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Byrd: Pescodd Time / Cuiller
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Details
- Composer
- BYRD, WILLIAM
- Artist
- Bertrand Cuiller
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Alpha
- Released
- Sep 30, 2016
- Catalog #
- ALPHA319
- UPC
- 3760014193194
About
"With this program of English music of the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, I realized what is every musician’s dream: to record and share with others a repertory very close to my heart. It was in 2005, and it was my very first disc. The choice of what I was going to record was even more important than usual. It seemed to me that this was the music that I was most ready to present to the public, and that would represent me best – since, for a young performer, a disc is also a visiting card.
I discovered the music of the English virginalists at the age of fifteen, when I heard a concert by Pierre Hantaï on the radio. It was a revelation. I had no idea a musical world like that even existed. I immediately went to play some of these pieces to Pierre Hantaï himself. That was my first approach to this repertory on the keyboard. Then the process of familiarization with it – like the progress of a relationship that gradually becomes more intimate – took place over ten years or so, until 2004, when I began a long period of preparation for this recording. The King’s Hunt and the In Nomine by Bull, The Queen’s Alman by Byrd and the Dolorosa of Philips – which you might describe as constant companions of mine – formed the basis of the program. Then I played my way through the entire output of Byrd and Bull so as to build the rest of it around them. I absolutely wanted to record on the Martin Skowroneck virginal belonging to Skip Sempé. I was also lucky that Philippe Humeau had just finished his Ruckers double transposing harpsichord, a magnifi cent and rare instrument, which guided some of my choices. The English repertory is very extensive. It was a true pleasure to have to select pieces from so many marvels.
I decided on the title Pescodd Time after the recording was finished. It was the ideal title for this album: it speaks of time – ‘the pea-gathering season’ in Elizabethan English – and it encapsulates the poetry and mystery of the Virginalists."
- Bertrand Cuiller
I discovered the music of the English virginalists at the age of fifteen, when I heard a concert by Pierre Hantaï on the radio. It was a revelation. I had no idea a musical world like that even existed. I immediately went to play some of these pieces to Pierre Hantaï himself. That was my first approach to this repertory on the keyboard. Then the process of familiarization with it – like the progress of a relationship that gradually becomes more intimate – took place over ten years or so, until 2004, when I began a long period of preparation for this recording. The King’s Hunt and the In Nomine by Bull, The Queen’s Alman by Byrd and the Dolorosa of Philips – which you might describe as constant companions of mine – formed the basis of the program. Then I played my way through the entire output of Byrd and Bull so as to build the rest of it around them. I absolutely wanted to record on the Martin Skowroneck virginal belonging to Skip Sempé. I was also lucky that Philippe Humeau had just finished his Ruckers double transposing harpsichord, a magnifi cent and rare instrument, which guided some of my choices. The English repertory is very extensive. It was a true pleasure to have to select pieces from so many marvels.
I decided on the title Pescodd Time after the recording was finished. It was the ideal title for this album: it speaks of time – ‘the pea-gathering season’ in Elizabethan English – and it encapsulates the poetry and mystery of the Virginalists."
- Bertrand Cuiller
Tracklist 14 tracks
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1 Fantasia in D Minor (Musica Britannica, Vol. 28, No. 46) 04:49
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Fantasia in D Minor (Musica Britannica, Vol. 28, No. 46)
- Duration
- 04:49
- Composer
- William Byrd
- Performer
- Bertrand Cuiller
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2 The Queen's Alman (Musica Britannica, Vol. 27, No. 10) 03:32
- Track
- 2
- Title
- The Queen's Alman (Musica Britannica, Vol. 27, No. 10)
- Duration
- 03:32
- Composer
- William Byrd
- Performer
- Bertrand Cuiller
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3 In nomine IX (Musica Britannica, Vol. 14, No. 28) 05:50
- Track
- 3
- Title
- In nomine IX (Musica Britannica, Vol. 14, No. 28)
- Duration
- 05:50
- Composer
- John Bull
- Performer
- Bertrand Cuiller
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4 Pavan 04:05
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Pavan
- Duration
- 04:05
- Composer
- William Byrd
- Performer
- Bertrand Cuiller
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5 Galliard 01:15
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Galliard
- Duration
- 01:15
- Composer
- William Byrd
- Performer
- Bertrand Cuiller
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6 3 French Corantos 02:08
- Track
- 6
- Title
- 3 French Corantos
- Duration
- 02:08
- Composer
- William Byrd
- Performer
- Bertrand Cuiller
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7 Pavan 06:25
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Pavan
- Duration
- 06:25
- Composer
- Peter Philips
- Performer
- Bertrand Cuiller
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8 Galliard 01:46
- Track
- 8
- Title
- Galliard
- Duration
- 01:46
- Composer
- Peter Philips
- Performer
- Bertrand Cuiller
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9 Ground in G Major 03:32
- Track
- 9
- Title
- Ground in G Major
- Duration
- 03:32
- Composer
- William Byrd
- Performer
- Bertrand Cuiller
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10 The Hunt's Up, "Pescodd Time" 06:05
- Track
- 10
- Title
- The Hunt's Up, "Pescodd Time"
- Duration
- 06:05
- Composer
- William Byrd
- Performer
- Bertrand Cuiller
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11 Lady Monteagle's Pavan No. 7 in G Major 03:23
- Track
- 11
- Title
- Lady Monteagle's Pavan No. 7 in G Major
- Duration
- 03:23
- Composer
- William Byrd
- Performer
- Bertrand Cuiller
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12 Fantasia No. 2 in G Major 06:35
- Track
- 12
- Title
- Fantasia No. 2 in G Major
- Duration
- 06:35
- Composer
- William Byrd
- Performer
- Bertrand Cuiller
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13 The King's Hunt (Musica Britannica, Vol. 19, No. 125) 03:20
- Track
- 13
- Title
- The King's Hunt (Musica Britannica, Vol. 19, No. 125)
- Duration
- 03:20
- Composer
- John Bull
- Performer
- Bertrand Cuiller
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14 Pavan and Galliard in B-Flat Major: Pavan 06:13
- Track
- 14
- Title
- Pavan and Galliard in B-Flat Major: Pavan
- Duration
- 06:13
- Composer
- William Byrd
- Performer
- Bertrand Cuiller