The Second Service & Consort Anthems

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The Second Service & Consort Anthems
Fretwork / The Choir of Magdalen College / Bill Ives

[ Harmonia Mundi / CD ]

Release Date: Monday 1 October 2007

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"One element of Byrd's greatness as a composer is his quality across a wide range of music, well illustrated in the variety of forms and vocal and instrumental forces...these are performances of real feeling."
(MusicWeb)

MusicWeb - Recording of the Year 2008

"One element of Byrd's greatness as a composer is his quality across a wide range of music, well illustrated in the variety of forms and vocal and instrumental forces on this CD and including some first recordings. But most significantly these are performances of real feeling."
(MusicWeb)

In Magdalen College Choir's second collaboration with Fretwork, Bill Ives explores the rich Anglican repertoire of William Byrd. Well-known and much admired anthems such as Prevent us, O Lord and O Lord make thy servant, Elizabeth are interspersed with chamber works for organ, viols, and solo tenor (performed by Rogers Covey-Crump). Highlights include new reconstructions by Dr David Skinner of the Second Service, and a near-lost verse anthem in praise of Oriana herself, Queen Elizabeth I.

Tracks:

1 Arise, O Lord (2nd part: Help us, O God) 3'18
2 O God, that guides the cheerful sun 5'40
3 Alack, when I look back 5'33
4 In nomine a5 (II) (instrumental) 2'31
5 Second Service (Magnificat) 3'58
6 Fantasia in D minor (organ solo) 4'51
7 Second Service (Nunc dimittis) 2'11
8 In nomine a5 (IV) (instrumental) 2'48
9 Blessed is he that fears the Lord 5'13
10 Thou God that guid'st 3'46
11 O Lord, make thy servant Elizabeth 2'49
12 Fantasia in A minor (organ solo) 7'15
13 Lord in thy wrath 3'36
14 In nomine a5 (V) (instrumental) 2'44
15 Have mercy upon me, O God 4'02
16 Why do I use my paper, ink and pen? 7'09
17 Prevent us, O Lord 2'35