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The three masses

William Byrd

Reviews (3)

BBC music magazine

2014 December

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Berta Joncus

2014 December

"Vurdering: BBC music choral song choice" - "Baker here boldly claims Byrd's three Masses for the Westminster Cathedral Choir ... Despite the choir's muscle and numbers this disc's mood is intimate ... Some Byrd devotees may object to Baker's preference for slow tempos, and his use of rallentandos to close movements. But the power of this performance is undeniable".

International record review

2014 December

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Robert Levett

2014 December

"These fine performances, superbly recorded by Hyperion, do manage to reflect the chamber-like nature of the works in a certain delicacy of attack while adopting a speed appropriate to such a large acoustic in order to maintain clarity".

The gramophone

2014 Awards

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Fabrice Fitch

2014 Awards

"The Choir of Westminster Cathedral's approach is placid but not overly reverential: the longer-yexted movements are formally clear and energetic where required ... For the three-voice Mass the top voice is taken by a well-blended combination of boy altos and countertenors, making this the most distinctive interpretation of the three".