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Byrd: Complete Fantasias For Harpsichord / Glen Wilson
Naxos

Byrd: Complete Fantasias For Harpsichord / Glen Wilson

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Composer
BYRD, WILLIAM
Artist
Glen Wilson
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Oct 25, 2011
Catalog #
8572433
UPC
747313243372

About

The fantasia was in the process of being adapted for keyboard from lute and consort music during William Byrd’s youth, and his formidable mastery of counterpoint brought the form to a pinnacle equivalent to his matchless vocal works. These splendours combine with lively dances and virtuoso display and quotations from songs of love and death. They also may hold fascinating symbols which mark secret Catholic allegiances, a gift for Elizabeth I, and a memorial to the tragic Mary, Queen of Scots. Our cover image shows the only possible contemporary impression of Byrd, as a Gentleman of the Chapel Royal at the funeral of Elizabeth I.

Tracklist 16 tracks

  1. 1 Praeludium in G Major (from The Fitzwilliam Virginal Book, No. 117) 01:26
    Track
    1
    Title
    Praeludium in G Major (from The Fitzwilliam Virginal Book, No. 117)
    Duration
    01:26
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Glen Wilson
  2. 2 Fantasia in G Major, No. 2 (Musica Britannica, Vol. 28, No. 62) 09:20
    Track
    2
    Title
    Fantasia in G Major, No. 2 (Musica Britannica, Vol. 28, No. 62)
    Duration
    09:20
    Composer
    William Byrd
    Performer
    Glen Wilson
  3. 3 Praeludium to the Fancie in A Minor (Musica Britannica, Vol. 27, No. 12) 00:50
    Track
    3
    Title
    Praeludium to the Fancie in A Minor (Musica Britannica, Vol. 27, No. 12)
    Duration
    00:50
    Composer
    William Byrd
    Performer
    Glen Wilson
  4. 4 Fantasia in A Minor (Musica Britannica, Vol. 27, No. 13) 08:12
    Track
    4
    Title
    Fantasia in A Minor (Musica Britannica, Vol. 27, No. 13)
    Duration
    08:12
    Composer
    William Byrd
    Performer
    Glen Wilson
  5. 5 Praeludium in C Major (Musica Britannica, Vol. 27, No. 24) 01:02
    Track
    5
    Title
    Praeludium in C Major (Musica Britannica, Vol. 27, No. 24)
    Duration
    01:02
    Composer
    William Byrd
    Performer
    Glen Wilson
  6. 6 Fantasia in C Major, No. 2 (Musica Britannica, Vol. 27, No. 25) 06:14
    Track
    6
    Title
    Fantasia in C Major, No. 2 (Musica Britannica, Vol. 27, No. 25)
    Duration
    06:14
    Composer
    William Byrd
    Performer
    Glen Wilson
  7. 7 Fantasia in G Minor (Music Britannica, Vol. 55, No. 55) 04:16
    Track
    7
    Title
    Fantasia in G Minor (Music Britannica, Vol. 55, No. 55)
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    William Byrd
    Performer
    Glen Wilson
  8. 8 Ut re mi fa sol la in G Major (Musica Britannica, Vol. 28, No. 64) 09:22
    Track
    8
    Title
    Ut re mi fa sol la in G Major (Musica Britannica, Vol. 28, No. 64)
    Duration
    09:22
    Composer
    William Byrd
    Performer
    Glen Wilson
  9. 9 Ut mi re (Musica Britannica, Vol. 28, No. 65) 08:03
    Track
    9
    Title
    Ut mi re (Musica Britannica, Vol. 28, No. 65)
    Duration
    08:03
    Composer
    William Byrd
    Performer
    Glen Wilson
  10. 10 Prelude: Doric Music (Musica Britannica, Vol. 14, No. 59) 01:54
    Track
    10
    Title
    Prelude: Doric Music (Musica Britannica, Vol. 14, No. 59)
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    John Bull
    Performer
    Glen Wilson
  11. 11 Fantasia in D Minor (Musica Britannica, Vol. 28, No. 46) 05:39
    Track
    11
    Title
    Fantasia in D Minor (Musica Britannica, Vol. 28, No. 46)
    Duration
    05:39
    Composer
    William Byrd
    Performer
    Glen Wilson
  12. 12 Praeludium (attrib. W. Byrd) (Musica Britannica, Vol. 55, No. 3) 01:14
    Track
    12
    Title
    Praeludium (attrib. W. Byrd) (Musica Britannica, Vol. 55, No. 3)
    Duration
    01:14
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Glen Wilson
  13. 13 Ut re mi fa sol la in F Major (Musica Britannica, Vol. 28, No. 58) 04:33
    Track
    13
    Title
    Ut re mi fa sol la in F Major (Musica Britannica, Vol. 28, No. 58)
    Duration
    04:33
    Composer
    William Byrd
    Performer
    Glen Wilson
  14. 14 Praeludium in G Minor (Musica Britannica, Vol. 27, No. 1) 00:41
    Track
    14
    Title
    Praeludium in G Minor (Musica Britannica, Vol. 27, No. 1)
    Duration
    00:41
    Composer
    William Byrd
    Performer
    Glen Wilson
  15. 15 Fantasia in G Major, No. 3 (Musica Britannica, Vol. 28, No. 63) 05:08
    Track
    15
    Title
    Fantasia in G Major, No. 3 (Musica Britannica, Vol. 28, No. 63)
    Duration
    05:08
    Composer
    William Byrd
    Performer
    Glen Wilson
  16. 16 Fantasia in C Major, No. 1 (Musica Britannica, Vol. 27, No. 26) 09:35
    Track
    16
    Title
    Fantasia in C Major, No. 1 (Musica Britannica, Vol. 27, No. 26)
    Duration
    09:35
    Composer
    William Byrd
    Performer
    Glen Wilson