William Byrd - Mass for 5 voices & 7 Motets

Historical Anthology of Music: Period III. The Renaissance (late), Category D. Tudor Polyphony, Sub-category 5. The Mass - 7. Motets
William Byrd - Mass for 5 voices and Motets from Gradualia
Deller Consort
Vanguard "The Bach Guild" Historical Anthology of Music HM 7 SD [LP, NA]

Contents:

    William Byrd: Mass for five voices

  1. Kyrie
  2. Gloria
  3. Credo
  4. Sanctus
  5. Benedictus
  6. Agnus Dei

  7. ----
    William Byrd: Motets
  8. Cibavit eos
  9. O sacrum Convivium
  10. Sacerdotes D omini
  11. Ave Regina Coelorum
  12. Ego sum Panis
  13. Senex puerum portabat
  14. O Magnum Misterium

Playing time: 22' 56" + ??

Performers:
[1]-[6] Deller Consort [Honor Sheppard (soprano), Alfred Deller (countertenor), Neil Jenkins (tenor), John Buttrey (tenor), Maurice Bevan (barytone)]
[7]-[13] Deller Consort [Honor Sheppard (soprano), Alfred Deller (countertenor), Neil Jenkins (tenor), Maurice Bevan (barytone)]

Recording site and date:
[1]-[6] Unknown [1969 or prior]
[7]-[13] Unknown [1967 or prior]

Excerpts:
[1]-[6] Harmonia mund DR 213 [LP] William Byrd - Messe à trois, quatre et cinq voix & Motets
[7]-[13] Deller Recordings DR 211 [LP] William Byrd - Messe à trois voix & Motets

Reviewed in:
Diapason (#-p.): 126-19 (apr.1968)
Gramophone (Vol./#-p.):
Fanfare (Vol./#-p.):

Comments:
Information from owned CD (HMA 190 211), Bielefelder Katalog and Nancy Freudenthal.

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Pierre-F. Roberge