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
Harry Christophers, The Sixteen, Katy Hill, Alexandra Kidgell, Ben Davies, Daniel Collins, Mark Dobell
O vos omnes
The Sixteen, Katy Hill, Harry Christophers, Mark Dobell, Alexandra Kidgell, Ben Davies, Daniel Collins
Ecce quomodo moritur iustus
Harry Christophers, Ben Davies, Daniel Collins, Mark Dobell, The Sixteen, Katy Hill, Alexandra Kidgell
Astiterunt reges
Ben Davies, Daniel Collins, The Sixteen, Katy Hill, Mark Dobell, Alexandra Kidgell, Harry Christophers
Aestimatus sum
Ben Davies, Daniel Collins, The Sixteen, Mark Dobell, Harry Christophers, Alexandra Kidgell, Katy Hill
Sepulto Domino
Ben Davies, Daniel Collins, Katy Hill, Mark Dobell, Alexandra Kidgell, The Sixteen, Harry Christophers
R. Schumann: Missa in lectulo meo
Miserere – its evolution
Eamonn Dougan, Grace Davidson, Harry Christophers, Kim Porter, Kirsty Hopkins, The Sixteen
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