Tallis, Byrd and Lassus

The Tallis Scholars perform the music for which they are most beloved and acclaimed the world over. As Gramophone Magazine said of their Byrd recording, ‘it’s the sort of musical bliss which should never stop’.

Tallis’s moving Lamentations are interspersed with two wonderfully contrasted settings of the Mass. Byrd’s has a reflective and intense spirit, reflecting the dangers that assailed his fellow Catholics, worshipping in 1590s England. But Lassus’s Missa Bel’Amfitrit’ altera is a joyous, flamboyant and spectacular celebration. It is written for two choirs and includes some of his most electrifying, rhythmic and festive music.

Programme:
Tallis Lamentations of Jeremiah I
Byrd Mass for 5 voices
Tallis Lamentations of Jeremiah II
Lassus Missa Bell' Amfitrit' altera