William Byrd (1543-1623) • The Great Service CD

William Byrd (1543-1623) • The Great Service CD

The Morning Service
1 I Venite 5:26
2 II Te Deum 9:12
3 III Benedictus 9:14
4 IV Kyrie 1:01
5 Creed 5:24
The Evening Service
6 I Introit "Lift Up Your Hands" (Psalm/Psaume 24) 5:07
7 II First Preces 1:15
8 Psalm/Psaume 47 "O Clap Your Hands" 3:14
9 III Magnificat 9:26
10 IV Nunc Dimittis 4:34
11 V Responses/Répons 0:36
12 Prayers/Prières 2:38
13 Collects/Quètes 2:25
14 VI Anthem "O Lord Make Thy Servant" 2:43
15 VII Anthem "Sing Joyfully Unto God Our Strength" (Psalm/Psaume 81,1-4) 2:47

The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge (Alto: Anthony Musson, Benjamin Phillips, Stephen Hilton • Bass: Gavin Carr, Lawrence Whitehead • Tenor: Christopher Cullen, Christopher Walker, Robert Graham-Campbell • Treble: Graham Green, Thomas Elias) • Directed by Stephen Cleobury • Organ: Richard Farnes

EMI Angel
Recorded: 13.-14 XII. 1985, King's College Chapel, Cambridge.
32-page booklet with lyrics and liner notes in English, German and French.