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, Katy Hill, Mark Dobell, The Sixteen, Harry Christophers, Ben Davies, Daniel Collins
O vos omnes
Ben Davies, Daniel Collins, Katy Hill, The Sixteen, Alexandra Kidgell, Harry Christophers, Mark Dobell
Ecce quomodo moritur iustus
Alexandra Kidgell, The Sixteen, Mark Dobell, Harry Christophers, Katy Hill, Ben Davies, Daniel Collins
Astiterunt reges
Ben Davies, Daniel Collins, Katy Hill, Mark Dobell, Harry Christophers, Alexandra Kidgell, The Sixteen
Aestimatus sum
Ben Davies, Daniel Collins, The Sixteen, Mark Dobell, Harry Christophers, Alexandra Kidgell, Katy Hill
Sepulto Domino
Mark Dobell, Ben Davies, Daniel Collins, The Sixteen, Katy Hill, Harry Christophers, Alexandra Kidgell
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
- Fire DogPhotography
- Harry ChristophersLiner Notes
- Jonathan ArnoldLiner Notes