Allegri Miserere - The Sixteen 25th Anniversary Edition
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Composer: AllegriComposer: Palestrina
Conductor: Harry Christophers
Performer: The Sixteen
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2003-06-01
Music Label: CORO
Soundtracks:
- Antonio LOTTI: Crucifixus
- Giovanni Pierluigi da PALESTRINA: Stabat Mater Dolorosa
- Gregorio ALLEGRI: Miserere
- Giovanni Pierluigi da PALESTRINA: Missa Papae Marcelli
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Music Review: Allegri Miserere
Rating: 5 Stars
Gregorio Allegri composed the "Miserere mei, Deus" for Pope Urban VIII in the 1630s. Pope Urban VIII then decreed that it would only be sung during Holy Week, and never outside of The Vatican. When Mozart was 14, he was in Rome during Holy Week, and attended services in the Sistine Chapel and was struck by the beauty of this piece of music. When he got back to his room that evening, he wrote down the entire piece from memory. He went back the next day, with the sheaf of manuscript under his hat, to make sure he hadn't gotten any notes wrong. The papal ban was lifted in the mid-18th century. Since that time, the Allegri "Miserere" has been performed widely. As a member of a good, mid-sized Episcopal church choir, it is one of the highlights of the church year for me, to sing the Miserere. Since it is a "have mercy on me, God" theme, our choir sings it each Ash Wednesday (the first day of Lent), rather than during Holy Week (the week before Easter). It takes a choir large enough to be split in two (8 parts in 2 choirs, SATB/SATB), and four good soloists. The soprano solo part hits a high C, and there aren't a lot of sopranos with that range. Anyway, if you like Renaissance church music, this is a good one to collect.
Description of Allegri Miserere - The Sixteen 25th Anniversary Edition
In 2004, Harry Christophers and The Sixteen will celebrate 25 years of music making. To commemorate this milestone, CORO has released a handsome, slip-case edition of their original recordings. The haunting tones of Allegri's Miserere are unique and instantly recognizable even to those who know little sacred choral music, and features an other-worldly treble solo. No connoisseur of the choral arts will want to be without this recording of Palestrina's Missa Papae Marcelli. Along with his Stabat Mater it combines exquisite contrapuntal poise with a translucent setting of the words, whereby music and text complement each other to the detriment of neither. The chromaticism and blossoming cadences of Lotti's eight part Crucifixus have made it a work loved by both choirs and listeners.General CDs
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