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
Mark Dobell, Katy Hill, The Sixteen, Harry Christophers, Ben Davies, Daniel Collins, Alexandra Kidgell
O vos omnes
Harry Christophers, Alexandra Kidgell, Ben Davies, Daniel Collins, The Sixteen, Mark Dobell, Katy Hill
Ecce quomodo moritur iustus
Katy Hill, Harry Christophers, Mark Dobell, The Sixteen, Alexandra Kidgell, Ben Davies, Daniel Collins
Astiterunt reges
Katy Hill, The Sixteen, Alexandra Kidgell, Mark Dobell, Harry Christophers, Ben Davies, Daniel Collins
Aestimatus sum
Ben Davies, Daniel Collins, Mark Dobell, The Sixteen, Katy Hill, Alexandra Kidgell, Harry Christophers
Sepulto Domino
Mark Dobell, Alexandra Kidgell, The Sixteen, Harry Christophers, Ben Davies, Daniel Collins, Katy Hill
R. Schumann: Missa in lectulo meo
Miserere – its evolution
Kirsty Hopkins, Grace Davidson, The Sixteen, Kim Porter, Harry Christophers, Eamonn Dougan
Production
- Mark BrownProducer
- Harry ChristophersEditing Engineer
- Mike HatchEngineer
- Ben Byram WigfieldEditing Engineer
- Fire DogPhotography
- Harry ChristophersLiner Notes
- Marco BorggrevePhotography
- Noel O'ReganLiner Notes
- Andrew GilesGraphic Design
- Jonathan ArnoldLiner Notes