Byrd: Constant Penelope

This page lists all recordings of Constant Penelope, by William Byrd (1543-1623) on CD. Generally, more recent CDs are listed first, but with priority given to items that are in stock.

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May 2005

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William Byrd - Consort Songs

William Byrd - Consort Songs


Byrd:

O Lord, bow down thine heav'nly eyes

My mistress had a little dog

O you that hear this voice

Content is rich

O that most rare breast

My mind to me a kingdom is

Constant Penelope

Truth at the first

While Phoebus us'd to dwell (The noble famous Queen)

He that all earthly pleasure scorns

Out of the orient crystal skies

O Lord, how vain

Fantasias II & III a 6

Fantasia III a 4 (In manus tuas from Gradualia I)

Pavan & Galliard a 6


Emma Kirkby (soprano)

Fretwork

“The golden viols of Fretwork effortlessly weave around [Kirkby's] voice, and their own instrumental items take us to polyphonic heaven. A near perfect disc” The Times

“An excellent selection and performance of Byrd's consort songs” BBC Music Magazine, May 2005

BBC Music Magazine

Choral & Song Choice - May 2005

Harmonia Mundi - HMU907383

(CD)

£12.99 (£11.06 ex. VAT)

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William Byrd - Consort Songs

William Byrd - Consort Songs


Byrd:

Rejoice unto the Lord

Ah silly Soul

An aged dame

O dear life, when may it be

Come to me, grief, for ever

Who likes to love

O that most rare breast

All as a sea

Ye sacred muses

Constant Penelope

O God that guides the cheerful sun

Lullaby, my sweet little baby

How vain the toils


Robin Blaze (countertenor)

Concordia

‘Blaze continues to chart new territories of vocal expression. Blending purity with confidence, he draws on his vocal strengths—effortlessly sustained legato, delicate pianissimos, crisp declamation—to starkly varied effect, depending on the context of each song’ (BBC Music Magazine)

Hyperion - CDA67397

(CD)

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Ye Sacred Muses

Ye Sacred Muses

Consort Songs and Instrumental Music


anon.:

Fie, fie my faith

Byrd:

Come, pretty babe

Constant Penelope

In Nomine a 4 in D minor

Browning my dear a 5 in F major - Fair Britain Isle

If women could be fair - Ah, silly soul

Gibbons, O:

In Nomine a 4 in D minor

In Nomine a 5 No. 2 in G minor

Ye sacred Muses

Fantasia a 4, No. 1 in C major

In Nomine a 5 No. 1 in D minor

Fantasia a 4, No. 2 in C major


The Royal Consort

Globe - GLO5159

(CD)

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