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