Release Date: 01 April 2013
Label: Coro
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 828021611827
Genres: Classical
Composer/Series: The Queen Of Heaven
Description
Now, in its 13 year, The Choral Pilgrimage stands as testament to Harry Christophers' ongoing mission to bring a wide variety of sacred music back to the kind of buildings for which it was written. Thanks to the enthusiasm and support from audiences, the project continues to thrive and some 20,000 people are expected to attend concerts on this year's tour. The 2013 tour begins on 2 March in Guildford Cathedral, and will take in a total of 34 concerts around the UK and Ireland before a concluding concert in Grey friars Kirk, Edinburgh on the 26.October. See overleaf for full dates. The Allegri's Miserere is the single most famous piece of sacred music ever written. Although it is instantly recognisable with its haunting tones, mythology surrounds it and, this year's Choral Pilgrimage allows Harry Christophers to explore its evolution and enduring appeal. James MacMillan dedicated his powerful and emotional setting of the Miserere to Harry Christohers and The Sixteen who premiered the work in 2010 and recorded it shortly afterwards. Alongside Allegri, MacMillan is one of the few composer to ever set the full Miserere to music.Arguably the greatest composer of liturgical music of all time Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina is often billed as 'The Prince of Music' and by some 'The Saviour of Church Music'. Palestrina was a towering figure in Renaissance polyphony and shines out amongst the many great composers of the time, for his immaculate craftsmanship and sheer output of works.
Tracklisting
The Sixteen; Harry Christophers
The Sixteen; Harry Christophers
The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford; Mark Williams
I Fagiolini; Robert Hollingworth
The Sixteen, Fretwork, Harry Christophers
Christophers/The Sixteen
Christophers/Handel & Haydn
The Sixteen; Handel and Haydn Society; Harry Christophers
