Utwory na płycie:

• Missa o Magnum Misterium - Kyrie
• Missa o Magnum Misterium - Gloria
• Missa o Magnum Misterium - Credo
• Missa o Magnum Misterium - Sanctus
• Missa o Magnum Misterium - Benedictus
• Missa o Magnum Misterium - Agnus Dei
• A solis ortu cardine
• Iubilate Deo
• Ad te levavi
• Ave Regina caelorum
• Song of Songs - Fasciculus myrrhae
• Song of Songs - Ecce, tu pulcher es
• Song of Songs - Introduxit me rex
• Magnificat quinti toni
• Deus enim firmavit
• Surge, illuminare

Harry Christophers and The Sixteen continue their exploration of Palestrina’s great art with the fourth disc in their celebrated series. The centrepiece of this album is Palestrina’s largely unknown masterpiece, the Missa O magnum mysterium. Also presented are several unusual hymn settings, amongst them A solis ortu cardine – a setting of a chant hymn for Christmas morning. The Song of Songs are among some of Palestrina’s most sublime and expressive works and this album includes three of them. Dedicated to Pope Gregory XIII, Palestrina’s style of writing for these sensual texts demonstrates what variety and intensity of feeling can be conveyed with the simplest of means. Completing this recording are three doublechoir motets (a genre in which Palestrina was unsurpassed), Ave Regina, Iubilate Deo and Surge illuminare.