Welcome to Hyperion Records, an independent British classical label devoted to presenting high-quality recordings of music of all styles and from all periods from the twelfth century to the twenty-first.
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from notes by Owen Rees © 2020
Byrd: Mass for five voices & other works The Gesualdo Six perfectly captures all the power and tenderness of Byrd’s glorious five-part Mass and a fine selection of motets.» More |
Byrd & Monte: The Word Unspoken The texts from the Word Unspoken, featuring works of William Byrd and Philippe de Monte, reveal the Catholic community’s sense of isolation ('How shall we sing the Lord’s song in a strange land?'—Quomodo Cantabimus) and bereavement ('Jerusalem is ...» More |
Byrd: The Tallis Scholars sing William Byrd "England has never produced a greater composer than William Byrd. His music for the Anglican Church has been sung without interruption since the 16th century. In stark contrast his Catholic music was not heard for over 300 years. This specially pr ...» More |
The Sweetest Songs Writing in 1539, the Dean of the Tudor court's Chapel Royal noted how the Book of Psalms represented a distillation of 'the sweetest songs', touching upon the themes of all the other books of scripture. English composers of the period revelled in ...» More |
Vinum et Musica Glorious polyphony from William Byrd, Robert White, Thomas Tallis and others, performed in the kind of informal setting—and using only the original partbooks—the composers themselves might have recognized.» More |
Byrd: Playing Elizabeth's Tune NTSC FORMAT DVD. Filmed performances of sacred music by William Byrd together with a documentary on the troubled times that produced some of the most intimate and passionate sacred music ever written.» More |
Byrd: Playing Elizabeth's Tune PAL FORMAT DVD. Filmed performances of sacred music by William Byrd together with a documentary on the troubled times that produced some of the most intimate and passionate sacred music ever written.» More |
Byrd: Playing Elizabeth's Tune SACD. Peter Phillips directs The Tallis Scholars in sacred music by William Byrd, recorded while filming for the BBC in Tewkesbury Abbey.» More |