New on CORO from I Fagiolini

Album Description

All the Masses in I Fagiolini’s Benevoli series are premiere recordings.

Two multi-choir masses from mid-17th-century Rome (one for Easter, the other one based on Palestrina's motet for Pentecost) complete I Fagiolini's dazzling series exploring the ‘Colossal Baroque’ and tribute to the 'lost' music of Orazio Benevoli. Maestro of the cappella giulia at St Peter's, Rome, Benevoli's mastery of surround-sound is clear in these very different works. The sheer quality of his music shines through and, sung by a group at the height of its powers, changes our view of 17th-century multi-choir music.

Also see:

COR16201 Benevoli: Missa Tu es Petrus

COR16208 Benevoli: Missa Benevola

Artists

I Fagiolini
Robert Hollingworth

Aileen Henry – harp
Eligio Quinteiro – chitarrone
Catherine Pierron, Robert Howarth, Robert Hollingworth – organ

Track Listing

* Denotes premiere recording

Orazio BENEVOLI (1605-72)
Missa Angelus Domini (for Three Choirs) *

1. Kyrie
2. Gloria
3. Credo
4. Sanctus
5. Agnus Dei

BENEVOLI - Missa Dum complerentur (for Four Choirs) *

6. Kyrie
7. Gloria
8. Credo
9. Sanctus
10. Agnus Dei

Alessandro GRANDI (1590-1630)
11. Plorabo die ac nocte

Giovanni Pierluigi da PALESTRINA (1525–94)
12. Dum complerentur

Total Running Time 66.30