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Byrd Sacred Works
William Byrd

Jeremy Filsell

Byrd Sacred Works

Price: € 19.95
Format: CD
Label: Signum Classics
UPC: 0635212077627
Catnr: SIGCD 776
Release date: 01 December 2023
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Label
Signum Classics
UPC
0635212077627
Catalogue number
SIGCD 776
Release date
01 December 2023
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Artist(s)
Composer(s)
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About the album

Marking the quadricentenary of Byrd’s death in 2023, the Men & Boys Choir of Saint Thomas, Fifth Avenue, New York, recreates the Catholic Mass for the Feast of Corpus Christi as Byrd might have experienced it in the late 16th century. This new recording includes various Latin motets written by Byrd for the feast, along with the remarkable Mass setting in four parts. Part of this album is a recording, originally released on LP only in 1981, of the Saint Thomas Choir under the late Gerre Hancock, singing Byrd’s complete Great Service, written in the vernacular for the reformed Anglican liturgy – the flip side of Byrd’s Latinate expression.

Artist(s)

Jeremy Filsell (organ)

Jeremy Filsell enjoys a concert career as one of only a few virtuoso performers on both the Piano and the Organ. He has performed as a solo pianist in Russia, the USA and throughout the UK and has appeared regularly at St John’s Smith Square and the Conway and Wigmore Halls in London. His Concerto repertoire encompasses Mozart and Beethoven through to Rachmaninov (2nd and 3rd Concertos), Shostakovich and John Ireland and in recent years, he has recorded the solo piano music of Carl Johann Eschmann, Eugene Goossens and the two Sonatas of Liszt’s pupil Julius Reubke. In the piano music of Herbert Howells and Bernard Stevens, Classic CD magazine commented that “he does not attract for his virtuosity but...
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Jeremy Filsell enjoys a concert career as one of only a few virtuoso performers on both the Piano and the Organ. He has performed as a solo pianist in Russia, the USA and throughout the UK and has appeared regularly at St John’s Smith Square and the Conway and Wigmore Halls in London. His Concerto repertoire encompasses Mozart and Beethoven through to Rachmaninov (2nd and 3rd Concertos), Shostakovich and John Ireland and in recent years, he has recorded the solo piano music of Carl Johann Eschmann, Eugene Goossens and the two Sonatas of Liszt’s pupil Julius Reubke. In the piano music of Herbert Howells and Bernard Stevens, Classic CD magazine commented that “he does not attract for his virtuosity but for his ability to make the music unfold with irresistible logic and clarity: music-making of the highest calibre.” He is pianist with the London-based Burghersh Piano Trio and performs regularly with Oliver Lewis (Violin), with whom he has recorded discs of Elgar, Ireland, Ferguson and Goossens for Guild. With Michael Bundy (Baritone), two discs of Mélodies by Widor, Vierne and Dupré are due for release by Naxos.
Jeremy Filsell has recorded for BBC Radio 3, USA and Scandinavian radio networks in solo and concerto roles as both a pianist and organist and, as an organist specifically, has a discography comprising over 20 solo recordings for labels Signum, Guild, Gamut, Herald and ASV. Gramophone magazine, writing on the series of 12 CDs comprising the premiere recordings of Marcel Dupré’s complete organ works for Guild in 2000, praised his performance as “one of the greatest achievements in organ recording…Filsell’s astonishing interpretative and technical skills make for compulsive listening … truly distinguished, compelling and unquestionably authoritative performances; Filsell has phenomenal technique.” In 2005, Signum released a 3-disc set on the famous 1890 Cavaillé-Coll organ in St. Ouen Rouen of the complete organ symphonies of Louis Vierne. These were BBC Radio 3’s Disc of the Week in September of that year.
Jeremy studied as a music scholar at Oxford University, then as a post-graduate pianist under David Parkhouse and Hilary McNamara at the Royal College of Music before completing a PhD at Birmingham Conservatoire researching aesthetic and interpretative issues in the organ music of Marcel Dupré. Over the course of his career, he has taught piano, organ and academic studies at Cranleigh, Eton and the London Oratory School, given masterclasses at universities and summer schools in both the UK and USA, served twice on international competition juries and, until recently, held lectureships at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester and London’s Royal Academy of Music. He lives currently in the USA and is Principal Organist at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington D.C., one of the largest churches in the world and the flagship Catholic Church in North America.

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Saint Thomas Choir of Men & Boys, Fifth Avenue, New York

The Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys is considered to be the leading ensemble of its kind in the Anglican choral tradition in the United States. While its primary raison d’être is to sing five choral services each week, the Choir also performs regularly with Orchestra of St. Luke’s and New York Baroque Incorporated as part of Concerts at Saint Thomas. Live webcasts of choral services and further information concerning recordings, tours and concerts given by the Choir can be found at SaintThomasChurch.org. Over recent years, the Choir has toured throughout the US, Europe and Scandinavia with performances at Westminster Abbey and St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, King’s College, Cambridge, Dresden and at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig. The boy choristers make frequent appearances on local and national television programs, at the Radio City Christmas Spectacular, and they...
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The Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys is considered to be the leading ensemble of its kind in the Anglican choral tradition in the United States. While its primary raison d’être is to sing five choral services each week, the Choir also performs regularly with Orchestra of St. Luke’s and New York Baroque Incorporated as part of Concerts at Saint Thomas. Live webcasts of choral services and further information concerning recordings, tours and concerts given by the Choir can be found at SaintThomasChurch.org. Over recent years, the Choir has toured throughout the US, Europe and Scandinavia with performances at Westminster Abbey and St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, King’s College, Cambridge, Dresden and at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig. The boy choristers make frequent appearances on local and national television programs, at the Radio City Christmas Spectacular, and they sang with Sting at the tree lighting ceremony in Rockefeller Center in 2017.
The Gentlemen of the Saint Thomas Choir are professional singers while the Boy Choristers attend the Saint Thomas Choir School, a dedicated boarding school situated a few blocks from the church.

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Gerre Hancock (conductor)

Composer(s)

William Byrd

William Byrd was an English composer. He was one of the greatest composers of his generation. Hiis name is sometimes spelled as Bird, Byrde, or Byred. The exact dates of his birth and death are not known, and even his place of birth (Lincoln) is merely guesswork, based on the fact that several families named Byrd lived in Lincolnshire during the 17th century.  As a child, Byrd received music lessons from the renowned Thomas Tallis in the Chapel Royal in London. Byrd is part of the so-called virginalists. In 1563, he was appointed as organist of the cathedral in Lincoln, even though he must have only been around 20 years old and in 1572 he was appointed as organist of Chapel Royal...
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William Byrd was an English composer. He was one of the greatest composers of his generation. Hiis name is sometimes spelled as Bird, Byrde, or Byred. The exact dates of his birth and death are not known, and even his place of birth (Lincoln) is merely guesswork, based on the fact that several families named Byrd lived in Lincolnshire during the 17th century. As a child, Byrd received music lessons from the renowned Thomas Tallis in the Chapel Royal in London. Byrd is part of the so-called virginalists. In 1563, he was appointed as organist of the cathedral in Lincoln, even though he must have only been around 20 years old and in 1572 he was appointed as organist of Chapel Royal together with Tallis. In 1575, again with Tallis, he received the rights to publish and sell his music by Queen Elizabeth I. In honour of the Queen, the two composers dedicated their Cantiones Sacrae in the same year.
On multiple occasions, Byrd was prosecuted in court. As a catholic, he was repeatedly prosecuted for the rejection of Anglicanism. Nonetheless, he remained in favour of the Queen, probably because he composed music for both religious branches. Moreover, he wrote both secular and sacred music, and both vocal and instrumental pieces.


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01.
Clarifica me Pater I
01:36
(William Byrd) Nicolas Haigh, Jeremy Filsell, Saint Thomas Choir of Men & Boys, Fifth Avenue, New York
02.
Cibavit Eos
06:06
(William Byrd) Jeremy Filsell, Saint Thomas Choir of Men & Boys, Fifth Avenue, New York
03.
Mass for Four Voices:: Kyrie eleison
02:24
(William Byrd) Jeremy Filsell, Saint Thomas Choir of Men & Boys, Fifth Avenue, New York
04.
Mass for Four Voices:: Gloria in excelsis
05:36
(William Byrd) Jeremy Filsell, Saint Thomas Choir of Men & Boys, Fifth Avenue, New York
05.
Collect
01:16
(William Byrd) Jeremy Filsell, Saint Thomas Choir of Men & Boys, Fifth Avenue, New York
06.
Epistle
02:33
(William Byrd) Jeremy Filsell, Jeremy Filsell, Saint Thomas Choir of Men & Boys, Fifth Avenue, New York
07.
Occuli Omnium
05:28
(William Byrd) Jeremy Filsell, Saint Thomas Choir of Men & Boys, Fifth Avenue, New York
08.
Alleluia:: Cognoverunt discipuli
04:00
(William Byrd) Jeremy Filsell, Saint Thomas Choir of Men & Boys, Fifth Avenue, New York
09.
Gospel
01:48
(William Byrd) Jeremy Filsell, Saint Thomas Choir of Men & Boys, Fifth Avenue, New York
10.
Clarifica me Pater II
00:38
(William Byrd) Jeremy Filsell, Nicolas Haigh, Saint Thomas Choir of Men & Boys, Fifth Avenue, New York
11.
Credo I
02:20
(William Byrd) Jeremy Filsell, Saint Thomas Choir of Men & Boys, Fifth Avenue, New York
12.
Credo II
08:07
(William Byrd) Jeremy Filsell, Saint Thomas Choir of Men & Boys, Fifth Avenue, New York
13.
Sacerdotes Domini
01:58
(William Byrd) Jeremy Filsell, Saint Thomas Choir of Men & Boys, Fifth Avenue, New York
14.
Sursum Corda & Proper Preface
02:23
(William Byrd) Jeremy Filsell, Saint Thomas Choir of Men & Boys, Fifth Avenue, New York
15.
Mass for Four Voices:: Sanctus
02:20
(William Byrd) Jeremy Filsell, Saint Thomas Choir of Men & Boys, Fifth Avenue, New York
16.
Mass for Four Voices:: Benedictus
01:42
(William Byrd) Jeremy Filsell, Saint Thomas Choir of Men & Boys, Fifth Avenue, New York
17.
Pater noster & Pax vobiscum
01:50
(William Byrd) Jeremy Filsell, Saint Thomas Choir of Men & Boys, Fifth Avenue, New York
18.
Mass for Four Voices:: Agnus Dei
03:48
(William Byrd) Jeremy Filsell, Saint Thomas Choir of Men & Boys, Fifth Avenue, New York
19.
Quotiescunque manducabitis
02:57
(William Byrd) Jeremy Filsell, Saint Thomas Choir of Men & Boys, Fifth Avenue, New York
20.
Ego sum panis
02:23
(William Byrd) Jeremy Filsell, Saint Thomas Choir of Men & Boys, Fifth Avenue, New York
21.
Salvator Mundi I
01:45
(William Byrd) Jeremy Filsell, Jeremy Filsell, Saint Thomas Choir of Men & Boys, Fifth Avenue, New York
22.
O sacrum convivium
04:10
(William Byrd) Jeremy Filsell, Saint Thomas Choir of Men & Boys, Fifth Avenue, New York
23.
Ave verum corpus
04:44
(William Byrd) Jeremy Filsell, Saint Thomas Choir of Men & Boys, Fifth Avenue, New York
24.
Salvator Mundi II
01:49
(William Byrd) Jeremy Filsell, Jeremy Filsell, Saint Thomas Choir of Men & Boys, Fifth Avenue, New York
25.
Pange lingua
08:12
(William Byrd) Jeremy Filsell, Saint Thomas Choir of Men & Boys, Fifth Avenue, New York
26.
Sacris solemnis
09:33
(William Byrd) Jeremy Filsell, Saint Thomas Choir of Men & Boys, Fifth Avenue, New York
27.
Dominus vobiscum
00:31
(William Byrd) Jeremy Filsell, Saint Thomas Choir of Men & Boys, Fifth Avenue, New York
28.
O Salutaris hostia
03:32
(William Byrd) Jeremy Filsell, Saint Thomas Choir of Men & Boys, Fifth Avenue, New York
29.
Fantasia in D Minor
05:12
(William Byrd) Jeremy Filsell, Jeremy Filsell, Saint Thomas Choir of Men & Boys, Fifth Avenue, New York
30.
The Great Service: Venite
05:02
(William Byrd) Jeremy Filsell, Saint Thomas Choir of Men & Boys, Fifth Avenue, New York
31.
The Great Service: Te Deum
08:40
(William Byrd) Jeremy Filsell, Saint Thomas Choir of Men & Boys, Fifth Avenue, New York
32.
The Great Service: Benedictus
08:19
(William Byrd) Jeremy Filsell, Saint Thomas Choir of Men & Boys, Fifth Avenue, New York
33.
The Great Service: Kyrie
01:00
(William Byrd) Jeremy Filsell, Saint Thomas Choir of Men & Boys, Fifth Avenue, New York
34.
The Great Service: Credo
05:06
(William Byrd) Jeremy Filsell, Saint Thomas Choir of Men & Boys, Fifth Avenue, New York
35.
The Great Service: Magnificat
09:22
(William Byrd) Jeremy Filsell, Saint Thomas Choir of Men & Boys, Fifth Avenue, New York
36.
The Great Service: Nunc Dimittis
05:30
(William Byrd) Jeremy Filsell, Saint Thomas Choir of Men & Boys, Fifth Avenue, New York
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