Dum complerentur [6’11]
Missa Dum complerentur:
2 Kyrie [4'42]
3 Gloria [5'52]
4 Credo [8'49]
5 Sanctus [3'17]
6 Benedictus [2'24]
7 Agnus Dei [4'36]
8 PLAINCHANTAlleluia. Veni Sancte Spiritus [2'20]
9 PLAINCHANTVeni Sancte Spiritus [2'23]
10 Veni Sancte Spiritus [4'14]
11 Veni Creator Spiritus [8'53]
12 Magni?cat sexti toni [13'41]
13 Spiritus Sanctus replevit totam domum [3'39]

The music of the sixteenth-century composer Palestrina is still today at the heart of many of the Roman Catholic services sung all around the world. The congregation at Westminster Cathedral is particularly fortunate to hear on a regular basis this inspirational music sung by one of the ?nest choirs in the world, and this album focuses on music for Whitsuntide. (Whit Sunday commemorates the coming of the Holy Spirit in the form of ?ames to the Apostles, as recorded in the New Testament.)

This is glorious music and forit Martin Baker has drawn the best from his glorious choir.

‘Purposeful performances by a choirfor whom this music is a staple diet, and whose slightly edgy, “continental” treble sound is ideally suited to it’

(The Daily Telegraph)

‘Here [Martin Baker]reinforces his reputation and that of the choirin energetic accounts of music by Palestrina celebrating Pentecost’

(The Guardian)

‘The renowned choir are on top form as they respond to Palestrina’s majesty…highly recommended’

(Gramophone)

‘This is a thoughtful, carefully analysed performance Baker and the Westminster choir communicate a clear sense of the structural logic …the singers are excellent …virtually ?awless…shut your eyes and you can almost smell the incense. Very warmly recommended’

(BBC Music Magazine)

‘Palestrina’s melli?uous counterpointresonates like whipped cream in the cathedral acoustics, yet the clarity and sensitivity of texture is exemplary… delicious’

(The Scotsman)

‘These performances are as near peerless as is possible in an imperfect world.An essential addition to any Palestrina collection. Magni?cent music, magni?cently recorded’

(Goldberg)

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Dawniej: CDA 67353 Recording details: March 2002 ZankUkośnika Westminster Cathedral, London, United Kingdom ZankUkośnika Produced by Mark Brown ZankUkośnika Engineered by Julian Millard ZankUkośnika Release date: January 2003