The Golden Renaissance: William Byrd

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There will be many recordings of Byrd's music in this 400th anniversary year of his death, but few will match the superb balance and poise of these performances from Stile Antico. — BBC Music Magazine, March 2023, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 13th Jan 2023
Catalogue No: 4853951
Label: Decca
Length: 68 minutes

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Nominated - Early Music
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Byrd: Retire My Soul

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Stile Antico
Recorded: 2022-05-15
Recording Venue: All Hallows, Gospel Oak, London

Byrd: Introit: Gaudeamus omnes: I. Gaudeamus omnes

Work length2:32

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Stile Antico
Recorded: 2022-05-15
Recording Venue: All Hallows, Gospel Oak, London

Byrd: Introit: Gaudeamus omnes: II. Gloria

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Stile Antico
Recorded: 2022-05-15
Recording Venue: All Hallows, Gospel Oak, London

Byrd: Introit: Gaudeamus omnes: III. Gaudeamus omnes

Work length2:06

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Stile Antico
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Recording Venue: All Hallows, Gospel Oak, London

Byrd: Mass for four voices

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Stile Antico
Recorded: 2022-05-15
Recording Venue: All Hallows, Gospel Oak, London

I. Kyrie

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IIa. Gloria

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IIb. Domine Deus

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Byrd: Gradual and Alleluia: I. Propter veritatem

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Stile Antico
Recorded: 2022-05-15
Recording Venue: All Hallows, Gospel Oak, London

Byrd: Gradual and Alleluia: II. Assumpta est Maria

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Stile Antico
Recorded: 2022-05-15
Recording Venue: All Hallows, Gospel Oak, London

Byrd: Mass for four voices

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Stile Antico
Recorded: 2022-05-15
Recording Venue: All Hallows, Gospel Oak, London

IIIa. Credo

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IIIb. Qui propter nos homines

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IIIc. Et in Spiritum Sanctum

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IIId. Et unam, sanctam

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Byrd: Offertory: Assumpta est Maria

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Stile Antico
Recorded: 2022-05-15
Recording Venue: All Hallows, Gospel Oak, London

Byrd: Mass for four voices

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Stile Antico
Recorded: 2022-05-15
Recording Venue: All Hallows, Gospel Oak, London

IVa. Sanctus

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IVb. Pleni sunt Caeli

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IVc. Benedictus

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Byrd: Offertory: Optimam partem elegit

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Stile Antico
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Recording Venue: All Hallows, Gospel Oak, London

Byrd: Mass for four voices

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Stile Antico
Recorded: 2022-05-15
Recording Venue: All Hallows, Gospel Oak, London

V. Agnus Dei

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Byrd: Turn our captivity

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Stile Antico
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Recording Venue: All Hallows, Gospel Oak, London

Byrd: Praise our Lord, all ye Gentiles

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Stile Antico
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Byrd: Laudate Dominum omnes gentes

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Stile Antico
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Byrd: Tribue, Domine

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Stile Antico
Recorded: 2022-05-15
Recording Venue: All Hallows, Gospel Oak, London

I. Tribue Domine

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II. Te deprecor

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III. Gloria

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Multi-award winning and 4 times Grammy nominated British vocal ensemble, Stile Antico, present the second in a trilogy celebrating major anniversaries of great composers of The Renaissance. The mesmerising music of William Byrd, performed by a leading voice in the early choral music world, celebrating Byrd's 400th Anniversary in 2023.

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March 2023

There will be many recordings of Byrd's music in this 400th anniversary year of his death, but few will match the superb balance and poise of these performances from Stile Antico.

expressive, scrupulously balanced performances.

March 2023

These are notoriously difficult pieces but Stile Antico sing them with great poise, particularly the complex flourishes in Propter veritatem.

11th January 2023

[Stile] splendidly showcase Byrd’s intense imagination, exuberance and general magnificence, especially when the composer’s vocal lines spin off into repeated phrases, tumbling over each other in rapturous cascades...whatever the dimensions and forces used, our spirits are lifted by Byrd’s powerful art and the singers’ tonal variety, expressive warmth and terrific ensemble panache.

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