Byrd - Cantiones Sacrae

Recorded 8-10 July 2001. Released April 2007.

“The vocalists’ ensemble and breath control permit 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…” – BBC Music Magazine

This album collects highlights from William Byrd’s two great collections of Latin motets of 1589 and 1591, in which technical accomplishment and recusant faith combine to often haunting effet.

> Album page and digital booklet at Chandos Records

This album is available on Spotify: use the embedded player below to listen to track previews; click on the album title to listen to the album in full on Spotify.

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Liber Secundus. No. 21. Haec Dies  

Liber Secundus. No. 13. Miserere Mei, Deus  

Liber Primus. No. 16. Laetentur Coeli: I. Laetentur Coeli  

Liber Primus. No. 16. Laetentur Coeli: II. Orietur In Diebus Tuis  

Liber Secundus. No. 4. Salve, Regina: I. Salve, Regina  

Liber Secundus. No. 4. Salve, Regina: II. Et Jesum  

Liber Secundus. No. 1. Laudibus In Sanctis: I. Laudibus In Sanctis  

Liber Secundus. No. 1. Laudibus In Sanctis: III. Hunc Arguta Canant  

Liber Primus. No. 12. Ne Irascaris, Domine: I. Ne Irascaris, Domine  

Liber Primus. No. 12. Ne Irascaris, Domine: II. Civitas Sancti Tui  

Liber Primus. No. 10. In Resurrectione Tua  

Liber Secundus. No. 15. Domine, Non Sum Dignus  

Liber Primus. No. 9. Vigilate  

Liber Primus. No. 15. Domine, Secundum Multitudinem Dolorum Meorum  

Liber Secundus. No. 20. Domine, Salva Nos  

Liber Secundus. No. 18. Cantate Domino  

Liber Secundus. No. 2. Quis Est Homo: I. Quis Est Homo  

Liber Secundus. No. 2. Quis Est Homo: II. Diverte A Malo  

Liber Primus. No. 20. O Quam Gloriosum Est Regnum: I. O Quam Gloriosum Est Regnum  

Liber Primus. No. 20. O Quam Gloriosum Est Regnum: II. Benedictio, Et Claritas