Browse: Chamber, Byrd (composer)
This page lists all classical by William Byrd (c.1540–1623), in genre: Chamber.
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The choir is at its best in the full choral works such as the anthem ‘Turn Our Captivity’ where they impressively shape and unfold the music...this is a significant and welcome addition to Byrd’s... — More…
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Record Review, 8th October 2022
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2022, Recording of the Month
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Gramophone Awards, 2023, Finalist - Early Music
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The singing is technically polished, the tuning faultless and the overall sonority rounded and rich. — More…
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Building a Library, December 2003, First Choice
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Building a Library, June 2013, First Choice
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Armstrong’s playing is both expressive and technically brilliant, a combination here in constant demand as the ornamentation is intricate and often dizzyingly fast. And they run the emotional... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2021
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2021, Editor's Choice
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Presto Editor's Choice, August 2021
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2021
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Presto Recording of the Week, 17th December 2021
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From Weelkes we have the immensely subtle Hark all ye lovely saints, set to springy, vertiginous changes of metre beautifully negotiated by the singers, and his In nomine a 4, performed in a... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, February 2023, Choral & Song Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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Byrd: Sacred Works Nicolas Haigh, Gerre Hancock
The Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys, Fifth Avenue, New York, Jeremy Filsell
Filsell, Haigh and Turner were all educated in England so they understand the choral tradition well, though with more than 30 singers, the impressive effects tend to come in the more monumental... — More…
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Laurence Dreyfus (himself something of a Renaissance man), combines rigorous intellect with sensitive musicianship...Ensemble and intonation are flawless; keen rhythms and feather-light bowing... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 13th June 2011
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Gramophone Awards, 2011, Finalist - Early Music
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2011, Disc of the month
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2011, Editor's Choice
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Martin Jones is a superb advocate for this rich kaleidoscope. His playing is delightfully exuberant and he is able to reach both the thunderous heights of power demanded by the Tchaikovsky concerto... — More…
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The Honour of William Byrd
Helen Charlston (mezzo-soprano), Ibrahim Aziz, Alison Kinder, Kate Conway, Sam Stadlen, Jennifer Bullock, Harry Buckoke
Chelys Consort of Viols
Whether or not these vocal works were meant to be sung by male singers is debateable, but Helen Charlston’s rich, deep timbre make such distinctions irrelevant. Supple, controlled and vibrato... — More…
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Bream's sampler shows his passionate best. The (complete) Aranjuez Concerto is unsurpassed; Falla's Miller's Dance blazes; 'impossible' Rodrigo dazzles. — More…
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