Description

Music by Arvo Pärt (b.1935) and William Byrd (c.1540-1623) with Thomas Tallis (c.1505-85)

Whilst coming from very different eras, William Byrd and Arvo Pärt are both considered masters of sacred music despite having faced considerable persecution for their work. This programme presents six of William Byrd’s works from theCantiones Sacraeincluding the monumentalTribue, Domine, and the mighty eight-voice motetAd Dominum cum tribularer. The three works by Arvo Pärt speak in his unmistakable voice, with its unique blend of ancient and modern, and include his mesmerisingNunc dimittiswhich is crafted in his bell-like ‘tinitinnabuli’ style.

THE SIXTEEN
HARRY CHRISTOPHERS director

TRACK LISTING

Byrd Diliges Dominum

Byrd Christe qui lux es et dies

Pärt The Deer’s Cry

Byrd Emendemus in melius

Pärt The Woman with the Alabaster Box

Byrd Miserere mihi, Domine

Byrd Ad Dominum cum tribularer

Tallis / Byrd Miserere nostri

Tallis When Jesus went

Byrd O lux beata Trinitas

Pärt Nunc dimittis

Byrd Laetentur coeli

Byrd Tribue, Domine

COR16140 • Released 2016