Masses for unacc. voices, and the madrigal, motets, and plainchants upon which they are based.
Issued to mark the 400th anniversary of the composer's death.
Previously released on the Gimell label, 1981-1989.
Compact discs.
In part analog recordings (discs 1-2).
Recorded in the Chapel, Merton College, Oxford, England (discs 1- 3), and in the Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Salle, Norfolk, England (disc 4).
Sung primarily in Latin; the madrigal sung in Italian.
CD 1. Plainchant, Benedicta es (2:24) -- Motet, Benedicta es / Josquin des Prés (6:55) -- Missa Benedicta es / Palestrina (41:15)
CD 2. Plainchant, Nigra sum (1:31) -- Motet, Nigra sum / Lhériter (5:07) -- Missa Nigra sum (35:20) ; Missa Papae Marcelli (36:49) / Palestrina
CD 3. Missa brevis / Palestrina (21:24) -- Madrigal, Nasce la gioja mia / Primavera (2:30) -- Missa Nasce la gioja mia / Palestrina (24:22)
CD 4. Plainchant, Assumpta est Maria (:27) -- Motet, Assumpta est Maria (7:13) ; Missa Assumpta est Maria (29:44) ; Motet, Sicut lilium inter spinas I (4:42) ; Missa Sicut lilium inter spinas (29:16) / Palestrina