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