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An Immortal Legacy
Coro

An Immortal Legacy

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Details

Composer
BRITTEN TALLIS BYRD TIPPETT
Artist
Immortal Legacy
Format
CD
Label
Coro
Released
Apr 29, 2013
Catalog #
COR16111
UPC
828021611124

About

16th century England was a place of much religious change. It was a dangerous and confusing time and it is testament to their incredible skill and musical mastery that composers like Tallis and Byrd were able to produce such magnificent works in such troubled times. Their music left a lasting legacy, influencing some of our most celebrated 20th- and 21st-century composers and surviving over half a millennium to be performed as widely today as they have ever been. This disc features some of the best-loved classics of Tudor and Jacobean church music together with madrigals by Tallis, Byrd and Gibbons. They are performed alongside pieces by Britten, Tippett and MacMillan including the Five Spirituals from A Child of Our Time and the 'Choral Dances' from Gloriana. The Sixteen has performed this repertoire around the world over the last eight years and is one of the ensemble’s most popular concert programmes.

Tracklist 32 tracks

  1. 1 Man blest no doubt 01:09
    Track
    1
    Title
    Man blest no doubt
    Duration
    01:09
    Composer
    Thomas Tallis
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Choir
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  2. 2 Let God arise in majesty 00:53
    Track
    2
    Title
    Let God arise in majesty
    Duration
    00:53
    Composer
    Thomas Tallis
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Choir
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  3. 3 Why fum'th in fight 00:56
    Track
    3
    Title
    Why fum'th in fight
    Duration
    00:56
    Composer
    Thomas Tallis
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Choir
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  4. 4 O come in one to praise the Lord 01:20
    Track
    4
    Title
    O come in one to praise the Lord
    Duration
    01:20
    Composer
    Thomas Tallis
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Choir
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  5. 5 Salvator mundi 03:03
    Track
    5
    Title
    Salvator mundi
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Thomas Tallis
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Choir
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  6. 6 April is in My Mistress' Face 01:22
    Track
    6
    Title
    April is in My Mistress' Face
    Duration
    01:22
    Composer
    Thomas Morley
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Choir
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  7. 7 The silver swanne 01:39
    Track
    7
    Title
    The silver swanne
    Duration
    01:39
    Composer
    Orlando Gibbons
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Choir
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  8. 8 This sweet and merry month of May 02:37
    Track
    8
    Title
    This sweet and merry month of May
    Duration
    02:37
    Composer
    William Byrd
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Choir
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  9. 9 The Strathclyde Motets: Sedebit Dominus Rex (The Lord will sit on his throne) 04:33
    Track
    9
    Title
    The Strathclyde Motets: Sedebit Dominus Rex (The Lord will sit on his throne)
    Duration
    04:33
    Composer
    James MacMillan
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Choir
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  10. 10 No. 1. Steal away 02:46
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 1. Steal away
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Michael Tippett
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Choir
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  11. 11 No. 2. Nobody knows 01:28
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 2. Nobody knows
    Duration
    01:28
    Composer
    Michael Tippett
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Choir
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  12. 12 No. 3. Go down, Moses 02:47
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 3. Go down, Moses
    Duration
    02:47
    Composer
    Michael Tippett
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Choir
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  13. 13 No. 4. By and by 01:25
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 4. By and by
    Duration
    01:25
    Composer
    Michael Tippett
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Choir
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  14. 14 No. 5. Deep river 03:28
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 5. Deep river
    Duration
    03:28
    Composer
    Michael Tippett
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Choir
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  15. 15 O nata lux de lumine 01:49
    Track
    15
    Title
    O nata lux de lumine
    Duration
    01:49
    Composer
    Thomas Tallis
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Choir
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  16. 16 O sacrum convivium 03:53
    Track
    16
    Title
    O sacrum convivium
    Duration
    03:53
    Composer
    Thomas Tallis
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Choir
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  17. 17 Loquebantur variis linguis 04:10
    Track
    17
    Title
    Loquebantur variis linguis
    Duration
    04:10
    Composer
    Thomas Tallis
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Choir
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  18. 18 The Strathclyde Motets: Mitte manum tuam (Stretch forth your hand) 03:14
    Track
    18
    Title
    The Strathclyde Motets: Mitte manum tuam (Stretch forth your hand)
    Duration
    03:14
    Composer
    James MacMillan
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Choir
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  19. 19 Liber secundus sacrarum cantionum (Cantiones sacrae): Laudibus in sanctis 05:12
    Track
    19
    Title
    Liber secundus sacrarum cantionum (Cantiones sacrae): Laudibus in sanctis
    Duration
    05:12
    Composer
    William Byrd
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Choir
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  20. 20 The Masques begins 00:49
    Track
    20
    Title
    The Masques begins
    Duration
    00:49
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Choir
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  21. 21 No. 1. Time 01:43
    Track
    21
    Title
    No. 1. Time
    Duration
    01:43
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Choir
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  22. 22 No. 2. Concord 02:39
    Track
    22
    Title
    No. 2. Concord
    Duration
    02:39
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Choir
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  23. 23 No. 3. Time and Concord 01:49
    Track
    23
    Title
    No. 3. Time and Concord
    Duration
    01:49
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Choir
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  24. 24 No. 4. Country Girls 01:14
    Track
    24
    Title
    No. 4. Country Girls
    Duration
    01:14
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Choir
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  25. 25 No. 5. Rustics and Fishermen 01:20
    Track
    25
    Title
    No. 5. Rustics and Fishermen
    Duration
    01:20
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Choir
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  26. 26 No. 6. Final Dance of Homage 02:22
    Track
    26
    Title
    No. 6. Final Dance of Homage
    Duration
    02:22
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Choir
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  27. 27 E'en like the hunted hind 00:55
    Track
    27
    Title
    E'en like the hunted hind
    Duration
    00:55
    Composer
    Thomas Tallis
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Choir
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  28. 28 Expend, O Lord, my plaint 01:08
    Track
    28
    Title
    Expend, O Lord, my plaint
    Duration
    01:08
    Composer
    Thomas Tallis
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Choir
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  29. 29 Why brag'st in malice high 00:44
    Track
    29
    Title
    Why brag'st in malice high
    Duration
    00:44
    Composer
    Thomas Tallis
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Choir
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  30. 30 God grant with grace 01:04
    Track
    30
    Title
    God grant with grace
    Duration
    01:04
    Composer
    Thomas Tallis
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Choir
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  31. 31 Ordinal 00:46
    Track
    31
    Title
    Ordinal
    Duration
    00:46
    Composer
    Thomas Tallis
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Choir
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  32. 32 9 Psalm Tunes for Archbishop Parker's Psalter: God grant we grace, "Tallis's canon" (arr. B. Chilcott for double chorus) 02:30
    Track
    32
    Title
    9 Psalm Tunes for Archbishop Parker's Psalter: God grant we grace, "Tallis's canon" (arr. B. Chilcott for double chorus)
    Duration
    02:30
    Composer
    Thomas Tallis
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Choir
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers