℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon, Berlin
Released July 9, 2021
Duration 2h 15m 08s
Record Label Deutsche Grammophon (DG)
Genre Classical
 

William Byrd & John Bull: The Visionaries of Piano Music

Kit Armstrong

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1.1
Prelude (Parthenia 1; MB 27/1)
William Byrd; Kit Armstrong
0:40
1.2
Pavan “Sir William Petre” (Parthenia 2; MB 27/3a)
William Byrd; Kit Armstrong
4:42
1.3
Galliard (Parthenia 3; MB 27/3b)
William Byrd; Kit Armstrong
2:33
The Battle (Nevell 4; MB 28/94)  
1.4
The Flute and the Drum
William Byrd; Kit Armstrong
1:48
1.5
The Woods so Wild - 14 Variations (Fitzwilliam 67; MB 28/85)
William Byrd; Kit Armstrong
3:37
1.6
The Maiden's Song - 8 Variations (Fitzwilliam 126; Nevell 28; MB 28/82)
William Byrd; Kit Armstrong
5:32
1.7
John Come Kiss Me Now - 16 Variations (Fitzwilliam 10; MB 28/81)
William Byrd; Kit Armstrong
5:22
1.8
Fantasia (Fitzwilliam 108)
John Bull; Kit Armstrong
3:58
1.9
Fantastic Pavan (Fitzwilliam 34; MB 19/86a)
John Bull; Kit Armstrong
4:43
1.10
Fantastic Galliard (Fitzwilliam 35; MB 19/86b)
John Bull; Kit Armstrong
1:37
1.11
Canons 51 - 48 - 39 - 7 - 15 - 114 (ÖNB Mus. Hs. 17771)
John Bull; Kit Armstrong
3:40
1.12
Prelude "Laet ons met herten reijne" (MB 14/56; BL Add. MS 23623 f. 65)
John Bull; Kit Armstrong
1:02
1.13
Carol "Laet ons met herten reijne" (MB 14/56; BL Add. MS 23623 f. 65)
John Bull; Kit Armstrong
2:04
1.14
Les Buffons - 15 Variations (MB 19/101; BL Add. MS 23623 f. 22)
John Bull; Kit Armstrong
3:21
1.15
Walsingham - 30 Variations (Fitzwilliam 1; MB 19/85)
John Bull; Kit Armstrong
13:13
1.16
Pavan “The Earl of Salisbury” (Parthenia 6; MB 27/15a)
William Byrd; Kit Armstrong
2:03
1.17
Galliard (Parthenia 7; MB 27/15b)
William Byrd; Kit Armstrong
1:17
1.18
Second Galliard “Mris Marye Bronwlo” (Parthenia 8; MB 27/15c)
William Byrd; Kit Armstrong
3:36
1.19
The Bells (Fitzwilliam 69; MB 27/38)
William Byrd; Kit Armstrong
6:08
1.20
Queen Elizabeth’s (Chromatic) Pavan (MB 19/87a)
John Bull; Kit Armstrong
4:34
1.21
My Grief (Fitzwilliam 190; MB 19/139)
John Bull; Kit Armstrong
1:55
1.22
O Mistress Mine - 6 Variations (Fitzwilliam 66; MB 28/83)
William Byrd; Kit Armstrong
4:28
1.23
The Second Ground - 16 Variations (Nevell 30; MB 27/42)
William Byrd; Kit Armstrong
7:08
1.24
Prelude (Fitzwilliam 43)
John Bull; Kit Armstrong
1:44
1.25
Melancholy Pavan (MB 19/67a)
John Bull; Kit Armstrong
4:13
1.26
The Earl of Oxford’s March (Fitzwilliam 259; Nevell 3; MB 28/93)
William Byrd; Kit Armstrong
3:11
1.27
Ut, re, mi, fa, sol, la - Fantasia (Fitzwilliam 101; Nevell 9; MB 28/64)
William Byrd; Kit Armstrong
6:31
1.28
Ut, mi, re - Fantasia (Fitzwilliam 102; MB 28/65)
William Byrd; Kit Armstrong
4:54
1.29
Canons 68 - 78 - 79 - 65 - 3 - 53 (ÖNB Mus. Hs. 17771)
John Bull; Kit Armstrong
3:28
1.30
Walsingham - 22 Variations (Fitzwilliam 68; Nevell 31; MB 27/8)
William Byrd; Kit Armstrong
8:51
1.31
Sellinger's Round - 9 Variations (Fitzwilliam 64; Nevell 37; MB 28/84)
William Byrd; Kit Armstrong
4:19
1.32
Fantasia on a Fugue of Sweelinck (MB 14/4; BL Add. MS 23623 f. 52)
John Bull; Kit Armstrong
3:53
Telluris ingens conditor  
1.33
Nos. 1, 2, 3, 6, 7 (MB 14/47; BL Add. Ms 23623 f. 170)
John Bull; Kit Armstrong
5:03
Digital Booklet
Pianist and composer Kit Armstrong releases his debut album on DG! Exploring a remarkable legacy of works originally written for organ or the virginal – close relative of the harpsichord – William Byrd & John Bull: The Visionaries of Piano Music presents pieces that were conceived as much more than diversions for an elite or adornments to ritual, span everything from meditative elegies and rousing marches to virtuoso variations on popular melodies and Bull’s ingenious canons.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Deutsche Grammophon (DG) Studio Masters
Track title
Peak
(dB FS)
RMS
(dB FS)
LUFS
(integrated)
DR
Album average
Range of values
-4.54
-13.97 to -0.87
-24.46
-33.19 to -21.34
-21.45
-30.10 to -18.40
12
11 to 14
1
Prelude (Parthenia 1; MB 27/1)
-5.97-23.98-20.411
2
Pavan “Sir William Petre” (Parthenia 2; MB 27/3a)
-5.52-25.12-22.212
3
Galliard (Parthenia 3; MB 27/3b)
-4.97-23.93-21.012
4
The Flute and the Drum
-2.27-21.48-18.611
5
The Woods so Wild - 14 Variations (Fitzwilliam 67; MB 28/85)
-1.33-22.10-19.412
6
The Maiden's Song - 8 Variations (Fitzwilliam 126; Nevell 28; MB 28/82)
-3.90-24.25-21.312
7
John Come Kiss Me Now - 16 Variations (Fitzwilliam 10; MB 28/81)
-2.99-23.08-20.013
8
Fantasia (Fitzwilliam 108)
-0.87-23.51-20.613
9
Fantastic Pavan (Fitzwilliam 34; MB 19/86a)
-1.91-21.57-18.912
10
Fantastic Galliard (Fitzwilliam 35; MB 19/86b)
-3.20-21.34-18.412
11
Canons 51 - 48 - 39 - 7 - 15 - 114 (ÖNB Mus. Hs. 17771)
-3.96-23.88-20.612
12
Prelude "Laet ons met herten reijne" (MB 14/56; BL Add. MS 23623 f. 65)
-10.98-31.26-27.613
13
Carol "Laet ons met herten reijne" (MB 14/56; BL Add. MS 23623 f. 65)
-3.79-23.86-20.712
14
Les Buffons - 15 Variations (MB 19/101; BL Add. MS 23623 f. 22)
-2.19-23.52-20.213
15
Walsingham - 30 Variations (Fitzwilliam 1; MB 19/85)
-1.17-21.75-19.013
16
Pavan “The Earl of Salisbury” (Parthenia 6; MB 27/15a)
-13.97-32.60-29.612
17
Galliard (Parthenia 7; MB 27/15b)
-6.17-23.92-21.211
18
Second Galliard “Mris Marye Bronwlo” (Parthenia 8; MB 27/15c)
-5.48-27.32-24.112
19
The Bells (Fitzwilliam 69; MB 27/38)
-3.55-24.76-21.912
20
Queen Elizabeth’s (Chromatic) Pavan (MB 19/87a)
-3.77-22.97-20.012
21
My Grief (Fitzwilliam 190; MB 19/139)
-10.93-33.19-30.111
22
O Mistress Mine - 6 Variations (Fitzwilliam 66; MB 28/83)
-3.36-23.86-21.113
23
The Second Ground - 16 Variations (Nevell 30; MB 27/42)
-2.12-22.53-19.714
24
Prelude (Fitzwilliam 43)
-9.00-28.00-24.811
25
Melancholy Pavan (MB 19/67a)
-1.24-23.32-20.312
26
The Earl of Oxford’s March (Fitzwilliam 259; Nevell 3; MB 28/93)
-4.70-23.21-20.512
27
Ut, re, mi, fa, sol, la - Fantasia (Fitzwilliam 101; Nevell 9; MB 28/64)
-4.76-24.02-21.312
28
Ut, mi, re - Fantasia (Fitzwilliam 102; MB 28/65)
-3.53-22.82-20.012
29
Canons 68 - 78 - 79 - 65 - 3 - 53 (ÖNB Mus. Hs. 17771)
-5.29-24.28-20.913
30
Walsingham - 22 Variations (Fitzwilliam 68; Nevell 31; MB 27/8)
-3.46-23.31-20.513
31
Sellinger's Round - 9 Variations (Fitzwilliam 64; Nevell 37; MB 28/84)
-2.24-21.52-18.913
32
Fantasia on a Fugue of Sweelinck (MB 14/4; BL Add. MS 23623 f. 52)
-5.19-24.11-20.511
33
Nos. 1, 2, 3, 6, 7 (MB 14/47; BL Add. Ms 23623 f. 170)
-5.98-26.76-23.412

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