Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli, Motets [Import]

Track Listings
1. Kyrie    
2. Gloria    
3. Credo    
4. Sanctus    
5. Benedictus    
6. Agnus Dei    
7. Rorate Coeli    
8. Hodie Christus Natus Est    
9. Pueri Hebraeorum    
10. Terra Tremuit    
11. Ascendit Deus    
12. Dum Complerentur    
13. Dum Ergo Essent    
14. Ego Sum Panis Vivus    
15. Tu Es Petrus    
16. Laudate Dominum    

Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli, Motets, Music, Ratzinger, Regensburger Domspatzen, Giovanni Pierluigi Da Palestrina, Classical
Tallis Scholars sing Palestrina
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 Tallis Scholars sing Palestrina

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ASIN: B0007DBXHO
Release Date: 2005-03-08

Tracks:

  1. Assumpta Est Maria In Caelum
  2. Assumpta Est Maria In Caelum
  3. Kyrie
  4. Gloria
  5. Credo
  6. Sanctus & Benedictus
  7. Agnus Dei I & II
  8. Sicut Lilium Inter Spinas I
  9. Kyrie
  10. Gloria
  11. Credo
  12. Sanctus & Benedictus
  13. Agnus Dei I

Tracks:

  1. Lamentations For Holy Saturday
  2. Kyrie
  3. Gloria
  4. Credo
  5. Sanctus & Benedictus
  6. Agnus Dei I & II
  7. Kyrie
  8. Gloria
  9. Credo
  10. Sanctus & Benedictus
  11. Agnus Dei I & II

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars *** Transportively Enchanting & Sublime.......2006-10-29

The music here is pure glory and highly recommended. The voices ascend harmonically & beam with the hearts of a thousand churches, so you can almost smell the frankincense and feel the penetration of the great rose windows from this meditative collection. Sample online and get a taste of the harmonies yourself.

5 out of 5 stars Tallis Scholars sing Palestrina.......2006-08-14

Tallis Scholars sing Palestrina~ Gregorian Chant is a sublime recording. Palestrina was and is an amazing composer of choral music and without a doubt a genius. The Tallis Scholars are able to sing these very difficult and ardeous compositions with a splendid ability that is rarely if ever heard. Being a very devout person Palestrinas music speaks directly to my heart, mind and my soul. Palestrinas lyrics (if one dare call them this) are written with such devout nature that I honestly feel my heart leap with joy and exaltation. This particular recording has spared no expenses and the book-let is nothing short of a work of art and one could describe it as a stroke of pure brilliance. The painting on the outside is some of the best art ever produced and the cds themselves have also be adorned with this splendid and breath taking art. The liner notes are very well written and I dare say this is one of the best classical albums that I have heard in quite some time. Highly recommended indeed.

5 out of 5 stars Lovely Recordings of Great Mass Settings.......2006-02-16

Good performances of Palestrina's polyphonically complex choral masterpieces are difficult. One false note and the entire piece fails. In this beautiful set of recordings, the Tallis Scholars focus on a few of Palestrina's 107 Mass settings, and they never miss: they sing these masterworks with passion, clarity, and accuracy. Any quibbles about the authenticity of the use of sopranos are precisely that. A good introduction to one of the West's greatest composers and essential for any lover of great sacred music or Renaissance classics.

5 out of 5 stars The great master of Renaissance counterpoint sung by 20th century masters of gorgeous contrapuntal singing.......2005-10-28

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina is considered by many to be the greatest composer of liturgical music of all time. Born in obscurity, his birth year is debated, but it was sometime between 1514 and 1526 and died world famous in Rome in 1594. Palestrina was not a priest. He married and had two sons. In the 1570s he lost a brother, his wife, and two sons in three separate epidemics of plague. He then considered becoming a priest, but changed his mind and married a wealthy widow, his church position did not pay very well (do they ever?), and continued with his composition.

The style of composition he developed took the countrapuntal methods of the Renaissance with a personal style that emphasized smooth voice leading and the beauty of sound from the voices. In many ways, the Baroque style, founded in Italy around the time of Palestrina's death, was a reaction against the powerful cultural presence Palestrina's music had become. I understand the desire of the Baroque composers to express the words more directly, but to say that Palestrina did not express the meaning of the words in his music is a gross oversimplification.

When I hear these settings of the ordinary of the Mass I am still shocked at their beauty and transcendence. Every now and again someone tells me that they find Palestrina's music boring and I am dumbfounded. What could they possibly be hearing? My conclusion is that they are trying to listen for functional harmony supporting a single melody because that is the kind of music they know. Yet, that listening technique will not only cheat you of Palestrina and all of Renaissance music, but of most of Bach, Handel, and their contemporaries as well. While Bach does appear to have functional harmony, and at times he does, his real glory is his matchless counterpoint. For that matter, all the great "classical" composers through Brahms were also great writers of counterpoint, but it is at a level of remove from the surface after Bach.

The Tallis Scholars deserve their fame. Their sound is amazingly beautiful, their intonation is perfection, and their clarity a delight. Any issues of performance practice "inaccuracies" are just silly. The whole point of musical performance is to come up with something that convinces and delights. Scholarship is supposed to support that end. In the end, an overly fussy approach to performance cheats one of everything because if a performance doesn't please its hearers and performers it will disappear back to the shelves with all the other unperformed music. I like hearing this music performed with boy trebles, but I also like hearing it performed by skilled women who take a careful approach to they way this music is sung. In the end, it is how it sounds, not who makes the sounds.

If you do not know the music of Palestrina, these disks are a marvelous introduction. He was important enough to become a shorthand for an entire era of music and became a model for counterpoint for centuries of composers.

5 out of 5 stars Anachronistic but amazing..........2005-07-26

This 2 CD release is a combination of previous Tallis Scholars discs; alongside Palestrina's most famous work - the Missa Papae Marcelli - is another free Mass (Brevis), 2 parody Masses and their respective motets (Assumpta est Maria; Sicut lilium), and also his setting of the Lamentations for Holy Saturday, Lesson 3 (6vv).

Regarding historical accuracy, there are clearly issues with this recording, most obviously in the use of sopranos (as opposed to the original treble or castrato voices). In addition, recent Palestrina scholarship has convincingly shown that one-per-part performance was likely, and indeed almost certain in polyphony for Holy Week like the Lamentations (the Tallis Scholars' 2-per-part allocation, though, is closer than large treble choirs...). The solo singers also appear to have added lavish ornaments to relatively plain lines, and an organ or sackbut sometimes accompanied the singers (see Graham Dixon, 'The Performance of Palestrina', Early Music [November 1994], 667-75).

Of course, none of this would concern Peter Phillips. He has always had a sour, suspicious attitude to 'authenticity', being primarily concerned with creating 'beautiful sounds' (see his interview in Bernard Sherman, Inside Early Music [Oxford, 1997] and his article 'Beyond Authenticity' in Knighton & Fallows (eds.), Companion to Medieval & Renaissance Music [Oxford, 1997])

But is it really surprising that multiple-voiced, Notentreu interpretations of Palestrina dominate when recordings of this calibre are produced? The accuracy of intonation, blending and indeed 'beautiful sound' achieved by this ensemble are matched by only a handful of others; certainly no treble choir comes even close. It is significant that the first disc was awarded the 'Gramophone' Early Music Award for 1991 (when originally released) by musicologists like David Fallows and John Milsom who are normally anxious to point out historical inaccuracies. What could better demonstrate how wonderful these performances really are?

'Authentic' Palestrina...? Try:
1. Andrew Parrott's "Musica della Cappella Sistina" recording of the Stabat Mater, O beata et benedicta & Dum complerentur (1-per-part with added ornaments) on Virgin Veritas.
2. Sergio Vartolo's "Missa Sine Nomine / Missa L'homme Arme" on Naxos (1-per-part with organ accompaniment).
The Greatest Choral Music of Palestrina: Prince of Music
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 The Greatest Choral Music of Palestrina: Prince of Music

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ASIN: B00000J86H
Release Date: 1999-05-25

Tracks:

  1. Missa Papae Marcelli: Kyrie eleison
  2. Missa Papae Marcelli: Gloria
  3. Missa Papae Marcelli: Credo
  4. Missa Papae Marcelli: Sanctus
  5. Missa Papae Marcelli: Benedictus
  6. Missa Papae Marcelli (6-Part): Agnus Dei
  7. Motets And Offertories: Secundum multitudinem
  8. Motets And Offertories: Tu es Petrus
  9. Motets And Offertories: Dum complerentur
  10. Motets And Offertories: O Domine Jesu Christe
  11. Motets And Offertories: Super flumina Babilonis
  12. Motets And Offertories: Canite tuba
  13. Motets And Offertories: Rorate Coeli
  14. Motets And Offertories: Peccantem me quotidie
  15. Missa Papae Marcelli: Agnus Dei 2
  16. Alma Redemptoris Mater
  17. Sicut cervus
  18. Sitivit anima mea

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Voices of Ascension's Palestrina disc is something of a "greatest hits" collection: a dozen of the prolific composer's best-known motets--including several, such as Super flumina Babilonis, Tu es Petrus, and Sicut cervus, that many listeners will have sung in church or college choirs--and the legendary "Pope Marcellus" Mass. Yet the performance is not the slowly flowing honey usually served up by, say, the Tallis Scholars (as good as that is). Particularly in the Gloria and Credo of the Mass, Dennis Keene deliberately de-emphasizes the rise and fall of the different voices' lines in favor of a more naturally speech-like declamation of the long Latin texts. This means a surprisingly fast tempo--and some rhythmic spring and syncopation one might not expect in Palestrina. Some (not all) of the motets get a similar treatment: it works well in joyous pieces like the Pentecost motet Dum complerentur, but listeners might miss that melodic rise and fall in some of the slower works. The singers of Voices of Ascension are quite skillful, and the slight edge in their tone helps make the different melodies unusually audible. Very worthwhile, but not your father's Palestrina. --Matthew Westphal

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Palestrina Ascends.......2007-03-14

I am an active choral singer. I have been in countless ensembles, this interpretation of Palestrina (the greatest word painter of all time) is truly breathetaking. It's worth every penny and I also recommend the beyond chant albums.

5 out of 5 stars Palestrina unequalled.......2005-10-14

Beautifully sung CD with amazing selections. Palestrina was the real master of medieval/renaissance counterpoint and everyone else who came after him tried their best to imitate him. The way he writes for voices is surreal...you will see why he is known as The Prince of Music.

5 out of 5 stars Truly Inspiring.......2004-04-23

The music itself is truly awsome and the lyrics are soo deep. It's not just absolutely great to listen to, but a real trip to meditate on the meaning of the songs. Palestrina had a real reverence for God and his music just creates a sense of awe. Palestrina was a genius at creating varied vocal parts that are each interesting and beautiful to listen to. The different parts (bases, tenors, altos, and sopranos) have their own little melody and each part has its glory moment. Finaly when Palestrina wants to make and important statement he puts the parts into usison to spell out the most musically satisfying chords I've ever heard. And the voices themselves....ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!! They are absolutely beautiful! Denis Keene is an amazing director; he never lets the beautiful chanting drag to much so that it keeps moving. However, on the slow meditative songs, Keene takes his time and lets the beauty of the voices create this mood of solemnity. Let me give you a sample of the lyrics of track #14. In Latin: "Peccantem me quotidie et non me poenitentem, timor mortis conturbat me, quia in inferno nulla est redemptio. Miserere mei Deus, et salva me." Which translates to: "I have been sinning every day, without repentence. [And Now] the fear of death torments me, because in the underworld there is no redemption. Have mercy on me, Lord, and save me." This music is some of the most powerful music that I have heard as a Christian and really inspires me.

5 out of 5 stars Palestrina Resurrected.......2001-07-09

Folks, I'm a long-time fan of the Ascension Choir, but Palestrina has always been at the top of my list of "Most Overrated Composers of All Time" (along with the 20th-Century's greatest ..., Igor Stravinsky) - until I broke down & bought Dennis Keene's exquisitely prepared "Prince of Music" CD. By restoring the pulse to the music and banishing that ponderous, thick choral sound traditionally associated with it, Keene brings Palestrina's art to life again and makes it sound completely NEW. It's like seeing rays of light suddenly streaming through an old stained-glass window. It's enough to restore one's faith, in the power of art, if nothing else. The choral sound is gorgeously balanced, strangely light and varied, always moving forward, a truly mystical euphony. I'm not an habitual writer of fan letters, but after several weeks of living with these performances, I just had to write this review. Mr. Keene, if by some chance you're reading this, thanks for a rare and wonderful pleasure: true musical grace captured on CD, there whenever my heart & mind long for it...

5 out of 5 stars A Beautiful and Inspiring Performance.......1999-12-22

This is another great performance by Voices of Ascension, conducted by Dennis Keene. It has to be difficult to give a fresh interpretation to the MISSA PAPAE MARCELLI, a famous work that had been recorded many times, with excellent results. Dennis Keene chooses to use faster tempi, giving a different approach from the traditional solemnity that is typical in the interpretation of this repertoire. This change in tempo works very well, especially in the Gloria and Credo. The album also has other motets and offertories from Palestrina. TU ES PETRUS, DUM COMPLEMENTUR and CANITE TUBA are particularly notable, they sound positively joyful and exultant. The voices has a fresh and integrated sound. And it is a pleasure to have three bonus tracks from previous CDs, specially ALMA REDEMPTORIS MATER that is performed with great tenderness. It is obvious that they love the piece very much. The Renaissance repertoire fits the group like a glove. The performances of Voices of Ascension combine technical virtousity with deep interiority.
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ASIN: B00006I0D1
Release Date: 2002-09-17

Tracks:

  1. Messe De Nostre Dame- Introitus - Machaut
  2. Song For Athene - Tavener
  3. Ave Maria - Rachmaninov
  4. Agnus Dei - Barber
  5. Summa - Part
  6. Ubi Caritas - Durufle
  7. Introitus - Dufay
  8. Requiem- Agnus Dei - Catoire
  9. Salve Regina - Poulenc
  10. Alleluia - Organum
  11. Antienne - Mass Of The Epiphany
  12. O Salutaris Hostia - Villette
  13. Being Risen From The Tomb - Rachmoninov
  14. 7 Magnificat Antiphons- O Weisheit - Part
  15. Diliges Dominum - Byrd
  16. Communio - Dufay
  17. Requiem- Requiem Aeternam - Catoire
  18. Tota Pulchra Es - Durufle
  19. This Day Is Salvation Come - Rachmaninov
  20. O Sacrum Convivium - Messiaen

Tracks:

  1. Totus Tuus - Gorecki
  2. 7 Magnificat Antiphons- O Morgenstern - Part
  3. Tantum Ergo - Darufle
  4. Ave Maria - Palestrina
  5. Blessed Is The Man - Rachmaninov
  6. Adoramus Te, Christe - Stephen Cleobury
  7. Requiem- Libera Me - Catoire
  8. Solfeggio - Part
  9. Beati Mundo Corde - Byrd
  10. O Nata Lux De Lumine - Tallis
  11. Our Father (Notre Pere) - Durufle
  12. Agnus Dei (Missa Papae Marcelli) - David Willcocks
  13. As One Who Has Slept - Tavener
  14. O Magnum Mysterium - Villette
  15. Lux Aeterna - Catoire
  16. Alleluia - Dufay
  17. 7 Magnificat Antiphons- O Immanuel - Part
  18. The Six Psalms - Rachmaninov
  19. Veni Sancta Spiritus - Dudley
  20. Alma Redemptoris Mater - Stephen Cleobury

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars An Excellent Compilation.......2004-06-16

This is probably one of the best compilations of early choral music I have heard, let alone own. A fantastic selection of works, including some modal pieces by composers such as Samuel Barber with his famous "Agnus Dei", creates a very nice variety of complexity. The overall tone of both CDs is very peaceful yet uplifting, and the performers are highly talented and spirited. This is a wonderful and unsurpassed addition to my collection. A must for any lover of early choral works.
The Tallis Scholars Live in Rome Peter Phillips directs the Palestrina 400 Concert
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ASIN: B000025YLJ
Release Date: 2002-07-09

Tracks:

  1. Applause
  2. Surge, Illuminare/Missa Papae Marcelli
  3. Kyrie
  4. Gloria
  5. Credo
  6. Sanctus & Benedictus
  7. Agnus Dei I & II
  8. Miserere
  9. Stabat Mater
  10. Alma Redemptoris Mater
  11. Magnificat Primi Toni
  12. Nunc Dimittis

Album Description

The Tallis Scholars - Live in Rome

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars a voice teacher and early music fan.......2007-01-15

On February 4,1994, the 400th anniversary of Palestrina's death, the Tallis Scholars presented a concert at the church of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome. Since Palestrina worked there, first as a chorister and later as 'masetro di cappella', no more inspiring building could be found. Certainly the excellent acoustics therein would have given the young Palestrina an idea of what could be achieved with vocal polyphony.
"MISSA PAPAE MARCELLI" was written for Pope Marcellus II in 1567 in order to prove that polyphony could be concise and musically impressive. However, he only attempted it in two of its five movements, and prefaced its publication with the words 'novo modorum genere' broadly speaking 'a new form of expression'. Music was definately moving towards a harmonically-based,word-orientated idiom, thus paving the way for the Baroque. In the four double-choir motets sung on this disc,Palestrina showed that he could put this style to good use.
"SURGE, ILLUMINARE" shows the antiphonal writing of these double-choir settings. Palestrina's setting of the "STABAT MATER" is one of the supreme achievements of the Renaissance period in music. The setting of "ALMA REDEMPTORIS" is a straightforward composition with scarcely a polyphonic phrase in it. Originally written for two choirs which never overlap, it is often sung with a single choir as it is on this recording.
Allegri's "MISERERE" is a partially harmonised setting of a plainchant psalm (no.51). Allegri composed this for the Sistine Chapel Choir and it was jealously guarded as their exclusive possession until copies of it started appearing some time during the 18th century. The 14 year old Mozart supposedly copied it from memory after hearing it one time. We know that this is probably true!!!!
The Tallis Scholars have always been an outstanding group no matter what the personnel is at the time, and it does change from year to year. Their performances are almost always outstanding. Having said that, I have to add that the "MISERERE" rendition is not nearly up to the standard that was recorded in 1980 on Gimell's 25th anniversary disc. If you have not heard this, please purchase this as it was recently reissued at half price and it is absolutely the BEST recording of not only this selection , but several others. Michael Chance is the solo countertenor and his voice is stunningly beautiful. It was also taken at a much slower tempo that allowed for a more emotional delivery.

5 out of 5 stars Superb Performance of Reformation Era Catholic Masses.......2006-10-06

'the Tallis Scholars Live in Rome' is a long drink of cool water to those of us who may listen to a lot of 'old music', especially liturgical music from the late Middle Ages through the Counter-Reformation and the arrival of Telleman, Vivaldi, and Bach.

Part of the charm of the recording is certainly due to the ambiance of audience and very large space in the Basilica of Santa Maria. Oddly enough, the appreciative applause of the audience almost distracts from the ambiance of performing a work of worship in a cathedral.

But oh what a performance. I would easily trade in two 'Anonymous 4' recordings and a Palestrina trading card for this recording if I had to. It should not be lost on the listener that this work was innovative, and done in a time of much turmoil, as Western Europe was about 40 years into the Reformation when the work was done, and this upheaval was not to be resolved for another 80 years, after the conclusion of the 30 Years War. One can be grateful that the Pope / patron of the day had time to sponsor such beautiful works in between doctrinal disputes.
Palestrina: Missa Pape Marcelli; Stabat Mater; 3 Motets
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    ASIN: B000001HNK
    Release Date: 1993-09-11

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    3. Alma Redemptoris Mater
    4. Stabat Mater
    5. Peccantem Me Quotidie
    Palestrina, Plainchant, Josquin Desprez and others
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • A sublime expression of faith through music
    • Excellent, moving and inspiring CD
    		 Palestrina, Plainchant, Josquin Desprez and others

    Manufacturer: Gimell
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    Sacred & ReligiousSacred & Religious | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems
    Vocal & SongVocal & Song | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems
    Sacred & ReligiousSacred & Religious | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    ChantsChants | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    MadrigalsMadrigals | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    MassesMasses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    MotetsMotets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    Renaissance (c.1450-1600)Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    ClassicalClassical | Box Sets | Stores | Music
    ASIN: B0000041M3
    Release Date: 1997-11-11

    Tracks:

    1. Plainchant: Bendedicta es - G. PALESTRINA
    2. Motet: Missa bendicta es - G. PALESTRINA
    3. Missa Benedicta es: Kyrie - G. PALESTRINA
    4. Missa Benedicta es: Gloria - G. PALESTRINA
    5. Missa Benedicta es: Creod - G. PALESTRINA
    6. Missa Benedicta es: Sanctus & Benedictus - G. PALESTRINA
    7. Missa Benedicta es: Agnus Dei I & II - G. PALESTRINA

    Tracks:

    1. Plainchant: Nigra sum - G. PALESTRINA
    2. Motet: Nigra sum - G. PALESTRINA
    3. Missa Nigra Sum: Kyrie - G. PALESTRINA
    4. Missa Nigra Sum: Gloria - G. PALESTRINA
    5. Missa Nigra Sum: Credo - G. PALESTRINA
    6. Missa Nigra Sum: Sanctus & Benedictus - G. PALESTRINA
    7. Missa Nigra Sum: Agnus Dei I & II - G. PALESTRINA
    8. Missa Papae Marcelli: Kyrie - G. PALESTRINA
    9. Missa Papae Marcelli: Gloria - G. PALESTRINA
    10. Missa Papae Marcelli: Credo - G. PALESTRINA
    11. Missa Papae Marcelli: Sanctus & Benedictus - G. PALESTRINA
    12. Missa Papae Marcelli: Agnus Dei I & II - G. PALESTRINA

    Tracks:

    1. Missa Brevis: Kyrie - Palestrina
    2. Missa Brevis: Gloria - Palestrina
    3. Missa Brevis: Credo - Palestrina
    4. Missa Brevis: Sanctus & Benedictus - Palestrina
    5. Missa Brevis: Agnus Dei I & II - Palestrina
    6. Madrigal: Nasce la gioja mia - Palestrina
    7. Missa Nasce la gioja mia: Kyrie - Palestrina
    8. Missa Nasce la gioja mia: Gloria - Palestrina
    9. Missa Nasce la gioja mia: Credo - Palestrina
    10. Missa Nasce la gioja mia: Sanctus & Benedictus - Palestrina
    11. Missa Nasce la gioja mia: Agnus Dei I & II - Palestrina

    Tracks:

    1. Plainchant: Assumpta est Maria in caelum - Palestrina
    2. Motet: Assumpta est Maria in caelum - Palestrina
    3. Missa Assumpta est Maria: Kyrie - Palestrina
    4. Missa Assumpta est Maria: Gloria - Palestrina
    5. Missa Assumpta est Maria: Credo - Palestrina
    6. Missa Assumpta est Maria: Sanctus & Benedictus - Palestrina
    7. Missa Assumpta est Maria: Agnus Dei I & II - Palestrina
    8. Motet: Sicut lilium inter spinus I - Palestrina
    9. Missa Sicut lilium inter spinas: Kyrie - Palestrina
    10. Missa Sicut lilium inter spinas: Gloria - Palestrina
    11. Missa Sicut lilium inter spinas: Credo - Palestrina
    12. Missa Sicut lilium inter spinas: Sanctus & Benedictus - Palestrina
    13. Missa Sicut lilium inter spinas: Agnus Dei - Palestrina

    Amazon.com

    In 1995, on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of Palestrina's death, Gimell issued this mid-price collection of four excellent Tallis Scholars recordings of music by their "patron saint" composer (the choir's name notwithstanding). The contents of the set include the Masses Benedicta es, Nigra sum, Nasce la gioja mia, Assumpta est Maria, Sicut lilium, the Missa Brevis, and the legendary "Pope Marcellus" Mass. All of these works are reviewed more fully on pages for the individual discs (enter "Palestrina" and the name of a Mass in the "Keyword Search" line); it suffices to say that Palestrina himself couldn't have asked for a finer tribute. --Matthew Westphal

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars A sublime expression of faith through music.......1999-01-25

    Palestrina's music has a sublimity and intensity that has probably never been surpassed since (although Taverner comes close). The Tallis scholars' recording is a superb presentation of several of Palestrina's, unfortunately, lesser known pieces. I am fortunate to attend a Cathedral where Palestrina - particularly the Missa Brevis - is favoured by the Director of Music. The quality and clarity of this recording is equal to any live performance. An absolute bargain for four hours of unequalled beauty, and not to be passed up.

    5 out of 5 stars Excellent, moving and inspiring CD.......1999-01-18

    The sonority of the cadences, the mellifluous blending of voices makes this the perfect CD for spiritual guidance. If you find chants enchanting, you'll find this CD unmatched its ability to rush you spectacularly into the presence of the numinous.
    Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli/Motets
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      		Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli/Motets

      Manufacturer: Danica Records
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
      Sacred & ReligiousSacred & Religious | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      MassesMasses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      MotetsMotets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      Renaissance (c.1450-1600)Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      ASIN: B000004A17
      Release Date: 1995-12-12
      The Early Music Collection (Box Set)
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        		The Early Music Collection (Box Set)

        Manufacturer: Naxos
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        Byrd, WilliamByrd, William | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        All Works by Louis CouperinAll Works by Louis Couperin | Couperin, Louis | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
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        All Works by TallisAll Works by Tallis | Tallis, Thomas | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
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        GeneralGeneral | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
        Sacred & ReligiousSacred & Religious | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems
        Vocal & SongVocal & Song | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems
        Sacred & ReligiousSacred & Religious | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
        OrganOrgan | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
        CompilationsCompilations | Classical | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
        ChansonsChansons | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
        ChantsChants | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
        MagnificatsMagnificats | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
        MassesMasses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
        MotetsMotets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
        OratoriosOratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
        PartsongsPartsongs | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
        Renaissance (c.1450-1600)Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
        ClassicalClassical | Box Sets | Stores | Music
        Bargain Box SetsBargain Box Sets | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music
        All Bargain TitlesAll Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music
        Bargain Box SetsBargain Box Sets | Opera & Vocal General | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music
        All Bargain TitlesAll Bargain Titles | Opera & Vocal General | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music
        ASIN: B0000013HZ
        Release Date: 1996-06-18

        Tracks:

        1. Chant for Good Friday: Responsorium Graduale - Nova Schola Gregoriana
        2. Gregorian Chant For Pentecost: Factus Est repente - In Dulci Jubilo
        3. O Viridissima Virga - Rebecca Outram
        4. Chominciamento Di Gioia - Ensemble Unicorn
        5. Belicha: - Ensemble Unicorn
        6. Saltarello 2 - Ensemble Unicorn
        7. Intemerata Dei mater - Oxford Camerata
        8. Fantasia - Christopher Wilson
        9. Mulliner Book: Galliard La Bounette - Joseph Payne
        10. Entrada - Robert Parkins
        11. Guardame Las Vacas - Shirley Rumsey
        12. Faute D'argent - Scholars Of London
        13. Conde Claros - Shirley Rumsey
        14. Have Mercy Upon Me, O God - Red Byrd
        15. La Pastorella Mia - Shirley Rumsey
        16. Missa Papae Marcelli-Kyrie - Oxford Camerata
        17. Fantasia In c - Rose Consort Of Viols
        18. Suite in F-Gigue - Laurence Cummings

        Tracks:

        1. Lamentations (For Five Voices) - Oxford Camerata/Summerly
        2. Lamentations (First Set) - Oxford Camerata/Summerly
        3. Lamentations (Second Set) - Oxford Camerata/Summerly
        4. Lesson I For Maundy Thursday - Oxford Camerata/Summerly
        5. Lesson I For Maundy Thursday - Oxford Camerata/Summerly
        6. Lesson III For Maundy Thursday - Oxford Camerata/Summerly
        7. Lesson I For Good Friday - Oxford Camerata/Summerly

        Tracks:

        1. Intemerata Dei Mater - Oxford Camerata/Jeremy Summerly
        2. Nunc Dimittis - Oxford Camerata/Jeremy Summerly
        3. Magnificat (Octavi Toni) - Oxford Camerata/Jeremy Summerly
        4. Surrexit Pastor Bonus - Oxford Camerata/Jeremy Summerly
        5. Laboravi in Gemitu Meo - Oxford Camerata/Jeremy Summerly
        6. Ego Flos Campi - Oxford Camerata/Jeremy Summerly
        7. Si Ignoras Te - Oxford Camerata/Jeremy Summerly
        8. Lauda Mater Ecclesia - Oxford Camerata/Jeremy Summerly
        9. Vadam Et Circuibo - Oxford Camerata/Jeremy Summerly
        10. Laudibus in Sanctis - Oxford Camerata/Jeremy Summerly
        11. Crux Fidelis - Oxford Camerata/Jeremy Summerly

        Tracks:

        1. Missa Papae Marcelli: Kyrie - Oxford Camerata/Summerly
        2. Missa Papae Marcelli: Gloria - Oxford Camerata/Summerly
        3. Missa Papae Marcelli: Credo - Oxford Camerata/Summerly
        4. Missa Papae Marcelli: Sanctus - Oxford Camerata/Summerly
        5. Missa Papae Marcelli: Agnus Dei - Oxford Camerata/Summerly
        6. Missa Aeterna Christi Munera: Kyrie - Oxford Camerata/Summerly
        7. Missa Aeterna Christi Munera: Gloria - Oxford Camerata/Summerly
        8. Missa Aeterna Christi Munera: Credo - Oxford Camerata/Summerly
        9. Missa Aeterna Christi Munera: Sanctus - Oxford Camerata/Summerly
        10. Missa Aeterna Christi Munera: Angus Dei - Oxford Camerata/Summerly
        Palestrina 400 Collection
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          		Palestrina 400 Collection
          Palestrina , Phillips , and Tallis Scholars
          Manufacturer: Gimell UK
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD
          ASIN: B000071KC5
          Release Date: 1993-11-30

          Music Review:

          1. Philippine Treasures
          2. Piotr Anderszewski Plays Bach: English Suite BWV 811/Beethoven: Piano Sonata Op. 110/Webern: Variations Op. 27
          3. Portrait of Rampal
          4. Postcards
          5. Prokofiev: Love for Three Oranges
          6. Prokofiev: War & Peace [Box set]
          7. Puccini - Il Trittico / Alagna, Gheorghiu, Guelfi, Guleghina, Gallardo-Domás, Manca di Nissa, Palmer, Shicoff, van Dam, Pappano [Box set]
          8. Puccini: Tosca [Enhanced]
          9. Puccini: Turandot
          10. Rachmaninov: Complete Songs, Vol. 3

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