Palestrina Volume 3. Album by The Sixteen

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Palestrina Volume 3. Album by The SixteenAlbum Description A towering figure in Renaissance polyphony, Palestrina is arguably one of the greatest composers of Liturgical music of all time. Harry Christophers and The Sixteen continue their exploration of his work with a disc of music for the Easter period. Many of the works on this new recording celebrate the joyful part of Easter the Resurrection and the central mass on this disc is the wonderfully inspired Missa Regina caeli. The Mass is

CHRISTUS NATUS EST (COR16027)

Credo in unum Deum

With Eys Lift Up was commissioned by Help Musicians for the choirs of Westminster Abbey

Agnus Dei I

Armida abbandonata tells a tale of desperate

and his clever working of melody make him stand out from many of his contemporaries

together with a hand-picked orchestra of 21 early music specialists

Joan is sick and ill at ease

we present 11 of his works for choir and orchestra including the Missa Concertata La Lombardesca resplendent with double choir

a selection of medieval carols and a new work by award-winning composer Cecilia McDowall

the short-lived marriage between Mary Tudor and Philip II of Spain

John Sheppard (1515-1559)