by The Tallis Scholars · Gimell · CD · EAN 5011728100120
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«Palestrina Masses: Missa Benedicta Es» is the album by The Tallis Scholars, released in 1990 on Gimell, on CD.
The album presents the motet Benedicta es by Josquin des Prés and Palestrina's mass of the same name, preceded by the plainchant of the same title. The Tallis Scholars, directed by Peter Phillips, perform this Renaissance polyphony in sections such as Kyrie, Gloria and Agnus Dei.
Recorded in the chapel of Merton College, Oxford. The original recording is from 1981; this CD edition appeared in 1990, digitally remastered (AAD). Catalogue number: CDGIM 001.
For fans of Renaissance sacred music and choral performances by The Tallis Scholars.
