Magdalene Harer - On Byrd's Wings - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The heyday of English consort music coincides with the exciting change in style from musical Renaissance to early Baroque between 1580 and 1630. William Byrd and his successors played a decisive role in shaping it with sacred and secular songs, fantasies and dances. This production on the 400th anniversary of William Byrd's death shows how diverse and colourful the repertoire of consort music is. On the one hand, the English composers impress with sophisticated compositional art, on the other hand, they take up popular music of their time. The result is musical atmospheres that reflect the deep melancholy, pious confidence and plump joie de vivre of Shakespeare's time. Album Tracks 1. Have Mercy Upon Me, O God 2. A Dialogue on a Kisse 3. Christe Qui Lux Es (Iii, À 4) 4. The Fairie Queene Proserpina 5. Satyr's Dance 6. Pavan (À 5) 7. Who Made Thee, Hob, Forsake the Plough? 8. Triumph with Pleasant Melody 9. Christe Qui Lux Es (Ii, À 4) 10. Sermone Blando (À 4) 11. O Lord, How Vain 12. In Nomine (À 5) 13. Fantasia (À 6) 14. From Virgin's Womb 15. Suite from Taffel-Consort 16. See, See, the Word Is Incarnate