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This year is (probably) the 500th anniversary of Palestrina’s birth and there will doubtless be quite a few recordings of his works in the following months. Few efforts will be better than these... — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2026, Nominated - Early Music
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The New York Times, Best Classical Music Albums of 2025
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Allegri: Miserere & Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli
Andrew Carwood, Deborah Roberts, Sally Dunkley, Caroline Trevor & Donald Greig
The Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips
Having thoroughly internalised this music, Phillips creates a reading of great authority. The greatest contrast between the two Merton College recordings… is the choir's sound: this now commands... — More…
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Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli & Missa brevis
RecommendedChoir of Westminster Cathedral, David Hill (Master of Music)
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Building a Library, February 2001, First Choice
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Not the Live 1994 Palestrina 400 concert in Rome, but the 1980 Merton College recording. Then as now, the chaste 'finish' of the Allegri is overshadowed by a compellingly contoured Missa Papae... — More…
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Presto Greatest Recordings of the 1980s
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Building a Library, February 2001, First Choice
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Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli, Missa Aeterna Christi Munera & Stabat mater
RecommendedOxford Schola Cantorum, Oxford Camerata, Jeremy Summerly
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Building a Library, January 2015, First Choice
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Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli & Missa aeterna Christi munera
RecommendedOxford Camerata, Jeremy Summerly
The performances are as delightful as the music. — More…
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Building a Library, January 2015, First Choice
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Recorded in various apt acoustics, the performances in this compendium combine tonal clarity with fluidity. An excellent introduction to Palestrina. — More…
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In [the Ave Maria] they also use falsettist countertenors, whose tone noticeably lightens the overall texture and helps to find a more intimate quality. This result is fascinating: the sheer... — More…
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Perfect Polyphony
Peter Phillips’ favourite recordings of Renaissance polyphony
The Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips
