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This is the second in a series of Byrd recordings by the vocal ensemble Alamire and the instrumental group Fretwork under the direction of David Skinner. The two recordings, Byrd 1588 and Byrd 1589, cover two books of music published by Byrd in their entireties. Normally this kind of recording can be a bit tedious for the general listener, inasmuch as the music wasn't intended to be performed sequentially in this way; it was issued so that home musicians could pick and choose what they wanted. In this case, however, there is a lot to learn. Byrd's 1589 volume Songs of sundrie natures lives up to its name, with secular madrigals and sacred pieces mixed together. The sacred works may be more familiar in choral settings, but Skinner argues that they weren't intended for church performance but for small gatherings, much like the secular pieces. This puts a new perspective on the music, showing how madrigalistic ideas showed up in the sacred music. Sample the gathering momentum of Christ rising again, the six-part final work on the album. The sacred works are performed a cappella, while the secular ones are accompanied by various instruments; this seems logical enough, but not all performers do it this way. The performances themselves are very strong, with the solo voices conveying deep expression without breaking out of the necessary homogeneous texture. Many of the works here have not been performed often, Byrd being a composer who is too often represented by a few hits. This album is recommended for anyone interested in delving more deeply into Byrd; it landed on classical best-seller charts in the spring of 2023.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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William BYRD, Composer - David Skinner, Conductor, MainArtist - Alamire, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Resonus Limited (P) 2023 Resonus Limited / Alamire
William BYRD, Composer - David Skinner, Conductor, MainArtist - Alamire, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Resonus Limited (P) 2023 Resonus Limited / Alamire
William BYRD, Composer - David Skinner, Conductor, MainArtist - Alamire, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Resonus Limited (P) 2023 Resonus Limited / Alamire
William BYRD, Composer - David Skinner, Conductor, MainArtist - Alamire, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Resonus Limited (P) 2023 Resonus Limited / Alamire
William BYRD, Composer - David Skinner, Conductor, MainArtist - Alamire, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Resonus Limited (P) 2023 Resonus Limited / Alamire
William BYRD, Composer - David Skinner, Conductor, MainArtist - Alamire, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Resonus Limited (P) 2023 Resonus Limited / Alamire
William BYRD, Composer - David Skinner, Conductor, MainArtist - Alamire, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Resonus Limited (P) 2023 Resonus Limited / Alamire
Jacob Heringman, MainArtist - William BYRD, Composer - David Skinner, Conductor, MainArtist - Alamire, Ensemble, MainArtist - Lynda Sayce, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Resonus Limited (P) 2023 Resonus Limited / Alamire
Jacob Heringman, MainArtist - William BYRD, Composer - David Skinner, Conductor, MainArtist - Alamire, Ensemble, MainArtist - Lynda Sayce, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Resonus Limited (P) 2023 Resonus Limited / Alamire
Jacob Heringman, MainArtist - William BYRD, Composer - David Skinner, Conductor, MainArtist - Alamire, Ensemble, MainArtist - Lynda Sayce, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Resonus Limited (P) 2023 Resonus Limited / Alamire
Jacob Heringman, MainArtist - William BYRD, Composer - David Skinner, Conductor, MainArtist - Alamire, Ensemble, MainArtist - Lynda Sayce, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Resonus Limited (P) 2023 Resonus Limited / Alamire
Jacob Heringman, MainArtist - William BYRD, Composer - David Skinner, Conductor, MainArtist - Alamire, Ensemble, MainArtist - Lynda Sayce, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Resonus Limited (P) 2023 Resonus Limited / Alamire
Clare Wilkinson, MainArtist - William BYRD, Composer - David Skinner, Conductor, MainArtist - Fretwork, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Resonus Limited (P) 2023 Resonus Limited / Alamire
William BYRD, Composer - David Skinner, Conductor, MainArtist - Alamire, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Resonus Limited (P) 2023 Resonus Limited / Alamire
William BYRD, Composer - David Skinner, Conductor, MainArtist - Alamire, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Resonus Limited (P) 2023 Resonus Limited / Alamire
Jacob Heringman, MainArtist - William BYRD, Composer - David Skinner, Conductor, MainArtist - Alamire, Ensemble, MainArtist - Lynda Sayce, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Resonus Limited (P) 2023 Resonus Limited / Alamire
Jacob Heringman, MainArtist - William BYRD, Composer - David Skinner, Conductor, MainArtist - Alamire, Ensemble, MainArtist - Lynda Sayce, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Resonus Limited (P) 2023 Resonus Limited / Alamire
DISC 2
William BYRD, Composer - David Skinner, Conductor, MainArtist - Alamire, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Resonus Limited (P) 2023 Resonus Limited / Alamire
William BYRD, Composer - David Skinner, Conductor, MainArtist - Alamire, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Resonus Limited (P) 2023 Resonus Limited / Alamire
William BYRD, Composer - David Skinner, Conductor, MainArtist - Alamire, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Resonus Limited (P) 2023 Resonus Limited / Alamire
Clare Wilkinson, MainArtist - William BYRD, Composer - David Skinner, Conductor, MainArtist - Fretwork, MainArtist - Alamire, Ensemble
(C) 2023 Resonus Limited (P) 2023 Resonus Limited / Alamire
William BYRD, Composer - David Skinner, Conductor, MainArtist - Alamire, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Resonus Limited (P) 2023 Resonus Limited / Alamire
William BYRD, Composer - David Skinner, Conductor, MainArtist - Alamire, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Resonus Limited (P) 2023 Resonus Limited / Alamire
William BYRD, Composer - David Skinner, Conductor, MainArtist - Alamire, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Resonus Limited (P) 2023 Resonus Limited / Alamire
Clare Wilkinson, MainArtist - William BYRD, Composer - David Skinner, Conductor, MainArtist - Fretwork, MainArtist - Alamire, Ensemble
(C) 2023 Resonus Limited (P) 2023 Resonus Limited / Alamire
William BYRD, Composer - David Skinner, Conductor, MainArtist - Fretwork, MainArtist - Alamire, Ensemble - Martha Mclorinan, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Resonus Limited (P) 2023 Resonus Limited / Alamire
William BYRD, Composer - David Skinner, Conductor, MainArtist - Alamire, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Resonus Limited (P) 2023 Resonus Limited / Alamire
William BYRD, Composer - David Skinner, Conductor, MainArtist - Alamire, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Resonus Limited (P) 2023 Resonus Limited / Alamire
William BYRD, Composer - David Skinner, Conductor, MainArtist - Fretwork, Ensemble, MainArtist - Alamire, Ensemble, MainArtist - Martha Mclorinan, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Resonus Limited (P) 2023 Resonus Limited / Alamire
Clare Wilkinson, MainArtist - William BYRD, Composer - David Skinner, Conductor, MainArtist - Fretwork, MainArtist - Alamire, Ensemble - Martha Mclorinan, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Resonus Limited (P) 2023 Resonus Limited / Alamire
Clare Wilkinson, MainArtist - William BYRD, Composer - David Skinner, Conductor, MainArtist - Fretwork, MainArtist - Alamire, Ensemble - Martha Mclorinan, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Resonus Limited (P) 2023 Resonus Limited / Alamire
William BYRD, Composer - David Skinner, Conductor, MainArtist - Alamire, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Resonus Limited (P) 2023 Resonus Limited / Alamire
William BYRD, Composer - David Skinner, Conductor, MainArtist - Alamire, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Resonus Limited (P) 2023 Resonus Limited / Alamire
Clare Wilkinson, MainArtist - William BYRD, Composer - David Skinner, Conductor, MainArtist - Fretwork, MainArtist - Alamire, Ensemble, MainArtist - Martha Mclorinan, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Resonus Limited (P) 2023 Resonus Limited / Alamire
Album review
This is the second in a series of Byrd recordings by the vocal ensemble Alamire and the instrumental group Fretwork under the direction of David Skinner. The two recordings, Byrd 1588 and Byrd 1589, cover two books of music published by Byrd in their entireties. Normally this kind of recording can be a bit tedious for the general listener, inasmuch as the music wasn't intended to be performed sequentially in this way; it was issued so that home musicians could pick and choose what they wanted. In this case, however, there is a lot to learn. Byrd's 1589 volume Songs of sundrie natures lives up to its name, with secular madrigals and sacred pieces mixed together. The sacred works may be more familiar in choral settings, but Skinner argues that they weren't intended for church performance but for small gatherings, much like the secular pieces. This puts a new perspective on the music, showing how madrigalistic ideas showed up in the sacred music. Sample the gathering momentum of Christ rising again, the six-part final work on the album. The sacred works are performed a cappella, while the secular ones are accompanied by various instruments; this seems logical enough, but not all performers do it this way. The performances themselves are very strong, with the solo voices conveying deep expression without breaking out of the necessary homogeneous texture. Many of the works here have not been performed often, Byrd being a composer who is too often represented by a few hits. This album is recommended for anyone interested in delving more deeply into Byrd; it landed on classical best-seller charts in the spring of 2023.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 34 track(s)
- Total length: 02:02:19
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Fretwork David Skinner Alamire
- Composer: William Byrd
- Label: Inventa Records
- Genre: Classical
(C) 2023 Resonus Limited (P) 2023 Resonus Limited / Alamire
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