Byrd: Cantiones Sacrae Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge & Richard Marlow

• William Byrd (1543 - 1623): Cantiones Sacrae II, No. 21:
• 1 Byrd: Cantiones Sacrae II, No. 21: Haec Dies 02:12
• Cantiones Sacrae II, No. 13:
• 2 Byrd: Cantiones Sacrae II, No. 13: Miserere mei, Deus 03:47
• Cantiones Sacrae I, No. 16, Laetentur coeli:
• 3 Byrd: Cantiones Sacrae I, No. 16, Laetentur coeli: I. Laetentur coeli 01:41
• 4 Byrd: Cantiones Sacrae I, No. 16, Laetentur coeli: II. Orietur in diebus tuis 01:31
• Cantiones Sacrae II, No. 4, Salve, Regina:
• 5 Byrd: Cantiones Sacrae II, No. 4, Salve, Regina: I. Salve, Regina 04:40
• 6 Byrd: Cantiones Sacrae II, No. 4, Salve, Regina: II. Et Jesum 03:50
• Cantiones Sacrae II, No. 1, Laudibus in sanctis:
• 7 Byrd: Cantiones Sacrae II, No. 1, Laudibus in sanctis: I. Laudibus in sanctis 00:59
• 8 Byrd: Cantiones Sacrae II, No. 1, Laudibus in sanctis: II. Magnificum Domini 01:15
• 9 Byrd: Cantiones Sacrae II, No. 1, Laudibus in sanctis: III. Hunc arguta canant 03:06
• Cantiones Sacrae I, No. 12, Ne irascaris, Domine:
• 10 Byrd: Cantiones Sacrae I, No. 12, Ne irascaris, Domine: I. Ne irascaris, Domine 04:35
• 11 Byrd: Cantiones Sacrae I, No. 12, Ne irascaris, Domine: II. Civitas sancti tui 05:05
• Cantiones Sacrae I, No. 10:
• 12 Byrd: Cantiones Sacrae I, No. 10: In resurrectione tua 01:41
• Cantiones Sacrae II, No. 15:
• 13 Byrd: Cantiones Sacrae II, No. 15: Domine, non sum dignus 03:37
• Cantiones Sacrae I, No. 9:
• 14 Byrd: Cantiones Sacrae I, No. 9: Vigilate 04:21
• Cantiones Sacrae II, No. 15:
• 15 Byrd: Cantiones Sacrae II, No. 15: Domine, secundum multitudinem dolorum meorum 03:31
• Cantiones Sacrae II, No. 20:
• 16 Byrd: Cantiones Sacrae II, No. 20: Domine, salva nos 04:20
• Cantiones Sacrae II, No. 18:
• 17 Byrd: Cantiones Sacrae II, No. 18: Cantate Domino 02:12
• Cantiones Sacrae II, No. 2, Quis est homo:
• 18 Byrd: Cantiones Sacrae II, No. 2, Quis est homo: I. Quis est homo 02:25
• 19 Byrd: Cantiones Sacrae II, No. 2, Quis est homo: II. Diverte a malo 03:37
• Cantiones Sacrae I, No. 13, O quam gloriosum est regnum:
• 20 Byrd: Cantiones Sacrae I, No. 13, O quam gloriosum est regnum: I. O quam gloriosum est regnum 02:25
• 21 Byrd: Cantiones Sacrae I, No. 13, O quam gloriosum est regnum: II. Benedictio, et claritas 02:03
• Total Runtime 01:02:53

Info for Byrd: Cantiones Sacrae

This selection collects pieces taken from the two books of Cantiones Sacrae produced by Byrd in Elizabethan England in 1589 and 1591. Byrd was really swimming against the tide with these Latin motets as there was an understandable lack of demand among professional singers in England after the Latin liturgy was abolished. The Choir was recorded in the chapel of Trinity College, Cambridge in 2001 with Richard Marlow directing.

"After a brightly festive account of the celebratory ‘Haec dies’, the Trinity College singers seem to settle down into a deeply pensive mood, exuding calm and tranquillity, peace and goodwill and a certain comfortable softness which tends to waft around the room life incense burning in some dark chapel…. This is a lovely sounding disc and it is matched by a typically generous and sturdy booklet, with clear and nicely readable notes from Kerry McCarthy… quite magical" (International Record Review)

"The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge is adept at capturing the differing moods of the pieces." (Gramophone)

"The vocalist’s ensemble and breath control permits not only the broadest of dynamic ranges, but also the quickest of contrasts and the lengthiest of crescendos. Marlow exploits this, shaping lines around Byrd’s superb word-settings, and the choir’s clarity of diction enhances the impact of Marlow’s phrasing…. The sound engineering matches that of the performance; single lines are as clearly audible as the choir’s hallmark blend." (BBC Music Magazine)

Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
Richard Marlow, conductor

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