Tag: Giovanni Palestrina
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The Gems of Palestrina
Alto Records and Musical Concepts return to international availability one of the most acclaimed recordings of Palestrina’s towering choral masterpiece, the Missa Papae Marceli, coupled with his landmark motets and Missa Brevis.
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Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli; Missa Assumpta est Maria
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Palestrina: Lamentations of Jeremiah, Book Four
“The present, 4th setting was discovered only in the 19th Century, and is recorded here complete for the first time….serene but poignant simplicity which Bruno Turner captures admirably with spacious tempi .. the quality of the singing from a group of eight is of a high order. So is the recording.” (Penguin Guide 3 stars)
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Palestrina: Stabat Mater; Missa Aeterna Christi Munera; Masses and Motets
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Palestrina: Missa Brevis; Missa Lauda Sion
“Lauda Sion is, in Pro Cantione Antiqua’s sober and elegant account, hardly less beautiful than the Brevis…slightly plangent countertenor complements the minor inflexions of this major-mode work….but there is nothing tentative in the delivery. The final Agnus is especially beautiful with its added voice in the middle. Further recordings of this work are unlikely to…
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Monteverdi: Vespers of 1610 (+ 6 extra works)
Masterpieces of Renaissance polyphony sung by one of the world’s greatest vocal ensembles Founded in 1968, Pro Cantione Antiqua has for over four decades been one of the most popular and acclaimed early music vocal ensembles. Their recording of Monteverdi’s Vespers, first released on the Ars Musici label in the 1980s, returns to the catalogue…
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From Darkness to Light – The Salisbury Advent Service
The famous complete candlelight advent service from Salisbury Cathedral. This ancient Service, is one of the most unique and moving anywhere in Britain, and people come from all over the World to experience it. It commences with a completely dark Cathedral save for one candle, which the choral procession gradually takes to all corners in…
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Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli, Stabat Mater, Missa L’homme Armé, Etc
