Robert Fayrfax: Missa Albanus & Aeternae laudis lilium

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Although his music is rarely heard today, in the early 1500s Robert Fayrfax was a major composer. His 29 surviving works are less elaborate than those of his contemporaries, but are similarly built around alternating sections of imitative counterpoint and high treble parts supported by slow moving harmonies. The Sixteen delivers first-rate performances that successfully exploit the music's textural richness and unique color. --David Vernier

Robert Fayrfax: Missa Albanus & Aeternae laudis lilium, Music, Robert Fayrfax, Harry Christophers, The Sixteen, Choral, Classical, Classical Artists, Mass, Part Song/Glee/Music for Unaccompanied Voices, Vocal
Robert Fayrfax: The Masses
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • An Interesting survey into an unknown composer
 Robert Fayrfax: The Masses

Manufacturer: Gaudeamus
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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  1. Victoria: Missa Gaudeamus, etc / Carwood, Cardinall's Music

ASIN: B00005N8DM
Release Date: 2001-09-25

Tracks:

  1. Missa O Quam Glorifica: Gloria
  2. Missa O Quam Glorifica: Credo
  3. Missa O Quam Glorifica: Sanctus/Benedictus
  4. Missa O Quam Glorifica: Agnus Dei
  5. Missa Tecum Principium: Gloria
  6. Missa Tecum Principium: Credo

Tracks:

  1. Missa Tecum Principium: Sanctus/Benedictus
  2. Missa Tecum Principium: Agnus Dei
  3. Missa Albanus: Gloria
  4. Missa Albanus: Credo
  5. Missa Albanus: Sanctus/Benedictus
  6. Missa Albanus: Agnus Dei
  7. Missa O Bone Ihesu: Gloria

Tracks:

  1. Missa O Bone Ihesu: Credo
  2. Missa O Bone Ihesu: Sanctus
  3. Elevation Motet: (Anima Christi...) Resurrexio Christi: Benedictus/Agnus Dei
  4. Missa Regali Ex Progenie: Gloria
  5. Missa Regali Ex Progenie: Credo
  6. Missa Regali Ex Progenie: Sanctus/Benedictus
  7. Missa Regali Ex Progenie: Agnus Dei

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars An Interesting survey into an unknown composer.......2005-08-20

Robert Fayrfax is a rather uncommon name to most musicians. In fact, most probably haven't heard the name at all. This CD would likely be a good chance for most people to become familiar with this English composer.
The music, of course, is Renaissance polyphony- the kind with interwoven melodic lines and voices entering and exiting in an ever changing spiral of sound. It does not have all of the dissonances of a Gesualdo or Victoria, and it is overall consonant. Chorale- like passages are interspersed with those of a motet-like character.
Fayrfax being a rare composer, not all of his music has surfaced until quite recently. This is proven by a newly discovered motet that is included in the third CD. An added bonus is the sheet music to this motet, printed in the booklet and edited by musicologist David Skinner who also wrote informative notes on Fayrfax and his music.
The Cardinall's Musick headed by Andrew Carwood are more than apt performers of this music. The only complaint I have is that the text is hard to understand. Whether this is because of the pronunciation of it or because of the articulation of the music itself, I cannot say. All of the altos are male- a nice feature, exceptiong the fact that they can be rather hard to hear at times. Maybe they could have come into the front a little more often. The three sopranos(women) are very good and are not too operatic for their roles. Although not up to the level of The Tallis Scholars, say, The Cardinall's Musick is definitely a too neglected ensemble.
Overall, I reccommend the CD set to anyone who likes Renaissance polyphony or is interested in learning about a rare composer.
Robert Fayrfax: Missa Albanus & Aeternae laudis lilium
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    		Robert Fayrfax: Missa Albanus & Aeternae laudis lilium

    Manufacturer: Hyperion
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    MassesMasses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    PartsongsPartsongs | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
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    GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
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    ASIN: B000002ZGO
    Release Date: 1993-11-11

    Tracks:

    1. Aternae Laudis Lilium
    2. Missa Albanus: Gloria
    3. Missa Albanus: Credo
    4. Missa Albanus: Sanctus-Benedictus
    5. Missa Albanus: Agnus Dei

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    Although his music is rarely heard today, in the early 1500s Robert Fayrfax was a major composer. His 29 surviving works are less elaborate than those of his contemporaries, but are similarly built around alternating sections of imitative counterpoint and high treble parts supported by slow moving harmonies. The Sixteen delivers first-rate performances that successfully exploit the music's textural richness and unique color. --David Vernier
    Robert Fayrfax: Missa Albanus; O Maria Deo grata; Eterne laudis lilium (Fayrfax Vol 3) /The Cardinall's Musick * Carwood * Skinner
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Great CD
    		 Robert Fayrfax: Missa Albanus; O Maria Deo grata; Eterne laudis lilium (Fayrfax Vol 3) /The Cardinall's Musick * Carwood * Skinner
    Robert Fayrfax , Cardinall's Musick , Andrew Carwood , and David Skinner
    Manufacturer: Gaudeamus
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    MassesMasses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    OratoriosOratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
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    1. Fayrfax: Missa Tecum Principum; Maria Plena Virtute [end]
    2. Robert Fayrfax, Volume 4: Missa O bone Ihesu / Salve regina / Magnificat O bone Ihesu - The Cardinall's Musick
    3. Robert Fayrfax: Missa O quam glorifica; Ave Dei Patris filia
    4. Robert Fayrfax: Missa Regali ex Progenie; Magnificqat

    ASIN: B0000030P3
    Release Date: 1997-01-21

    Tracks:

    1. Albanus Domini Laudans From The Matins Antiphon Alloquio Dulcis Vultu, Of The Rhymed Office Of St. Alban
    2. Gloria
    3. Credo
    4. Sanctus/Benedictus
    5. Agnus Dei
    6. O Maria Deo Grata
    7. Ave Lumen Gratie
    8. Eterne Laudis Lilium

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Great CD.......2001-09-10

    I strongly rcommend this cd to anyone who likes church music, especially English pre-Reformation church music. I find the music on this cd to be uniquely calming. This is my favorite of the volumes in The Cardinall's Musick's Fayrfax series which I have so far heard (I have heard 3 of 4). I think that The Cardinall's Musick sings wonderfully. The recording is well made from a technical standpoint. I recommend this cd unreservedly!

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