Artist: Fretwork, David Skinner, Alamire

Title: Byrd 1589

Year Of Release: 2023

Label: Inventa Records

Genre: Classical

Quality:  flac 24bits - 96.0kHz + Booklet

Total Time: 02:02:32

Total Size:  2.23 gb



Tracklist



CD1

01. Lord in Thy Rage Rebuke Me Not a3

02. Right Blessed are They a3

03. Lord in They Wrath Correct Me Not a3

04. O God Which Art Most Merciful a3

05. Lord Hear My Prayer Instantly a3

06. From Depth of Sin a3

07. Attend Mine Humble Prayer Lord a3

08. Susanna Fair a3

09. The Nightingale a3

10. When Younglings First a3

11. Upon a Summer’s Day a3

12. The Greedy Hawk a3

13. Is Love a Boy? a4

14. Wounded I Am a4

15. From Citheron the Warlike Boy is Fled a4

16. O Lord My God a4

17. While That the Sun a4



CD2

01. Weeping Full Sore a5

02. Penelope That Longed For the Sight a5

03. Compel the Hawk a5

04. See Those Sweet Eyes a5

05. When I was Otherwise a5

06. When First by Force a5

07. I Thought Love Had Been a Boy a5

08. O Dear Life a5

09. From Virgin’s Womb a5

10. Of Gold all Burnished a5

11. Behold How Good a6

12. An Earthly Tree a Heavenly Fruit a6

13. Who Made Thee Hob a6

14. And Think Ye Nymphs a6

15. If In Thine Heart a6

16. Unto the Hills Mine Eyes I Lift a6

17. Christ Rising Again a6



Following the critically acclaimed album of Byrd’s 1588 collection, Alamire returns with the completion of their survey of the early song collections with the 1589 Collection, in this, the composer’s 400th anniversary year. • Alamire is joined by viol consort Fretwork and director David Skinner. • Byrd’s first song collection was published in 1588. In following year he writes that he had ‘bene encouraged thereby, to take further paines therein, and to make the pertaker thereof, because I would shew my selfe gratefull to thee for thy loue, and desirous to delight thee with varietie, whereof (in my opinion) no Science is more plentifully adorned then Musicke.’ This 1589 collection, therefore, offers songs of 3, 4, 5 and 6 parts, ‘to serue for all companies and voyces: whereof some are easie and plaine to sing, [while] other more hard and dificult.’ • Byrd clearly sought to be as inclusive as possible for all musicians, amateur and professional. With the 1589 collection, Byrd’s complete early song collections are now committed to recording. Together they provide a variety themes and textures, as well as vocal and instrumental combinations, demonstrating the richness of Elizabethan courtly music.