The Byrd Edition, Vol. 10: Laudibus in sanctis (2006)

This disc is part of an ongoing complete recording of Byrd's vocal music, unbroken despite a move from ASV/Sanctuary to the Hyperion label. The approach of the Cardinall's Musick, under director Andrew Carwood, is clear and focused, with one singer per part (rotating among the 17 singers in the choir) on each of these Latin motets and Mass propers. That approach works especially well in Byrd's small-scale Catholic music, to which this disc is devoted. This was music made on the sly, by English Catholics living dangerously ... Read More

This disc is part of an ongoing complete recording of Byrd's vocal music, unbroken despite a move from ASV/Sanctuary to the Hyperion label. The approach of the Cardinall's Musick, under director Andrew Carwood, is clear and focused, with one singer per part (rotating among the 17 singers in the choir) on each of these Latin motets and Mass propers. That approach works especially well in Byrd's small-scale Catholic music, to which this disc is devoted. This was music made on the sly, by English Catholics living dangerously in a Protestant-dominated society, and Carwood captures various aspects of the musical decisions Byrd made in this situation. One is simply the sober reserve of the music, which was recorded in a castle chapel actually used by English recusants or worshipers who refused to convert to the Church of England. Another, more often lost in full-scale choral performances of Byrd, is the focus on texts of trial and persecution ("Tribulation is near, and there is no help at hand," track 2),... Read Less

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