Andrew Parrott - Western Wind: Music by John Taverner & Court Music for Henry VIII (2019) [Hi-Res]

Andrew Parrott and his Taverner Choir & Players turn to music of their namesake alongside works by his contemporary King Henry VIII, an exceptionally musical monarch, and two composers of the previous generation, William Cornysh and Hugh Ashton.

With Taverner’s Western Wind mass as its corner-stone, this recording takes its lead from the unashamedly secular character of that work and ventures beyond the chapel door to explore the parallel world of courtly vernacular song and instrumental music.

"...From a discographic standpoint, the instrumental numbers are very valuable, and dispatched with real flair... the disc’s most satisfying interpretations are the two responds for high and low voices respectively, Audivi vocem and Dum transisset sabbatum (I)...superlative solo singing..." (Fabrice Fitch, Gramophone Magazine)

"...The choral singing, exquisite in ensemble, also has a rare warmth ..." (Berta Joncus, BBC Music)

Emily Van Evera, soprano
Charles Daniels, tenor
Taverner Choir & Players
Andrew Parrott, direction