Harry Christophers / The Sixteen

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Vol. 2

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AllMusic Review by Blair Sanderson

If only one word could describe this 2012 album by Harry Christophers and the Sixteen, it would have to be "pure," for it not only fits the profoundly consonant music of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, but also the amazingly controlled and clean vocals of this astonishing choral group. The selection of six motets, the Missa Hodie Christus Natus Est, and the three excerpts from the Song of Songs are quintessential examples of Renaissance counterpoint, of which Palestrina was the supreme master, and the Sixteen's precise singing gives the polyphony the clarity of line and transparent harmonies that are required to make these sacred works glow. This is the second volume of the Sixteen's series of Palestrina's music on Coro, and it follows the format planned for each volume, presenting a mass and complementary motets. The reproduction is outstanding, capturing the ensemble with fine details and presence in the gloriously resonant acoustics of London's Church of St. Alban the Martyr.

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Sample		Title/Composer	Performer	Time
	1	Hodie Christus natus est (Motet) Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina	Harry Christophers / The Sixteen	2:32
	2	Christe Redemptor omnium Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina	Harry Christophers / The Sixteen	8:27
	3	Magnificat Quinti Toni Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina	Harry Christophers / The Sixteen	11:38
	4	Tui sunt caeli Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina	Harry Christophers / The Sixteen	2:53
	5	Reges Tharsis Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina	Harry Christophers / The Sixteen	2:36
Missa Hodie Christus Natus Est
	6	Kyrie Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina	Harry Christophers / The Sixteen	3:19
	7	Gloria Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina	Harry Christophers / The Sixteen	4:53
	8	Credo Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina	Harry Christophers / The Sixteen	6:49
	9	Sanctus Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina	Harry Christophers / The Sixteen	3:46
	10	Benedictus Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina	Harry Christophers / The Sixteen	2:14
	11	Agnus Dei Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina	Harry Christophers / The Sixteen	2:31
	12	Osculetur me osculo oris sui Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina	Harry Christophers / The Sixteen	3:23
	13	Trahe me post te Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina	Harry Christophers / The Sixteen	3:24
	14	Nigra sum sed formosa Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina	Harry Christophers / The Sixteen	3:40
	15	O magnum mysterium (Motet) Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina	Harry Christophers / The Sixteen	5:20

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Harry Christophers / The Sixteen

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Vol. 2

AllMusic Review by Blair Sanderson

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