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Introducing our new album: Byrd _ The Gesualdo Six

Posted in . N E W S, Alte Musik, Hören&Hörspiel, Journal, Kultur, Medien, Persona, Wissen, tagged Alte Musik, MUSIK, News, The Gesualdo Six, William Byrd on 27. Mai 2023|

Alongside the Mass for five voices, we have recorded a selection of his Latin motets and the Lamentations of Jeremiah.

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VOCES8: ‚Ne Irascaris Domine‘ & ‚Civitas Sancti Tui‘ by William Byrd

Posted in Alte Musik, Hören&Hörspiel, Medien, tagged Alte Musik, Voces8, William Byrd on 22. Mai 2022|

VOCES8 performs William Byrd’s double motet ‘Ne Irascaris Domine’ and ‘Civitas Sancti Tui’ in the Gresham Centre in London.

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VOCES8: ‚Ne Irascaris Domine‘ & ‚Civitas Sancti Tui‘ by William Byrd

Posted in Alte Musik, Blütensthaub, Hören&Hörspiel, Journal, Kultur, Medien, Persona, tagged Alte Musik, Civitas Sancti Tui, Ne Irascaris Domine, Voces8, William Byrd on 14. Januar 2022|

VOCES8 performs William Byrd’s double motet ‘Ne Irascaris Domine’ and ‘Civitas Sancti Tui’ in the Gresham Centre in London.

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William Byrd: Lullaby, my sweet little baby (live)

Posted in . N E W S, Alte Musik, Kultur, Persona, tagged Alte Musik, Lullaby, my sweet little baby, Owain Park, The Gesualdo Six, William Byrd on 15. September 2020|

Here is William Byrd’s ‘Lullaby, my sweet little baby’, performed by The Gesualdo Six as part of their Live from London concert in August 2020.

“William Byrd’s Lullaby ‘My sweet little baby’ was one of the composer’s most popular works during his lifetime, enjoying a wide circulation in various arrangements. Here we sing the opening section, a heart-rending verse in which the virgin Mary comforts her child in the wake of the slaughter of the innocents. The melody in the highest voice is echoed throughout by the second part, creating an almost sobbing effect.” – from notes by Owain Park © 2020.

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