Plainsong
The Call of Rome
Harry Christophers and his classy choir The Sixteen answer The Call of Rome with a programme of polyphony also performed on their 2020 Choral Pilgrimage tour of the UK. Each of the four composers here—Victoria (from Spain), Des Prez (from France), Anerio and Allegri—created some of his finest music while visiting or living in The Eternal City. Inspired by this centre of pilgrimage and its spiritual power, the music here is magnificent, firmly grounded in strong faith and expressed with intensity, but often with great simplicity. The programme builds toward one of the best-known of all Roman compositions, Allegri’s glorious Miserere—sung here with breathtaking control.
Recessit pastor noster
The Sixteen, Mark Dobell, Alexandra Kidgell, Ben Davies, Daniel Collins, Katy Hill, Harry Christophers
O vos omnes
The Sixteen, Ben Davies, Daniel Collins, Alexandra Kidgell, Katy Hill, Mark Dobell, Harry Christophers
Ecce quomodo moritur iustus
Harry Christophers, The Sixteen, Ben Davies, Daniel Collins, Katy Hill, Alexandra Kidgell, Mark Dobell
Astiterunt reges
Katy Hill, Mark Dobell, Ben Davies, Daniel Collins, Alexandra Kidgell, The Sixteen, Harry Christophers
Aestimatus sum
Ben Davies, Daniel Collins, Katy Hill, The Sixteen, Alexandra Kidgell, Mark Dobell, Harry Christophers
Sepulto Domino
Ben Davies, Daniel Collins, Harry Christophers, Mark Dobell, Alexandra Kidgell, The Sixteen, Katy Hill
R. Schumann: Missa in lectulo meo
Miserere – its evolution
Kirsty Hopkins, Grace Davidson, Kim Porter, Harry Christophers, Eamonn Dougan, The Sixteen
Production
- Mark BrownProducer
- Mike HatchEngineer
- Harry ChristophersEditing Engineer
- Ben Byram WigfieldEditing Engineer
- Marco BorggrevePhotography
- Noel O'ReganLiner Notes
- Andrew GilesGraphic Design
- Jonathan ArnoldLiner Notes
- Fire DogPhotography
- Harry ChristophersLiner Notes