Publisher's Synopsis
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 the Cantiones Sacrae including the monumental Tribue, Domine, and the mighty eight-voice motet Ad 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 mesmerising Nunc dimittis which is crafted in his bell-like ‘tinitinnabuli’ style.
Track Listing:
William Byrd (c.1540-1623)
1. Diliges Dominum
2. Christe qui lux es et dies
Arvo Pärt (b.1935)
3. The Deer’s Cry
Byrd
4. Emendemus in melius
Pärt
5. The Woman with the Alabaster Box
Byrd
6. Miserere mihi, Domine
7. Ad Dominum cum tribularer
Thomas Tallis (c.1505-85) / Byrd
8. Miserere nostri
Tallis
9. When Jesus went
Byrd
10. O lux beata Trinitas
Pärt
11. Nunc dimittis
Byrd
12. Laetentur coeli
13. Tribue, Domine
Total running time: 67 minutes
