Plainsong
The Call of Rome
Harry Christophers and his classy choir The Sixteen answer The Call of Rome with a program 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 center 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 program 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, Ben Davies, Katy Hill, The Sixteen, Mark Dobell, Harry Christophers, Daniel Collins
O vos omnes
Katy Hill, Mark Dobell, The Sixteen, Daniel Collins, Ben Davies, Alexandra Kidgell, Harry Christophers
Ecce quomodo moritur iustus
Daniel Collins, Harry Christophers, Ben Davies, Katy Hill, Mark Dobell, The Sixteen, Alexandra Kidgell
Astiterunt reges
Katy Hill, Mark Dobell, Ben Davies, Daniel Collins, The Sixteen, Harry Christophers, Alexandra Kidgell
Aestimatus sum
Ben Davies, The Sixteen, Daniel Collins, Katy Hill, Mark Dobell, Alexandra Kidgell, Harry Christophers
Sepulto Domino
Katy Hill, Mark Dobell, The Sixteen, Daniel Collins, Ben Davies, Harry Christophers, Alexandra Kidgell
des Prez
Miserere – its evolution
Eamonn Dougan, The Sixteen, Kirsty Hopkins, Grace Davidson, Harry Christophers
Production
- Mark BrownProducer
- Harry ChristophersEditing Engineer
- Mike HatchEngineer
- Ben Byram WigfieldEditing Engineer
- Harry ChristophersLiner Notes
- Fire DogPhotography
- Jonathan ArnoldLiner Notes
- Marco BorggrevePhotography
- Noel O'ReganLiner Notes
- Andrew GilesGraphic Design