Program: #12-03🎁 Air Date: Jan 09, 2012
Harry Christophers' superb group celebrates two of the titans of Roman church music.
This program is Free for all, thanks to this generous Preservation Grant:
Preservation of this program is made possible by a generous grant from Jeff Smathers.
We continue our long and fruitful association with our partners at Radio Netherlands in presenting a series of concerts from the 2011 Holland Festival of Early Music at Utrecht. We direct listeners to their web site, which will provide more in-depth information about the music and performers we hear as well as more information about the festival:
The primary theme for 2011 was a celebration of Rome: The Eternal City.
II. The Sixteen, Harry Christophers, director.
- Anon. (Gregorian Chant): Decora lux aeternitais aurea ("The beautiful light of God's eternal majesty")
- GREGORIO ALLEGRI (1582-1651): Missa Che fa oggi il mio sole: Kyrie
- GIOVANNI PIERLUIGI da PALESTRINA (1525-1594): Missa Assumpta est Maria: Gloria
- ALLEGRI: Miserere a 9
- FELICE ANERIO (1560-1614): Magnificat secundi toni a 8 (1596)
- PALESTRINA: Missa Assumpta est Maria: Agnus Dei I & II
- ALLEGRI: Christus resurgens ex mortuis ("Christ has arisen from the dead")
- PALESTRINA: Ave Maria a 4 (1569)
- ANERIO: Ave Regina caelorum a 8
- PALESTRINA: Salve Regina
Composer Info
GREGORIO ALLEGRI (1582-1651), GIOVANNI PIERLUIGI da PALESTRINA (1525-1594), FELICE ANERIO (1560-1614)
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