℗ 2021 Signum Records
Released | October 22, 2021 |
Duration | 1h 11m 19s |
Record Label | Signum Records |
Catalogue No. | SIGCD680 |
Genre | Classical (Chamber) |
An Elizabethan Christmas
Fretwork, Helen Charlston, Richard Boothby
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
1.1
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Out of the Orient Crystal Skies
William Byrd; Fretwork; Helen Charlston; Richard Boothby |
3:37 | |||
1.2
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Pavan
Anthony Holborne; Fretwork; Richard Boothby |
2:00 | |||
1.3
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As it Fell on Holie Eve
Anthony Holborne; Fretwork; Richard Boothby |
1:00 | |||
1.4
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From Virgin's Womb - Rejoice, Rejoice
William Byrd; Fretwork; Helen Charlston; Emma Walshe; Lucy Cox; Amy Lyddon; Richard Boothby |
6:49 | |||
1.5
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The Cradle
Anthony Holborne; Fretwork; Richard Boothby |
2:54 | |||
1.6
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Lullabie
Anthony Holborne; Fretwork; Richard Boothby |
1:33 | |||
1.7
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Lullaby
William Byrd; Fretwork; Helen Charlston; Richard Boothby |
12:40 | |||
7 Fantasias 'For Ye Great Dooble Bass'
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1.8
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No. 1 a 4
Orlando Gibbons; Fretwork; Richard Boothby |
4:41 | |||
1.9
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An Earthly Tree - Cast off All Doubtful Care
William Byrd; Fretwork; Helen Charlston; Amy Lyddon; Emma Walshe; Guy Cutting; Malachy Frame; Richard Boothby |
6:19 | |||
1.10
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Attendite
Martin Peerson; Fretwork; Richard Boothby |
4:34 | |||
1.11
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Upon my Lap, my Sovereign Sits
Martin Peerson; Fretwork; Helen Charlston; Amy Lyddon; Malachy Frame; Edmund Saddington; Richard Boothby |
7:14 | |||
1.12
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To Shorten Winter's Sadnesse
Thomas Weelkes; Fretwork; Helen Charlston; Richard Boothby |
2:34 | |||
1.13
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No. 2 a 4
Orlando Gibbons; Fretwork; Richard Boothby |
4:56 | |||
1.14
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Sweet was the Song the Virgin Sang
Anonymous; Fretwork; Helen Charlston; Richard Boothby |
2:10 | |||
1.15
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The New-Yeares Gift
Anthony Holborne; Fretwork; Richard Boothby |
1:21 | |||
1.16
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Heigh Ho Holiday
Anthony Holborne; Fretwork; Richard Boothby |
0:59 | |||
1.17
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O God that Guides the Cheerful Sun
William Byrd; Fretwork; Helen Charlston; Lucy Cox; Amy Lyddon; Guy Cutting; Malachy Frame; Edmund Saddington; Richard Boothby |
5:58 |
Viol consort Fretwork and mezzo soprano Helen Charlston explore the more reflective and sombre Christmas celebrations of Elizabethan England, in a collection of works by William Byrd, Anthony Holborne, Orlando Gibbons and Martin Peerson. With celebrations confined strictly to the 12 days from Christmas Eve to Epiphany, the preceding Advent was regarded as a time of religious introspection, with music composed to mark both fasting and feasting. Byrd’s consort songs for voice and 5 viols encompass this range, from the joyous "Out of the Orient Crystal Skies" – ending with an exuberant "Falantidingdido", a word whose meaning is lost to history – to his Lullaby, a ‘song of sadnes and pietie’ that became one of Byrd’s most enduringly famous songs.
In 2021, Fretwork celebrates its 35th anniversary. In the past three and a half decades they have explored the core repertory of great English consort music, from Taverner to Purcell, and made classic recordings against which others are judged. In addition to this, Fretwork have become known as pioneers of contemporary music for viols, having commissioned over 40 new works. Acclaimed for her musical interpretation, presence and “warmly distinctive tone” (The Telegraph), Helen Charlston is quickly cementing herself as a key performer in the next generation of British singers. Helen won first prize in the 2018 Handel Singing Competition and was a finalist in the Hurn Court Opera Competition, and the Grange Festival International Singing Competition.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Signum Records Studio Masters
Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -6.27 -11.09 to -1.51 | -26.14 -29.77 to -23.21 | -22.98 -27.10 to -19.60 | 12 10 to 14 | |
1 | Out of the Orient Crystal Skies | -1.91 | -23.82 | -20.3 | 13 |
2 | Pavan | -9.74 | -28.03 | -25.3 | 11 |
3 | As it Fell on Holie Eve | -10.34 | -27.40 | -24.2 | 10 |
4 | From Virgin's Womb - Rejoice, Rejoice | -2.57 | -23.88 | -20.7 | 14 |
5 | The Cradle | -11.09 | -29.02 | -26.1 | 11 |
6 | Lullabie | -7.90 | -26.93 | -23.8 | 12 |
7 | Lullaby | -4.07 | -25.68 | -22.4 | 13 |
8 | No. 1 a 4 | -10.77 | -29.77 | -27.1 | 12 |
9 | An Earthly Tree - Cast off All Doubtful Care | -3.64 | -23.63 | -20.3 | 13 |
10 | Attendite | -7.52 | -27.51 | -24.8 | 12 |
11 | Upon my Lap, my Sovereign Sits | -3.04 | -24.73 | -21.4 | 14 |
12 | To Shorten Winter's Sadnesse | -3.96 | -23.21 | -19.7 | 13 |
13 | No. 2 a 4 | -9.37 | -29.26 | -26.5 | 12 |
14 | Sweet was the Song the Virgin Sang | -2.02 | -23.42 | -19.6 | 13 |
15 | The New-Yeares Gift | -9.50 | -27.37 | -24.3 | 11 |
16 | Heigh Ho Holiday | -7.59 | -27.16 | -23.9 | 11 |
17 | O God that Guides the Cheerful Sun | -1.51 | -23.57 | -20.3 | 14 |