Byrd - Out of the orient crystal skies
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An Elizabethan Christmas
RecommendedByrd, Holborne, Gibbons, Peerson, Weelkes
Fretwork, Helen Charlston
The songs are interspersed with short instrumental pieces, including two genial fantasies ‘for ye great dooble bass’ by Gibbons. All are played with Fretwork’s typical attunement to the sensibilities... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 3rd December 2021
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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... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2005, Choral & Song Choice
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An octet of singers from the Trinity Boys Choir presents seasonal music from a bygone age. Necessarily staid, perhaps, but with a warm, intimate atmosphere nonetheless. — More…
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250 Years of English Song (2CD)
Charles Brett (counter-tenor, tenor), Anthony Rooley (lute), Neil Jenkins (tenor), Trevor Jones (viola, viol), Wendy Eathorne (soprano), Polly Waterfield (viol), Ian Grammie (viol), Catherine Mackintosh (viol, violin), Jane Ryan (viola da gamba), Ian Gammie (bass viol), Colin Tilney (harpsichord),...
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Born is the Babe
David Muller (guitar), Klemens Lendl (violin), Christoph Urbanetz (viola da gamba), Eva Reiter (viola da gamba), Christoph Urbanetz (bass viol)
Ensemble Mikado
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Great Music from the Court of Elizabeth I
Glorious music from the rich and glamorous court of Elizabeth I, composed by her favourite composer, William Byrd (1543-1623), and other musicians of her time. Viols, flutes, lutes and voices combine in a striking programme of songs and dances.
The Elizabethan Consort
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