First of 12 programmes in which Byrd's settings of the Mass Proper in his Gradualia are performed in liturgical sequence with settings of the Ordinary of the Mass by Byrd and by continental composers.
Christmas Day
Palestrina Missa Hodie Christus natus est a 8 Byrd Mass Propers à 4: Introit; Kyrie; Gloria; Collect; Epistle; Gradual; Alleluia; Gospel; Credo; Offertory; Preface; Sanctus; Benedictus; Elevation Motet; Agnus Dei; Communion
LONDON LASSUS ENSEMBLE Michael Laird (cornett) Ian Wilson (cornett) Paul Nieman (sackbut) Paul Beer (sackbut) Roger Brenner (sackbut) Peter Goodwin (sackbut) David Purser (sackbut) Peter Harvey (sackbut) Margaret Phillips (organ) Andrew Parrott (organ) conductor CLIVE WEARING