Episode 4
Donald Macleod follows the composer as he walks the most precarious of tight-ropes, risking everything with the publication of a DIY 'mass kit' for Catholics, whilst doing everything he could to pacify the Protestant authorities.
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William Byrd
Iustitia
Performer: The William Byrd Choir Performer: Gavin Turner (director)
- HYPERION CDA66451.
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William Byrd
Plorans plorabit
Performer: The Cardinall's Music Performer: Andrew Carwood (conductor)
- ASV CDGAU 214.
- 1.
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William Byrd
My Mind to me a Kingdom is
Performer: Emma Kirkby (soprano) Performer: Fretwork
- HARMONIA MUNDI HMU907383.
- 1.
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William Byrd
O Lord make thy Servant Elizabeth
Performer: The Tallis Scholars Performer: Peter Phillips (director)
- GIMELL CDGIM 011.
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William Byrd
Introit: Resurrexi
Performer: The Cardinall's Music Performer: Andrew Carwood (conductor)
- ASV CDGAU 214.
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William Byrd
Mass for 5 voices: Kyrie; Gloria
Performer: The Cardinall's Music Performer: Andrew Carwood (conductor)
- ASV CDGAU 206.
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William Byrd
Gradual: Haec dies/ Alleluia: Pascha nostrum
Performer: The Cardinall's Music Performer: Andrew Carwood (conductor)
- ASV CDGAU 214.
- 1.
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William Byrd
The Barley Break (BK92)
Performer: Davitt Moroney (harpsichord)
- HYPERION CDA66551.
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William Byrd
Ad Dominum cum tribularer a8
Performer: The Cardinall's Music Performer: Andrew Carwood (conductor)
- ASV CDGAU178.
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