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Track Listings
| 1. Plorans Plorabit |
| 2. Passio Domini Nostri Jesu Christe Secundum Johannem |
| 3. Adoramus Te - Patrick Russill |
| 4. Holy Saturday, Vespers: Psalm Antiphon: Alleluia/Psalm 116/Psalm Antiphon: Alleluia |
| 5. Holy Saturday, Vespers: Antiphon: Vespere Autem Sabbati/Magnificat/Antiphon: Vespere Autem Sabbati |
| 6. Holy Saturday, Vespers: Oratio & Ite Missa Est |
| 7. Mass Propers For Easter Day: Introit: Resurrexi |
| 8. Mass Propers For Easter Day: Gradual: Haec Dies/Alleluia: Pascha Nostrum |
| 9. Mass Propers For Easter Day: Sequence: Victimae Paschali Laudes |
| 10. Mass Propers For Easter Day: Offertory: Terra Tremuit |
| 11. Mass Propers For Easter Day: Communion: Pascha Nostrum |
| 12. Haec Dies |
| 13. Angelus Domini |
| 14. Mane Vobiscum |
| 15. Post Dies Octo |
| 16. Christus Resurgens |
On this CD:
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Plorans plorabit
Composed by William Byrd
Performed by Cardinall's Musick
Conducted by Andrew Carwood
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Passio Domini Jesu Christe secundam Johannem
Composed by William Byrd
Performed by Cardinall's Musick
with Andrew Carwood
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Adoramus te
Composed by William Byrd
with Robin Tyson, Patrick Russill
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Alleluia: Laudate Dominum
Composed by William Byrd
Performed by Cardinall's Musick
with Andrew Carwood
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Gradualia, Vol 1/iii: Chants for the Easter Season
Composed by William Byrd
Performed by Cardinall's Musick
with Andrew Carwood
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Oratio: Ite missa est
Composed by William Byrd
Performed by Cardinall's Musick
Conducted by Andrew Carwood
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Gradualia, Vol 2: Easter Day
Composed by William Byrd
Performed by Cardinall's Musick
Conducted by Andrew Carwood
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Haec dies
Composed by William Byrd
Performed by Cardinall's Musick
Conducted by Andrew Carwood
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Angelus Domini
Composed by William Byrd
Performed by Cardinall's Musick
Conducted by Andrew Carwood
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Mane vobiscum
Composed by William Byrd
Performed by Cardinall's Musick
Conducted by Andrew Carwood
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Post dies octo
Composed by William Byrd
Performed by Cardinall's Musick
Conducted by Andrew Carwood
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Christus resurgens
Composed by William Byrd
Performed by Cardinall's Musick
Conducted by Andrew Carwood
Product Description
BBC Music Magazine
This is the latest offering from ASV's commendable Byrd Edition, and all of these pieces are taken from the composer's Gradualia published in two volumes in 1605 and 1607. These collections contain liturgical music for the most important services of the Catholic church - a pretty provocative enterprise considering that their dates of publication coincided exactly with the Gunpowder Plot in England and its immediate aftermath. Here we have items written for Easter, the culmination of the church year which evinced some of Byrd's finest music. The most obviously successful performances are of the longer items, where the architecture of the pieces can be gradually but majestically revealed. 'Plorans plorabit' is superbly sung, and the same exquisite control brings out the best in the tortuous dissonances of 'Christus resurgens'. The shorter items are rather mixed, with a diffident 'Adoramus te', and some swallowed words in 'Pascha nostrum', but with a lively presentation of the theatrical word-setting at the beginning of 'Terra tremuit'. At its best, The Cardinall's Musick is unbeatable, but the 1990 recording of this repertoire by the William Byrd Choir under Gavin Turner (Hyperion), currently out of the catalogue, probably just has the edge in terms of consistency and sensitivity.
This is the latest offering from ASV's commendable Byrd Edition, and all of these pieces are taken from the composer's Gradualia published in two volumes in 1605 and 1607. These collections contain liturgical music for the most important services of the Catholic church - a pretty provocative enterprise considering that their dates of publication coincided exactly with the Gunpowder Plot in England and its immediate aftermath. Here we have items written for Easter, the culmination of the church year which evinced some of Byrd's finest music. The most obviously successful performances are of the longer items, where the architecture of the pieces can be gradually but majestically revealed. 'Plorans plorabit' is superbly sung, and the same exquisite control brings out the best in the tortuous dissonances of 'Christus resurgens'. The shorter items are rather mixed, with a diffident 'Adoramus te', and some swallowed words in 'Pascha nostrum', but with a lively presentation of the theatrical word-setting at the beginning of 'Terra tremuit'. At its best, The Cardinall's Musick is unbeatable, but the 1990 recording of this repertoire by the William Byrd Choir under Gavin Turner (Hyperion), currently out of the catalogue, probably just has the edge in terms of consistency and sensitivity.
Performance ****
Sound *****
© BBC Music Magazine 2001