Missa Papae Marcelli
& Missa brevis
PALESTRINA Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525-1594)
Choir of Westminster Cathedral - David Hill (Dir)
Label : Hyperion Records
Artikelnummer: CDA66266
1 CD Spielzeit : 067:32
CHF 19.50
Behind the mythology of both these Masses lie two transparently beautiful works, and two of the finest settings of the Mass text of any period. Lewis Lockwood has pointed out that the 'intelligible style' is only a tiny element in the diverse and profound musicality of Palestrina; this is a fact clearly evident in these works - if they were no more than exercises in the efficient fitting of words to music they would scarcely merit the affection and esteem in which they continue to be held.