This page lists all recordings of Mass for four voices, by William Byrd (1543-1623) on CD & DVD. Generally, more recent CDs and DVDs are listed first, but with priority given to items that are in stock. |
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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | The Tallis Scholars sing William Byrd
Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips (director) Recorded in the Church of St John at Hackney and in Tewkesbury Abbey “England has never produced a greater composer than William Byrd. His music for the Anglican Church has
been sung without interruption since the 16th century. In stark contrast his Catholic music was not heard for over
300 years. This selection compares the formal public style of Byrd’s Anglican works like The Great Service
with the plangent intimacy of his Masses and motets.” Peter Phillips “This will delight fans of Byrd and this choir. Compelling performances (especially Ave verum) and a resonant if slightly distant sound. Some pieces though (the Mass a 5) have a surface, rather than inner, drive.” BBC Music Magazine, January 2008 **** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Playing Elizabeth's TuneSacred Music by William Byrd
The Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips Filmed in Merton College Chapel, Oxford and by candlelight in Tewkesbury Abbey | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Pro Cantione Antiqua, Bruno Turner; Mark Brown | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Oxford Camerata, Jeremy Summerly | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Clerks of the Choir of New College, Oxford, Edward Higginbottom | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Stephen Darlington "... currently one of the finest college choirs in England ... The sound captured at Dorchester Abbey is vivid ... I take special pleasure in hearing this choir." Fanfare | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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The Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Playing Elizabeth's TuneThe Tallis Scholars sing William Byrd
The Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips recorded while filming for the BBC in Tewkesbury Abbey | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| | | Playing Elizabeth's TuneThe Tallis Scholars sing William Byrd
The Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips recorded while filming for the BBC in Tewkesbury Abbey | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | 1605 Treason & DischordWilliam Byrd and the Gunpowder Plot
The King's Singers, Concordia Commemorating the 400th anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot, the King's Singers and Concordia illuminate the dangers of hearing Mass in secret, of conspiracy and downfall and of Protestant relief and great joy. Structured around Byrd's perfect 4-part Mass, the CD contains motets by Catholic composers, Protestant anthems celebrating the downfall of the plot and a commission from the British composer, Francis Pott, Master Tresham: His Ducke. A script, drawing on historic texts, reproduced in the CD booklet, uses the dramatised persona of Byrd to recreate the atmosphere of change and hope in the Jacobean court. "this is a serious project, which, like the plotters themselves, has been skilfully executed. Strongly recommended" International Record Review | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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