Notes and Editorial Reviews
BYRD
Prelude,
MB 12.
Fantasias:
MB 13; MB 25; MB 63; MB 46.
Clarifica me Pater,
MB 48; MB 49.
The queen’s alman,
MB 10.
Grounds:
MB 86; MB 42.
In nomine,
MB 51.
Lachrymae pavan,
MB 54.
Miserere,
MB 67.
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class="ARIAL12bi">Ut re mi fa sol la,
MB 64.
A voluntarie,
MB 27
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Léon Berben (org)
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RAMÉE 704 (74:06)
Byrd’s many keyboard works have been recorded on organ as well as a variety of harpsichords. In his complete collection, Davitt Moroney on Hyperion (23:3) used six different keyboard instruments including two organs. In our most recent encounter with some of this music (31:3), several harpsichords were used. The 15 pieces that are included here have not been specially selected for their suitability for the organ, nor does Berben even propose that the body of Byrd’s keyboard music belongs to one instrument rather than another. He does point out that organs were used in secular surroundings in Byrd’s time, and he makes all these pieces sound very well. These selections show how expressive the instrument can be, giving the player a richer palette of tone colors to work with. The small instrument in the Oosthuizen church, recently restored, may date from 1670, but some ranks of pipes are much older than that. The church was built in 1521, a date that may even tell something about the installation of the organ. Since Musica Antiqua Köln folded, Berben (its harpsichordist) has pursued a solo career. His keen sympathy for Byrd indicates that he will be worth watching.
FANFARE: J. F. Weber
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Works on This Recording
1.
Prelude in A minor, MB 12 by William Byrd
Performer:
Léon Berben (Organ)
Period: Renaissance
Written: England
2.
Fantasia in C major no 2, MB 25 by William Byrd
Performer:
Léon Berben (Organ)
Period: Renaissance
Written: by 1591; England
3.
Fantasia in D minor, BK 46 by William Byrd
Performer:
Léon Berben (Organ)
Period: Renaissance
Written: by 1591; England
4.
Fantasia in A minor, MB 13 by William Byrd
Performer:
Léon Berben (Organ)
Period: Renaissance
Written: England
5.
Fantasy in G major no 3, MB 63 by William Byrd
Performer:
Léon Berben (Organ)
Period: 20th Century
Written: England
6.
Clarifica me, Pater II, MB 48 by William Byrd
Performer:
Léon Berben (Organ)
Period: Renaissance
Written: England
7.
Clarifica me, Pater III, MB 49 by William Byrd
Performer:
Léon Berben (Organ)
Period: Renaissance
Written: England
8.
The Queen's Alman, MB 10 by William Byrd
Performer:
Léon Berben (Organ)
Period: Renaissance
Written: England
9.
Ground in G minor, MB 86 by William Byrd
Performer:
Léon Berben (Organ)
Period: Renaissance
Written: England
10.
In Nomine by William Byrd
Performer:
Léon Berben (Organ)
Period: Renaissance
Written: England
11.
The seconde grownde in C major, MB 42 by William Byrd
Performer:
Léon Berben (Organ)
Period: Renaissance
Written: England
12.
Lachrymae Pavan (Dowland), MB 54 by William Byrd
Performer:
Léon Berben (Organ)
Period: Renaissance
Written: England
13.
Miserere for Keyboard no 2, MB 67 by William Byrd
Performer:
Léon Berben (Organ)
Period: Renaissance
Written: England
14.
Ut re mi fa sol la, in G major, MB 64 by William Byrd
Performer:
Léon Berben (Organ)
Period: Renaissance
Written: England
Sound Samples
Prelude in A minor (Musica Britannica, Vol. 27, No. 12)
Fantasia in A minor (Musica Britannica, Vol. 27, No. 13)
Clarifica me, Pater (Musica Britannica, Vol. 28, No. 48)
Clarifica me, Pater (Musica Britannica, Vol. 28, No. 49)
The Queen's Alman (Musica Britannica, Vol. 27, No. 10)
Fantasia in C major, No. 2 (Musica Britannica, Vol. 27, No. 25)
Fantasia in G major, No. 3 (Musica Britannica, Vol. 28, No. 63)
Short Ground in G minor (Musica Britannica, Vol. 28, No. 86)
In Nomine (after R. Parsons) (Musica Britannica, Vol. 28, No. 51)
Lachrymae Pavan (from The Fitzwilliam Virginal Book)
Fantasia in D minor (Musica Britannica, Vol. 28, No. 46)
Miserere II (Musica Britannica, Vol. 28, No. 67)
Ut re mi fa sol la in G major (Musica Britannica, Vol. 28, No. 64)
A Voluntarie (Musica Britannica, Vol. 27, No. 27)
Short Ground in C (Musica Britannica, Vol. 27, No. 42)
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