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My Ladye Nevells Booke is a collection of 42 keyboard pieces by William Byrd presented to the titular noblewoman who may have been a student of the composer. The music was for the most part already extant, but Byrd was involved in its selection and compilation, and it is in many ways a fascinating overview of his thinking about the keyboard. Nevertheless, recordings of the full cycle, which runs almost four hours in performance, have been sparse; in addition to the complete Byrd keyboard recording by Davitt Moroney there has until now been only a set by veteran British harpsichordist Christopher Hogwood. Thus this top-notch version by American harpsichordist Elizabeth Farr is especially welcome. Farr's style is sober and rich, which tends to match the book's contents -- My Ladye Nevells Booke is inclined toward the solid and ambitious pavans, grounds, and fantasies of Byrd, with only the galliards paired with most of the pavans offering a more sprightly mood. (The Fitzwilliam Virginal Book shows a more festive side of this essentially serious composer.) She does not, however, dampen the one real crowd-pleaser in the collection, the very early piece of program music called The Battell; her rendering of Byrd's subtle depiction of the differing gaits of footmen and horses is entertaining. The instruments used are unusual and will be a major attraction of the release for some buyers; they were made by Manchester, MI, builder Keith Hill, and all have a big sound that fits Farr's style perfectly. One is a celebrated Italian instrument from 1658 that Hill restored; two are copies of Flemish instruments from half a century after Byrd's time; and one is the instrument later called a lautenwerk -- a lute-harpsichord, with a much more intimate sound than the other instruments used. The album was recorded in a hall in the small town of Manchester, near Hill's studio, and the ambiance is superb; small details of both playing and instrumental timbre clearly emerge. This will be an important acquisition for libraries, keyboardists, and English music enthusiasts.
© TiVo
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My Ladye Nevels Grownde (William Byrd)
William BYRD, Composer - Elizabeth Farr, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Naxos (P) 2007 Naxos
Qui passe for my Lady Nevell (William Byrd)
William BYRD, Composer - Elizabeth Farr, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Naxos (P) 2007 Naxos
The Marche before the Battell (William Byrd)
William BYRD, Composer - Elizabeth Farr, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Naxos (P) 2007 Naxos
The Battell (William Byrd)
William BYRD, Composer - Elizabeth Farr, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Naxos (P) 2007 Naxos
William BYRD, Composer - Elizabeth Farr, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Naxos (P) 2007 Naxos
William BYRD, Composer - Elizabeth Farr, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Naxos (P) 2007 Naxos
William BYRD, Composer - Elizabeth Farr, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Naxos (P) 2007 Naxos
William BYRD, Composer - Elizabeth Farr, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Naxos (P) 2007 Naxos
William BYRD, Composer - Elizabeth Farr, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Naxos (P) 2007 Naxos
William BYRD, Composer - Elizabeth Farr, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Naxos (P) 2007 Naxos
William BYRD, Composer - Elizabeth Farr, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Naxos (P) 2007 Naxos
William BYRD, Composer - Elizabeth Farr, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Naxos (P) 2007 Naxos
The Galliarde for the Victorie (William Byrd)
William BYRD, Composer - Elizabeth Farr, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Naxos (P) 2007 Naxos
My Ladye Nevells Booke (William Byrd)
William BYRD, Composer - Elizabeth Farr, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Naxos (P) 2007 Naxos
A Galliards Gygge (William Byrd)
William BYRD, Composer - Elizabeth Farr, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Naxos (P) 2007 Naxos
The Huntes upp (William Byrd)
William BYRD, Composer - Elizabeth Farr, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Naxos (P) 2007 Naxos
Ut re mi fa sol la in G major (Musica Britannica, Vol. 28, No. 64) (William Byrd)
William BYRD, Composer - Elizabeth Farr, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Naxos (P) 2007 Naxos
The Firste Pavian (William Byrd)
William BYRD, Composer - Elizabeth Farr, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Naxos (P) 2007 Naxos
The Galliarde to the Firste Pavian (William Byrd)
William BYRD, Composer - Elizabeth Farr, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Naxos (P) 2007 Naxos
The Seconde Pavian (William Byrd)
William BYRD, Composer - Elizabeth Farr, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Naxos (P) 2007 Naxos
The Galliarde to the Seconde Pavian (William Byrd)
William BYRD, Composer - Elizabeth Farr, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Naxos (P) 2007 Naxos
The Third Pavian (William Byrd)
William BYRD, Composer - Elizabeth Farr, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Naxos (P) 2007 Naxos
The Galliarde to the Third Pavian (William Byrd)
William BYRD, Composer - Elizabeth Farr, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Naxos (P) 2007 Naxos
DISC 2
The Fourth Pavian (William Byrd)
William BYRD, Composer - Elizabeth Farr, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Naxos (P) 2007 Naxos
The Galliarde to the Fourth Pavian (William Byrd)
William BYRD, Composer - Elizabeth Farr, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Naxos (P) 2007 Naxos
The Fifte Pavian (William Byrd)
William BYRD, Composer - Elizabeth Farr, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Naxos (P) 2007 Naxos
The Galliarde to the Fifte Pavian (William Byrd)
William BYRD, Composer - Elizabeth Farr, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Naxos (P) 2007 Naxos
Pavana the Sixte, "Kinbrugh Goodd" (William Byrd)
William BYRD, Composer - Elizabeth Farr, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Naxos (P) 2007 Naxos
The Galliarde to the Sixte Pavian (William Byrd)
William BYRD, Composer - Elizabeth Farr, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Naxos (P) 2007 Naxos
The Seventh Pavian (William Byrd)
William BYRD, Composer - Elizabeth Farr, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Naxos (P) 2007 Naxos
The Eighte Pavian (William Byrd)
William BYRD, Composer - Elizabeth Farr, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Naxos (P) 2007 Naxos
The Passinge Mesures, "The Nynthe Pavian" (William Byrd)
William BYRD, Composer - Elizabeth Farr, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Naxos (P) 2007 Naxos
The Galliarde to the Nynthe Pavian (William Byrd)
William BYRD, Composer - Elizabeth Farr, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Naxos (P) 2007 Naxos
A Voluntarie, "For my ladye nevell" (William Byrd)
William BYRD, Composer - Elizabeth Farr, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Naxos (P) 2007 Naxos
Will yow walke the woods soe wylde (William Byrd)
William BYRD, Composer - Elizabeth Farr, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Naxos (P) 2007 Naxos
The Maydens Song (William Byrd)
William BYRD, Composer - Elizabeth Farr, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Naxos (P) 2007 Naxos
A Lesson of Voluntarie (William Byrd)
William BYRD, Composer - Elizabeth Farr, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Naxos (P) 2007 Naxos
The Second Grownde (William Byrd)
William BYRD, Composer - Elizabeth Farr, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Naxos (P) 2007 Naxos
DISC 3
Have with Yow to Walsingame (William Byrd)
William BYRD, Composer - Elizabeth Farr, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Naxos (P) 2007 Naxos
All in a garden green (William Byrd)
William BYRD, Composer - Elizabeth Farr, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Naxos (P) 2007 Naxos
Lord Willobies Welcome Home (William Byrd)
William BYRD, Composer - Elizabeth Farr, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Naxos (P) 2007 Naxos
The Carmans Whistle (William Byrd)
William BYRD, Composer - Elizabeth Farr, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Naxos (P) 2007 Naxos
Hugh Aston's Ground (William Byrd)
William BYRD, Composer - Elizabeth Farr, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Naxos (P) 2007 Naxos
A Fancie (William Byrd)
William BYRD, Composer - Elizabeth Farr, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Naxos (P) 2007 Naxos
Sellinger's Round (William Byrd)
William BYRD, Composer - Elizabeth Farr, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Naxos (P) 2007 Naxos
Munsers Alman (William Byrd)
William BYRD, Composer - Elizabeth Farr, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Naxos (P) 2007 Naxos
Pavan and Galliard No. 2 in G minor, 'Sir William Petre' (William Byrd)
William BYRD, Composer - Elizabeth Farr, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Naxos (P) 2007 Naxos
The Galliarde to the Tenneth Pavian (William Byrd)
William BYRD, Composer - Elizabeth Farr, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Naxos (P) 2007 Naxos
A Fancie (William Byrd)
William BYRD, Composer - Elizabeth Farr, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Naxos (P) 2007 Naxos
A Voluntarie (William Byrd)
William BYRD, Composer - Elizabeth Farr, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Naxos (P) 2007 Naxos
Album review
My Ladye Nevells Booke is a collection of 42 keyboard pieces by William Byrd presented to the titular noblewoman who may have been a student of the composer. The music was for the most part already extant, but Byrd was involved in its selection and compilation, and it is in many ways a fascinating overview of his thinking about the keyboard. Nevertheless, recordings of the full cycle, which runs almost four hours in performance, have been sparse; in addition to the complete Byrd keyboard recording by Davitt Moroney there has until now been only a set by veteran British harpsichordist Christopher Hogwood. Thus this top-notch version by American harpsichordist Elizabeth Farr is especially welcome. Farr's style is sober and rich, which tends to match the book's contents -- My Ladye Nevells Booke is inclined toward the solid and ambitious pavans, grounds, and fantasies of Byrd, with only the galliards paired with most of the pavans offering a more sprightly mood. (The Fitzwilliam Virginal Book shows a more festive side of this essentially serious composer.) She does not, however, dampen the one real crowd-pleaser in the collection, the very early piece of program music called The Battell; her rendering of Byrd's subtle depiction of the differing gaits of footmen and horses is entertaining. The instruments used are unusual and will be a major attraction of the release for some buyers; they were made by Manchester, MI, builder Keith Hill, and all have a big sound that fits Farr's style perfectly. One is a celebrated Italian instrument from 1658 that Hill restored; two are copies of Flemish instruments from half a century after Byrd's time; and one is the instrument later called a lautenwerk -- a lute-harpsichord, with a much more intimate sound than the other instruments used. The album was recorded in a hall in the small town of Manchester, near Hill's studio, and the ambiance is superb; small details of both playing and instrumental timbre clearly emerge. This will be an important acquisition for libraries, keyboardists, and English music enthusiasts.
© TiVo
Details of the original recording : 78:01 - 76:04 - 70:46 - DDD - Enregistré en août 2006 au Ploger Hall à Manchester dans le Michigan (USA) - Notes en anglais
About the album
- 3 disc(s) - 50 track(s)
- Total length: 03:44:19
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Elizabeth Farr
- Composer: William Byrd
- Label: Naxos
- Area: Angleterre
- Genre: Classical
- Period: Renaissance Music
(C) 2007 Naxos (P) 2007 Naxos
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