Byrd - Fantasia in C major, No. 1

Glen Wilson squares up to the Fantasias...If his playing isn't always free, it's eagle-eyed in its attention to detail: ornaments crackle with exactitude and the counterpoint is lucidly deconstructed... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2012, 4 out of 5 stars More…

There's so much wonderful six-part writing in this attractive selection from the 1575 CantionesSacrae that such a medium appears in a new light, particularly when performed by the choir and... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

For non-completists, Farr ’s snapshot is adroitly chosen. Played with trenchant ebullience, to close there’s Byrd’s own arrangement (probably) of his Marian motet O quam gloriosum est regnum...Characteristic... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2023, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…