Emily Van Evera soprano with Charles Daniels & Robert MacDonald
HUGH ASTON
13.
A Hornepype
4:16
Solo:Steven DevineConductor harpsichord
ANON
(early 16th century)
14.
Wher be ye my love? (a3)
5:59
Emily Van Evera soprano • Tavenera Players (2 viols)
WILLIAM CORNYSH(II)
15.
Fa la sol (a3)
6:58
Taverner Players (mute cornett, viol, harp)
HENRY VIII
16.
Taunder naken (a3)
2:20
Taverner Players (shawn, 2 sackbuts)
SIR JOHN TAVENER
17.
Audivi vocem di caelo (a4)
3:29
8th (and final) respond at Matins of All Saints [text: after Matthew 25:6]
Choral: Taverner Choir
JOHN TAVERNER
18.
In nomine
2:42
transcription from the Benedictus of the Mass 'Gloria tibi trinitas'
Solo: Steven Devine Conductor harpsichord
19.
Dum transisset sabbatum (I) (a4)
7:01
3rd (and final) respond at Easter Matins [text: Mark 16:1]
Choral: Taverner Choir
ANON
(early 16th century)
20.
Westron Wynde
0:46
Solo: Emily van Evera soprano
21.
Western winds (a2)
0:50
Gawain Glentonmute cornett • Uri Smilansky viol
Total time: 79:21
Choral: Taverner Choir
Orchestra: Taverner Players
Conductor:Andrew Parrott
Notes
Andrew Parrott and his Taverner Choir & Players turn to music of their namesake alongside works by his contemporaneous King Henry VIII, an exceptionally musical monarch, and two composers of the previous generation, William Cornysh and Hugh Ashton. With Taverner’s Western Wind mass as its corner-stone, this recording takes its lead from the unashamedly secular character of that work and ventures beyond the chapel door to explore the parallel world of courtly vernacular song and instrumental music.
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Reviews
Sound: 3.5/5
David Fiala - 10 Years of Diapason D’or (France) – December 2017
"... Bright-toned and elegantly devotional soloists combine in exquisite ensemble-work of the highest quality. The cool clear acoustics enhance warm and passionate interpretations in a recording of exceptional immediacy..."
Rebecca Tavener - Choir & Organ magazine - November/December 2016
Winner of Gramophone magazine Early Music Album of the Year
Alexandra Coghlan - Gramophone magazine - Awards Issue 2016
"... The performances here, both instrumental and vocal, are all first-rate. The Taverner Choir is certainly one of the finest ensembles for this repertory... "
William Gatens - American Record Guide - July/August 2016
"...From a discographic standpoint, the instrumental numbers are very valuable, and dispatched with real flair... the disc’s most satisfying interpretations are the two responds for high and low voices respectively, Audivi vocem and Dum transisset sabbatum (I)...superlative solo singing..."
Fabrice Fitch - Gramophone magazine
Choral & Song Choice
Performance ***** Recording *****
"...The choral singing, exquisite in ensemble, also has a rare warmth ..."
Berta Joncus - BBC Music magazine - May 2016
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