Robert Fayrfax: The Masses

On this CD:

1. Missa O Quam Glorifica
Composed by Robert Fayrfax


2. Missa Tecum Principum
Composed by Robert Fayrfax


3. Missa Albanus for 5 voices
Composed by Robert Fayrfax


4. Missa O Bone Ihesu
Composed by Robert Fayrfax


5. Missa Regali ex Progenie
Composed by Robert Fayrfax


Robert Fayrfax: The Masses, Music, Robert Fayrfax, Andrew Carwood, David Skinner, Chamber Music & Recitals, Choral, Choral Music, Classical, Classical Artists, Classical Music, Mass, Renaissance Mass
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

Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
Sacred & ReligiousSacred & Religious | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
MassesMasses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
Renaissance (c.1450-1600)Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
ClassicalClassical | Box Sets | Stores | Music
Similar Items:
  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.

Music Track:

  1. Romantic French Opera Duets
  2. Saint-Saëns; Sarasate; Ravel; Kabalevsky
  3. Sammartini: Sonatas for Flute and Continuo
  4. Scenes from Childhood: Music by Bizet, Ravel, Debussy, and Schumann
  5. Schubert Lieder: Edith Weins, Rudolf Jansen
  6. Schubert: Sons Piano D. 568/D. 845
  7. Sibelius: Symphony No. 6, Op. 104; Pohjola's Daughter, Op. 49; En Saga Op. 9
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  9. Stanley Drucker Plays Brahms
  10. String Quartets Op 11 & Op 22

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