Choir of King - Byrd: Motets (CD)

One of the most celebrated English composers of the Renaissance, William Byrd wrote Latin sacred music throughout his professional career, despite the fact that such pieces were banned from being used in church. The motets on this recording are presented in the order in which they appear in the pre-Reformation church year, beginning with Advent. The remarkable range of form, texture and color in Byrd's music allows Stephen Cleobury to showcase the voices of the choir, as well as the legendary acoustics of the chapel, in all their glory. Most of the motets are presented here performed by the whole choir, with a small selection - including the rousing Vigilate and Byrd's masterpiece Ne irascaris, Domine - performed by the Choral Scholars of the choir.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Rorate Coeli
2. Vigilate
3. Hodie Beata Virgo Maria
4. Alleluia. Senex Puerum Portabat
5. Ne Irascaris Domine
6. Civitas Sancti Tui
7. Terra Tremuit
8. Haec Dies
9. Tollite Portas
10. Alleluia. Ascendit Deus. Dominus in Sina
11. Factus Est Repente
12. Non Vos Relinquam Orphanos
13. O Lux Beata Trinitas
14. Laudibus in Sanctis
15. Ave Verum Corpus
16. Sacerdotes Domini
17. Iustorum Animae
18. O Quam Gloriosum
19. Ave Maria