Gloriae Dei Cantores / Palestrina / Patterson Masses & Motets CD

Following it's critically acclaimed premier release, Glori? Dei Cantores, under the direction of Elizabeth Patterson, is re-releasing eight works by Italian composer Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestina. The rarely performed Missa Beata Mari? Virginis II is heard here in it's debut recording. Another of Palestrina?s 104 masses, Missa "Descendit Angelus Domini" is included on this recording, as well as five of his 375 motets, derived from chant, and intended to draw the listeners attention to the liturgy and the text. Super Flumina Babylonis, Ad Te levavi oculos meos, Miserere nostri Domine, Sicut cervus, and Sitivit anima mea, are performed by a smaller ensemble drawn from the larger choir, in accordance with the style and acoustic ambience of Palestrinian polyphony. The recording closes with the eight part Jubilate Deo for two choirs, a majestic conclusion to a disc originally recorded by Glori? Dei Cantores in 1993 in commemoration of the 400th anniversary of Palestrina?s death.

1. Missa Descendit Angelus Domini, for 4 Voices: Kyrie 2. Missa Descendit Angelus Domini, for 4 Voices: Gloria 3. Missa Descendit Angelus Domini, for 4 Voices: Credo 4. Missa Descendit Angelus Domini, for 4 Voices: Canctus 5. Missa Descendit Angelus Domini, for 4 Voices: Benedictus 6. Missa Descendit Angelus Domini, for 4 Voices: Agnus Dei 7. Super Flumina Babylonis, Motet for 4 Voices (From Motets Book II for 4 Voices) 8. Ad Te Levavi, Motet for 4 Voices (From Motets Book II for 4 Voices) 9. Miserere Nostri, Domine, Motet for 4 Voices (From Motets Book II for 4 Voices) 10. Sicut Cervus, Motet for 4 Voices (From Motets Book II for 4 Voices) 11. Sitivit Anima Mea, Motet 12. Missa de Beata Virgine II, for 6 Voices: Kyrie 13. Missa de Beata Virgine II, for 6 Voices: Gloria 14. Missa de Beata Virgine II, for 6 Voices: Credo 15. Missa de Beata Virgine II, for 6 Voices: Sanctus 16. Missa de Beata Virgine II, for 6 Voices: Benedictus 17. Missa de Beata Virgine II, for 6 Voices: Agnus Dei 18. Jubilate Deo Omnis Terra, Motet for 8 Voices (From Motets Book II for 5, 6, ; 8 Voices)