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This week we'll enjoy two recent releases of music from the British Isles. The Binchois Consort will perform an anonymous mass from the court of King James IV, which is now believed to be one of the oldest surviving mass cycles of Scottish origin. We'll also hear Alamire, directed by David Skinner, along with the viol consort Fretwork and soloists, in selections from a song collection published in 1588 by William Byrd.

  • Alfonso Ferrabosco II: Almaine No. 9. Performed by B‐Five Recorder Consort.
  • Alfonso Ferrabosco I: Fantasia No. 4. Performed by Sofie Vanden Eynde, lute.
  • Alfonso Ferrabosco I: Galliard No. 11. Performed by Sofie Vanden Eynde, lute.
  • Alfonso Ferrabosco I: In Nomine No 26b. Performed by B‐Five Recorder Consort.
  • William Byrd: O God Give Ear. Performed by Alamire.
  • William Byrd: My Soul Oppressed with Care and Grief. Performed by Alamire.
  • William Byrd: O You that Hear this Voice. Performed by Grace Davidson, soprano; Fretwork.
  • William Byrd: Help Lord, For Wasted are those Men. Performed by Alamire.
  • Anon.: Catherine Wheel Mass (selections). Performed by The Binchois Consort.
  • Alfonso Ferrabosco II: Two Almaines. Performed by B‐Five Recorder Consort.
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