Composers in Exile
Donald Macleod explores the composers who lived and worked in exile during the Golden Age, including Peter Philips – after Byrd, the most published English composer of the period.
The composers of 16th-century England flourished under the rule of Elizabeth I, rapidly developing a diverse musical culture unparalleled anywhere on the continent, a truly Golden Age for English music. In this week of programmes Donald Macleod explores six composers who were key to this ascent - Thomas Morley, John Bull, Peter Philips, Thomas Weelkes, Orlando Gibbons and Thomas Tomkins. These composers were all active at around the same time as the “Father of British Musick” William Byrd and John Dowland, and all either studied or worked with Byrd, but they don’t often receive the same attention as those more famous names. In Wednesday’s programme, Donald explores the lives of the composers who lived and worked in exile during this period including Peter Philips – after Byrd the most published English composer of the age.
Philips: Salve Regina
Capella Mediteranea
Leonardo Garcia Alarcon, conductor
Philips: Pavan & Galliard in memory of Lord Paget
Rose Consort of Viols
Morley: Magnificat and Nunc Dimitis from First Service
Bristol Cathedral Choir
Ian Ball, organ
Christopher Brayne, conductor
Bull: Pavan No 2 (from Parthenia)
Catalina Vicens, double virginal
Bull: Almighty God, Which by the leading of a Star
Studio de Musique Ancienne de Montréal
Christopher Jackson, conductor
Bull: Fantasia on a fugue of Sweelinck
Robin Walker, organ
Philips: Pavan and Galliard Dolorosa
Ton Koopman, harpsichord
Produced by Sam Phillips for BBC Wales
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Peter Philips
Pavan and Galliard in memory of Lord Paget
Ensemble: Rose Consort of Viols.- VOX REGIS VXR0004.
- VOX REGIS VXR0004.
- 18.
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Thomas Morley
First Service (Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis)
Performer: Ian Ball. Performer: Christopher Brayne. Choir: Bristol Cathedral Choir.- PRIORY PRCD528.
- PRIORY PRCD528.
- 1.
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John Bull
Pavan No 2 (from Parthenia)
Performer: Catalina Vicens.- Carpe Diem:CD16298.
- Carpe Diem:.
- 12.
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John Bull
Almighty God, Who by the leading of a star
Ensemble: Montreal Early Music Studio. Director: Christopher Jackson.- ATMA ACD22506.
- ATMA ACD22506.
- 5.
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John Bull
Fantasia on a theme of Sweelinck
Performer: Robin Walker.- Herald HAVP363.
- Herald.
- 6.
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Peter Philips
Pavan and Galliard Dolorosa
Performer: Ton Koopman.- CAPRICCIO C10211.
- CAPRICCIO C10211.
- 1.
Broadcasts
- Wed 5 Jun 201912:00BBC Radio 3
- Wed 26 Oct 202212:00BBC Radio 3
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