by Gabrieli Consort · Deutsche Grammophon Classics · CD · EAN 0028944709520
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«Victoria: Requiem / Officium defunctorum» is the album by Tomás Luis de Victoria performed by Gabrieli Consort and Paul McCreesh, released in 1995 on CD.
The album presents the Office of the Dead that Tomás Luis de Victoria published in 1605, with the chants of the Requiem Mass. The performance by Gabrieli Consort and Paul McCreesh includes pieces such as «Requiem aeternam», the sequence «Dies irae» and the motet «Versa est in luctum», and shows the clean texture of Renaissance polyphony.
Digital DDD stereo recording; total duration 59'40 and catalogue number 447 095-2.
It will appeal to those who enjoy Renaissance and sacred choral music, especially with chamber ensembles and a clear, balanced sound.
