Playing time: 66'
Performers, recording site and date:
See links below
Compilation:
Harmonia mundi HM 211 / 213 [LPx3]
William Byrd – Intégrale des messes / motets / the
complete masses
Harmonia mundi « Deller Recordings
» DR 2110/11 [LPx2] William Byrd – Messe à
trois, quatre et cinq voix / Motets
Excerpts:
[1]-[6] Harmonia Mundi « Deller Recordings
» DR 211 [LP] William Byrd – Messe à 3 voix
/ Motets
[7]-[11] Harmonia Mundi « Deller Recordings
» DR 212 [LP] William Byrd – Messe à 4 voix
/ Motets
[12]-[17] Harmonia Mundi « Deller Recordings
» DR 213 [LP] William Byrd – Messe à 5 voix
/ Motets
[1]-[11] Vanguard « The Bach Guild
– Historical Antholgy of Music » HM 6 SD [LP] William
Byrd – Mass for 3 and 4 voices
[12]-[17] Vanguard « The Bach Guild
– Historical Antholgy of Music » HM 7 SD [LP] William
Byrd – Mass for 5 voices / Motets from Gradualia
Recording dates: 1968, 1970; re-released: 1989
This is an older recording of the pioneering Deller Consort, re-released at mid-price. There are several recordings available of the Byrd masses, but this is a relatively "straight" performance that has held up well, showing Deller at his best. The three masses are sung one-to-a-part.
Byrd's masses are among his simpler choral compositions, but are quite popular. They have a classic ease about them. A few other popular recordings:
A large collection including them:
Some related recordings by the Deller Consort:
Other recordings on which the present performances also appear,
as compiled by Pierre-F. Roberge:
Excerpts -
[1]-[6] Deller Recordings DR 211 [LP]
William Byrd - Messe à trois voix & Motets
[1]-[11] Vanguard "The Bach Guild"
Historical Anthology of Music HM 6 SD [LP] William Byrd - Mass
for 3 and 4 voices
[7]-[11] Deller Recordings DR 211 [LP]
William Byrd - Messe à quatre voix & Motets
[12]-[17] Deller Recordings DR 213 [LP]
William Byrd - Messe à cinq voix & Motets
[12]-[17] William Byrd - Mass for 5 voices
& Motets from Gradualia
Compilations -
Deller Recordings DR 210/11 [LPx2]
William Byrd - Messe à trois, quatre et cinq voix &
Motets
Harmonia mundi HM 211/13 [LPx3] William
Byrd - Messe à trois, quatre et cinq voix & Motets
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Todd M. McComb