
Although the “big work” here is the Christmas mass Hodie Christus natus est, the biggest musical thrills (if such a word can be used in
Like the music of Bach, Palestrina’s masses, motets, and Magnificats reveal new facets and deeper insights with each hearing. Although the music on this recording,
The CD catalog is loaded with recordings of Palestrina’s masses and motets, but considering his relatively large, consistently high-quality output, it’s amazing that a handful
The 15th-century secular song “L’homme armé”, a paean to military readiness, was widely used as a cantus firmus by composers as diverse as Josquin, Ockeghem,
Many of today’s choral music fans had their first experience with Allegri’s famous Miserere while listening to this 1963 performance by the Choir of King’s