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World music CD DVD shop and Classic distribution
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ID: COR16077 (EAN: 828021607721) | 1 CD | DDD Released in: 2010
- LABEL:
- CORO
- Collection:
- Renaissance
- Composers:
- BYRD, William | SHEPPARD, John | TALLIS, Thomas
- Ensembles:
- The Sixteen
- Conductors:
- CHRISTOPHERS, Harry
- Other info:
Sixteenth-century England was a place of much religious change. It was a dangerous and confusing time as Henry VIII, who had split with Rome, was succeeded by his young son Edward VI, then by the ardent Catholic, Mary Tudor, and finally by the Protestant, Elizabeth I. Composers of the day, such as William Byrd, John Sheppard and Thomas Tallis, were required to adapt to rapidly changing musical requirements and it is testament to their incredible skill and musical mastery that they produced such magnificent works in such troubled times. At the heart of this programme are Sheppard’s monumental Media vita in morte sumus and Byrd’s deeply personal setting of Infelix ego. Set amongst these exceptional masterpieces are Byrd’s joyful motets Laudibus in sanctis and Haec dies, and one of the gems of this recording - Tallis’ s Miserere nostri.
| 1. | Plainchant: Veni, Creator Spiritus | 4:08 | | | BYRD, William (1543-1623) | | | 2. | Laudibus in sanctis | 5:16 | | | SHEPPARD, John (cca. 1515-1558/1560?) | | | 3. | Sacris solemniis iuncta sint gaudia | 8:05 | | | TALLIS, Thomas (1505-1585) | | | 4. | Jesu Salvator saeculi, Verbum Patris | 4:56 | | | SHEPPARD, John (cca. 1515-1558/1560?) | | | 5. | Media vita in morte sumus | 24:31 | | | TALLIS, Thomas (1505-1585) | | | 6. | Miserere nostri | 2:47 | | | BYRD, William (1543-1623) | | | 7. | Domine, praestolamur | 6:17 | | | TALLIS, Thomas (1505-1585) | | | 8. | Iam Christus astra ascenderat | 4:53 | | | BYRD, William (1543-1623) | | | 9. | Haec dies | 2:27 | | | 10. | Infelix ego | 12:24 | |
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