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Byrd: Organ Works / Belder

Contemporary Virtuosic Spiritual Serene Harpsichord Organ
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Composer
William Byrd
Artist
Pieter-Jan Belder
Format
CD
Label
Brilliant Classics
Released
Sep 06, 2024
Catalog #
BRI97125
UPC
5028421971254

About

In 2023 Brilliant Classics released a 9CD box of the complete keyboard music by William Byrd, marking the tercentenary of the composer's death. The set was welcomed as a monumental achievement, and a worthy sequel to Davitt Moroney's pioneering achievement on Hyperion: 'Those who enjoyed Belder's forthright and imaginatively ornamented Byrd performances in his complete Fitzwilliam Virginal Book survey will know what to expect,' wrote Jed Distler in Classics Today. 'He favors less agogic manipulation and more conservative rhythmic continuity compared to Hyperion's Davitt Moroney. However, a palpable sense of controlled freedom informs Belder's subtle placement of cadences and phrase endings and his flexibly articulated ornaments.' Extracted from that critically acclaimed set, the present album presents all the pieces recorded bv Pieter-Jan Belder on the at the Albert Kiespenning organ of the Grote Kerk in Wijk bij Duurstede. The degree to which any of these pieces was written 'for organ' may remain open to question, when they could be performed, with allowance for some imaginative liberties, on any keyboard instrument, and indeed many contemporary pianists have revived Byrd's music for a new generation of listeners. Whether experienced on a Steinway or a spinet, Byrd is the first great composer for the keyboard, even when producing instrumental versions of choral anthems. Belder includes several such pieces here, which find a natural home 'in church' rather than the domestic setting of the harpsichord. Two versions of Salvator Mundi are effectively forerunners of chorale preludes; likewise three versions of Clarifica me. Several voluntaries lie no less idiomatically on the organ despite their highly florid writing, while the assorted preludes or fantasias and their companion fugues also deserve to be regarded alongside notable pre-Bachian models by Frescobaldi and Buxtehude. According to Early Music Review: 'As for performance, Belder's strength is in allowing Byrd to speak through the music rather than inflicting an interpretative regime upon the music... It remains wholeheartedly to welcome and recommend this fine discographical achievement.'

Tracklist 27 tracks

  1. 1 Prelude (Musica Britannica, Vol. 27, p. 1, BK 1) 00:47
    Track
    1
    Title
    Prelude (Musica Britannica, Vol. 27, p. 1, BK 1)
    Duration
    00:47
    Composer
    William Byrd
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  2. 2 Fantasia (Musica Britannica, Vol. 28, p. 59, BK 63) 05:19
    Track
    2
    Title
    Fantasia (Musica Britannica, Vol. 28, p. 59, BK 63)
    Duration
    05:19
    Composer
    William Byrd
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  3. 3 Christe qui lux (Musica Britannica, Vol. 28, p. 195, BK 121) 01:04
    Track
    3
    Title
    Christe qui lux (Musica Britannica, Vol. 28, p. 195, BK 121)
    Duration
    01:04
    Composer
    William Byrd
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  4. 4 Fantasia in G Minor (Music Britannica, Vol. 55, No. 55) (arr. T. Tomkins) 03:28
    Track
    4
    Title
    Fantasia in G Minor (Music Britannica, Vol. 55, No. 55) (arr. T. Tomkins)
    Duration
    03:28
    Composer
    William Byrd
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  5. 5 In nomine (Musica Britannica, Vol. 28, p. 12, BK SI) 03:24
    Track
    5
    Title
    In nomine (Musica Britannica, Vol. 28, p. 12, BK SI)
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    Robert Parsons
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  6. 6 Ut re mi fa sol la (Musica Britannica, Vol. 28, p. 69, BK 65) 06:50
    Track
    6
    Title
    Ut re mi fa sol la (Musica Britannica, Vol. 28, p. 69, BK 65)
    Duration
    06:50
    Composer
    William Byrd
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  7. 7 Gloria tibi Trinitas (Musica Britannica, Vol. 28, p. 10, BK 50) 02:06
    Track
    7
    Title
    Gloria tibi Trinitas (Musica Britannica, Vol. 28, p. 10, BK 50)
    Duration
    02:06
    Composer
    William Byrd
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  8. 8 Ground in G Minor (Musica Britannica, Vol. 27, p. 35, BK 9) 04:09
    Track
    8
    Title
    Ground in G Minor (Musica Britannica, Vol. 27, p. 35, BK 9)
    Duration
    04:09
    Composer
    William Byrd
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  9. 9 Prelude and Fantasia (Musica Britannica, Vol. 27, p. 42, BK 12-13) 08:45
    Track
    9
    Title
    Prelude and Fantasia (Musica Britannica, Vol. 27, p. 42, BK 12-13)
    Duration
    08:45
    Composer
    William Byrd
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  10. 10 The Queen's Alman (Musica Britannica, Vol. 27, p. 39, BK 10) 03:32
    Track
    10
    Title
    The Queen's Alman (Musica Britannica, Vol. 27, p. 39, BK 10)
    Duration
    03:32
    Composer
    William Byrd
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  11. 11 Voluntary: For My Lady Nevell (Musica Britannica, Vol. 28, p. 51, BK 61) 04:59
    Track
    11
    Title
    Voluntary: For My Lady Nevell (Musica Britannica, Vol. 28, p. 51, BK 61)
    Duration
    04:59
    Composer
    William Byrd
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  12. 12 Pavana Lachrymae (Musica Britannica, Vol. 28, p. 21, BK 54) 06:13
    Track
    12
    Title
    Pavana Lachrymae (Musica Britannica, Vol. 28, p. 21, BK 54)
    Duration
    06:13
    Composer
    William Byrd
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  13. 13 Fantasia No. 2 in G Major (Musica Britannica, Vol. 28, p. 59, BK 63) 08:30
    Track
    13
    Title
    Fantasia No. 2 in G Major (Musica Britannica, Vol. 28, p. 59, BK 63)
    Duration
    08:30
    Composer
    William Byrd
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  14. 14 A Lesson of Voluntarie (Musica Britannica, Vol. 27, p. 91, BK 26) 07:55
    Track
    14
    Title
    A Lesson of Voluntarie (Musica Britannica, Vol. 27, p. 91, BK 26)
    Duration
    07:55
    Composer
    William Byrd
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  15. 15 Miserere I (Musica Britannica, Vol. 28, P. 74, BK. 66) 01:04
    Track
    15
    Title
    Miserere I (Musica Britannica, Vol. 28, P. 74, BK. 66)
    Duration
    01:04
    Composer
    William Byrd
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  16. 16 Miserere II (Musica Britannica, Vol. 28, p. 75, BK 67) 01:11
    Track
    16
    Title
    Miserere II (Musica Britannica, Vol. 28, p. 75, BK 67)
    Duration
    01:11
    Composer
    William Byrd
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  17. 17 Ut re mi fa sol la in F Major (Musica Britannica, Vol. 28, p. 37, BK 58) 03:27
    Track
    17
    Title
    Ut re mi fa sol la in F Major (Musica Britannica, Vol. 28, p. 37, BK 58)
    Duration
    03:27
    Composer
    William Byrd
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  18. 18 Ut re mi fa sol la in G Major, MB 28/64 (BK 64) 08:13
    Track
    18
    Title
    Ut re mi fa sol la in G Major, MB 28/64 (BK 64)
    Duration
    08:13
    Composer
    William Byrd
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  19. 19 Verse in C Major (Musica Britannica, Vol. 27, p. 99, BK 28) 01:40
    Track
    19
    Title
    Verse in C Major (Musica Britannica, Vol. 27, p. 99, BK 28)
    Duration
    01:40
    Composer
    William Byrd
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  20. 20 A Fancie (Musica Britannica, Vol. 28, p. 1, BK 46) 05:32
    Track
    20
    Title
    A Fancie (Musica Britannica, Vol. 28, p. 1, BK 46)
    Duration
    05:32
    Composer
    William Byrd
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  21. 21 Salvator mundi I (Musica Britannica, Vol. 28, p. 76, BK 68) 01:41
    Track
    21
    Title
    Salvator mundi I (Musica Britannica, Vol. 28, p. 76, BK 68)
    Duration
    01:41
    Composer
    William Byrd
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  22. 22 Salvator mundi II (Musica Britannica, Vol. 28, p. 77, BK 69) 01:44
    Track
    22
    Title
    Salvator mundi II (Musica Britannica, Vol. 28, p. 77, BK 69)
    Duration
    01:44
    Composer
    William Byrd
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  23. 23 A Voluntarie (Musica Britannica, Vol. 27, p. 96, BK 27) 05:23
    Track
    23
    Title
    A Voluntarie (Musica Britannica, Vol. 27, p. 96, BK 27)
    Duration
    05:23
    Composer
    William Byrd
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  24. 24 Clarifica me, Pater I (Musica Britannica, Vol. 28, p. 5, BK 47) 02:03
    Track
    24
    Title
    Clarifica me, Pater I (Musica Britannica, Vol. 28, p. 5, BK 47)
    Duration
    02:03
    Composer
    William Byrd
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  25. 25 Clarifica me, Pater II, (Musica Britannica, Vol. 28, p. 6, BK 48) 01:58
    Track
    25
    Title
    Clarifica me, Pater II, (Musica Britannica, Vol. 28, p. 6, BK 48)
    Duration
    01:58
    Composer
    William Byrd
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  26. 26 Clarifica me, Pater III (Musica Britannica, Vol. 28, p. 8, BK 49) 02:27
    Track
    26
    Title
    Clarifica me, Pater III (Musica Britannica, Vol. 28, p. 8, BK 49)
    Duration
    02:27
    Composer
    William Byrd
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  27. 27 Prelude and Fantasia in C Major (Musica Britannica, Vol. 27, pp. 85-86, BK 24-25) 07:12
    Track
    27
    Title
    Prelude and Fantasia in C Major (Musica Britannica, Vol. 27, pp. 85-86, BK 24-25)
    Duration
    07:12
    Composer
    William Byrd
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder