The King's Singers - Palestrina: How Fair Thou Art (2016)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers + Digital Booklet | 54:54 | 282 MB
Genre: Classical, Choral | Label: Signum Records | Catalog: SIGCD450
The King's Singers have been around for a long time, singing OVPP polyphony, including from the Renassance, and hearing Palestrina done by this ensemble showcases the counterpoint to great advantage. The acoustic is not reverberant which also emphasizes the clear texture. The program includes twelve motets taken from Canticum Canticorum, the much-recorded 1584 collection of texts from the Hebrew Bible (29 motets, altogether adding up to half of the total book), complemented by the four seasonal Marian antiphons sung at the end of the Office every day.