This will be a revelation to many. Vicente Lusitano’s name is familiar to specialists of the Renaissance as a key witness to the practice of improvised counterpoint; it is the growing familiarity of these practices with modern-day ensembles that has led gradually to his greater recognition in the last 10 years. ... This selection of motets impresses by its variety of scorings and moods, ranging from the relatively transparent ... to the thickets of his Salve regina, which bristles like a porcupine from the density of references to the chant. ... it is hard to overstate how far The Marian Consort have come since I last reviewed them. They seem to have reached a new level, and the outstanding quality of their sound is matched by the recording.  Fabrice Fitch