
1.16 Clarifica me pater III
1.17 O Lord make thy servant Charles