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