Deer's Cry / Byrd

Product Description While coming from very different eras, William Byrd and Arvo Pärt are both considered masters of sacred music despite having faced considerable persecution for their work. This program presents six of William Byrd s works from the Cantiones Sacrae, including the monumental Tribue Domine and the mighty eight-voice motet Ad Dominum cum tribularer. The three works by Arvo Pärt speak in his unmistakable voice, with its unique blend of ancient and modern, and include his mesmerizing Nunc dimittis. Review Magnificent ... a swirl of all-embracing sound. --BBC Music Magazine The Sixteen are brilliant at lifting us up to another world. --The Telegraph, London "The Sixteen sing with an ambient richness we have come to expect from the group. Recorded in St Augustine's Church, Kilburn, the sonics capture the chilly pristine and the warmly inviting. This set is less a juxtaposition reaching out over 500 years than a celebration of the continuation of sublime choral tradition." --Michael Baileyaii, All About Jazz, June 19, 2016 The Sixteen are brilliant at lifting us up to another world. --The Telegraph, London