Philip Cave and Magnificat - Tallis: Spem in alium - Lamentationes - Mass & Motets (2004)

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Title: Tallis: Spem in alium - Lamentationes - Mass & Motets
Year Of Release: 2004
Label: Linn Records
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks + booklet)
Total Time: 1:07:22
Total Size: 297 MB
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Tracklist:

1. Magnificat & Philip Cave – Te lucis ante terminum (02:44)
2. Magnificat & Philip Cave – Salvator Mundi (02:55)
3. Magnificat & Philip Cave – Spem in alium (09:59)
4. Magnificat & Philip Cave – In iejunio et fletu (04:37)
5. Magnificat & Philip Cave – O salutaris hostia (03:18)
6. Magnificat & Philip Cave – Lamentations of Jeremiah I (07:59)
7. Magnificat & Philip Cave – Lamentations of Jeremiah II (12:16)
8. Magnificat & Philip Cave – Miserere nostri (02:36)
9. Magnificat & Philip Cave – Mass for Four Voices: I. Gloria (05:19)
10. Magnificat & Philip Cave – Mass for Four Voices: II. Credo (06:10)
11. Magnificat & Philip Cave – Mass for Four Voices: III. Sanctus (02:47)
12. Magnificat & Philip Cave – Mass for Four Voices: IV. Benedictus (02:43)
13. Magnificat & Philip Cave – Mass for Four Voices: V. Agnus Dei (03:52)

A simply spectacular performance which earned the recording a Gramophone 'Choice' plaudit.

Magnificat's tribute to Thomas Tallis, the Father of English Church Music, offers music from four to forty singers ranging from the transcendent simplicity of Te lucis ante terminum to the incomparable tour-de-force Spem in alium for forty voices. The latter is a simply spectacular performance which earned a Gramophone 'Choice' plaudit: "This is quite the best performance of Tallis's 40-part Spem in alium that I have heard".

Magnificat's clear melodic lines, rich vocal textures and sense of spaciousness all contribute to create a well-nigh perfect performance of this mesmerising Renaissance polyphony.

This recording was named a 'Top 10' Tallis recording by Gramophone in 2015 and one of The Telegraph's '168 Best Classical Recordings' in January 2017.