The Sixteen: The Victoria Collection | Coro COR16089

The Sixteen: The Victoria Collection

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Label: Coro

Cat No: COR16089

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 4

Genre: Vocal/Choral

Release Date: 28th February 2011

Contents

Artists

The Sixteen

Conductor

Harry Christophers

Artists

The Sixteen

Conductor

Harry Christophers

About

To celebrate the 400th anniversary of his death, this beautiful 4CD Boxed Set is devoted to one the great masters of the Spanish Renaissance - Tomás Luis de Victoria.

2011 marks the 400th anniversary of the death of Tomás Luis de Victoria. This remarkable Spaniard epitomized the emotion and fervour of Renaissance Europe and could be considered the most outstanding composer of his time.

This new boxed set contains four of The Sixteen’s celebrated Victoria recordings, including his masterpiece, the Requiem of 1605, recorded in surround sound and released in SACD format.

Contents:
The Call of the Beloved (COR16007)
- Magnificat Sexti Toni
- Missa Laetatus Sum
- Vadam Et Circuibo Civitatem
- Ad Caenam Agni Providi

The Mystery of the Cross (COR16021)
- Lamentations Of Jeremiah
- Vexilla Regis
- Pange Lingua

Requiem 1605 (CORSACD16033)
- Salve Regina
- Ave Regina Caelorum a 5
- Quam Pulchri Sunt

Devotion to Our Lady (COR16035)
- Salve Regina a 8
- Missa Salve a 8

"...a wonderful opportunity to hear previously unrecorded repertoire and to gain a much fuller understanding of a single Renaissance master." - Gramophone on 'Devotion to our Lady'.

"This is what recording should be about...excellent performances and recorded sound… beautiful and moving." - Gramophone on 'The Mystery of the Cross'.

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