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William Byrd was one of the greatest composers of the Renaissance. He was widely admired in his own time both at home and abroad and the influence he had on future generations of composers was immense. This programme explores the music of his influences, his colleagues and his pervading faith. In his 400th anniversary year, Byrd’s legacy is marked by the commission of two new pieces from acclaimed composer Dobrinka Tabakova, bringing his musical heritage firmly into the modern day. The two premieres, Arise Lord into thy rest and Turn our captivity, highlight the beauty of modern polyphony and showcase The Sixteen in a new light. The programme also features works by Van Wilder, de Monte, Clemens Non Papa and, of course, Byrd himself.
At the suggestion of Freiberg’s cathedral music director Albrecht Koch, CPO here releases sacred music from the Freiberg Latin School Library on Freiberg instruments from the time of this repertoire’s composition (16th c.), thus rendering audible a practically unknown and forgotten sound world. The Te Deum of Rogier Michael, one of the leading Saxon chapel masters prior to Heinrich Schütz, is the concert’s highlight. The program is complemented by more music collected and preserved in Freiberg.
The King’s Singers perform the complete Italian madrigal collection Il Trionfo di Dori. Commissioned by Venetian nobleman Leonardo Sanudo in 1592, the collection features 29 works, each written by a different composer and poet, and set for nine voices. Among them are Vecchi, Gabrieli, Marenzio, de Monte, Striggio, Anerio, Gastoldi, Porta and Palestrina.
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