Palestrina - Gloria

Gloria from Missa Papae Marcelli composed by Palestrina. Performed by The Sixteen, conducted by Harry Christophers. It's one of the best known musical compositions of the entire renaissance, there are many legends surrounding this glorious work, some say that people at that time insisted that plain song alone could be sung in church when Palestrina stepped forward and apparently saved the future of sacred music by writing this mass. It takes its name from the dedication to the memory of pope Marcelli II. Whatever the truth behind the story is, Palestrina proved with this work that polyphony could be a valued expression of god's work. It was published in 1567.

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[musicposter33417]

How wonderful to have discovered this channel!! Early sacred vocal music is wondrous, inspiring and so gorgeous. Thanks you for The Sixteen!

[MusicPortray]

@musicposter33417 : YOU'RE WELCOMED :D

[kalunis]

sounds like i'm on fast forward

[voynaimir3]

@verrrro You may already have gotten this information, however, I give it now nonetheless: Yes, this is the same glorious concert in which the Sixteen perform Allegri's Miserere. The DVD, available, is called "Sacred Music-An Easter Celebration." Label Coro # 16079. Available at the Archiv.com website. And most likely on amaxon.com as well. The Tallis Scholars are also great in the

allegri Misere, however, I must rank The Sixtteen's performance, as here, the best. All on this DVD great.

[verrrro]

which concert it is? it's the same in which there is the Miserere, I think... Where I can find the DVD??:)

[peter92305]

I saw them perform twice at London's South Bank Centre last year and I regard them as the best interpreters of early English baroque/renaissance music that i have ever heard. They frequently perform with their own period orchestra who are equally as impressive.

[downstube]

Excellent! Thanks for the great performance and wonderful translations. Post more like this!

[molealto]

@Avericum Eamonn's just enjoying himself...

[CrescentFenix]

I love the little dance Harry Christophers does at 4:45 :)

Beautiful work!

[albermarle52]

That older lady is from the Tallis Scholars (whose rendition of this is the standard by which all others are judged)

[TheDigger2010]

this is like eating an amazing meal - totally satisfying and wonderful!

[celso8011]

this is one wonderful choral, very good, i like of palestrina is very good!!!