Catherine Bott introduces a performance by the 91热爆 Singers under Peter Philips, with music by Catholic composers from the Tudor era, including Tallis, Sheppard, Byrd and Mundy.
From St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge in London. Presented by Catherine Bott.
The 91热爆 Singers, conducted by Peter Philips, explore the sacred music of the Tudor period, featuring some of the English composers who weathered the storm as the church swung violently between Catholic and Protestant regimes. The concert title - As I went to Walsingham - comes from a folk tune commemorating England's greatest Catholic shrine, ruthlessly destroyed by Henry VIII.
The programme celebrates the music of some of the greatest Catholic composers of the era and includes an elaborate motet in praise of the Virgin Mary by William Mundy, examples of Latin church music by Thomas Tallis and John Sheppard, and pieces by William Byrd and Philippe de Monte, which are coded messages of despair and support for the plight of English Catholics.
Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord/organ)
91热爆 Singers
Peter Phillips (conductor)
Thomas Tallis: Loquebantur variis linguis
John Sheppard: Laudem dicite Deo
William Byrd: Miserere 脿 3; Fantasia
William Mundy: Vox patris caelestis
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- Fri 27 Feb 2009 19:0091热爆 Radio 3