Westminster Cathedral Choir, Martin Baker – John Sheppard: Media vita (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:19:47 minutes | 1,34 GB | Genre: Classical
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Even by the standards of a time and place—Tudor England—in which masterpieces of choral polyphony appear to have been virtually an everyday occurrence, there is something uniquely and intensely compelling about the surviving works of John Sheppard. This is music designed to be sung by liturgical professionals, and none rise to its demands quite like Westminster Cathedral Choir.
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Westminster Cathedral Choir & Martin Baker – Byrd: The Three Masses / Ave Verum Corpus (2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:11:28 minutes | 1,28 GB | Genre: Classical
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This new recording from Martin Baker and the Westminster Cathedral Choir features the three masses of William Byrd, paired with the Latin hymn Ave verum corpus. The album celebrates Byrd’s Catholic liturgical music in two ways. Most obviously, it addresses great and timeless works. But at the same time it reminds us that the revival of Byrd’s music in the late nineteenth century was pioneered by Roman Catholic church choirs. The recording celebrates a revival of Catholic choral traditions no less than it celebrates the works themselves.
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