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The Sistine Chapel Choir were quite late to the recording scene, but they are making up for lost time under director Massimo Palombella. The strengths of the choir's performances on this holiday release are threefold. First of all is the sound environment of the chapel itself, resonant and big, yet hospitable to dense polyphony since Josquin was a choirboy there. Josquin appears on the program here, but the motet Missus est Gabriel is not a common work, and that points to the choir's second strength: they work from a manuscript tradition, that of the Vatican, that is different from the set of scholarly publications that have long shaped the Renaissance performing repertory, and several pieces here are world premieres, or otherwise seldom heard. Finally, there is the sound of the choir itself, with a more sumptuous boys' sound than would be heard from comparable British groups, and one that adjusts easily from the majestic sound of Pérotin (also not heard commonly on recordings of this kind) to the more intimate Victoria and Marenzio from the late 16th century. A standout holiday release.
© TiVo
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Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Anna Barry, Producer - Stephan Flock, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sistine Chapel Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Massimo Palombella, Conductor, Chorus Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Cecilia Bartoli, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anna Barry, Producer - Perotin, ComposerLyricist - Stephan Flock, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sistine Chapel Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Massimo Palombella, Conductor, Chorus Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Anna Barry, Producer - Guillaume DuFay, Contributor, Work Editor - Stephan Flock, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sistine Chapel Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Massimo Palombella, Conductor, Chorus Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Anna Barry, Producer - Josquin des Prez, ComposerLyricist - Stephan Flock, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sistine Chapel Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Massimo Palombella, Conductor, Chorus Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Anna Barry, Producer - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, ComposerLyricist - Stephan Flock, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sistine Chapel Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Massimo Palombella, Conductor, Chorus Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Anna Barry, Producer - Giovanni Maria Nanino, ComposerLyricist - Stephan Flock, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sistine Chapel Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Massimo Palombella, Conductor, Chorus Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Anna Barry, Producer - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, ComposerLyricist - Stephan Flock, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sistine Chapel Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Massimo Palombella, Conductor, Chorus Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Anna Barry, Producer - Jean Mouton, ComposerLyricist - Stephan Flock, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sistine Chapel Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Massimo Palombella, Conductor, Chorus Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Anna Barry, Producer - Tomás Luis de Victoria, ComposerLyricist - Stephan Flock, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sistine Chapel Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Massimo Palombella, Conductor, Chorus Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Anna Barry, Producer - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, ComposerLyricist - Stephan Flock, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sistine Chapel Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Massimo Palombella, Conductor, Chorus Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Gregorio Allegri, ComposerLyricist - Anna Barry, Producer - Stephan Flock, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sistine Chapel Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Massimo Palombella, Conductor, Chorus Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Anna Barry, Producer - Luca Marenzio, Contributor, Work Editor - Stephan Flock, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sistine Chapel Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Massimo Palombella, Conductor, Chorus Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Anna Barry, Producer - Tomás Luis de Victoria, ComposerLyricist - Stephan Flock, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sistine Chapel Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Massimo Palombella, Conductor, Chorus Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Anna Barry, Producer - Jacobus Clemens Non Papa, ComposerLyricist - Stephan Flock, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sistine Chapel Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Massimo Palombella, Conductor, Chorus Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Anna Barry, Producer - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, ComposerLyricist - Stephan Flock, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sistine Chapel Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Massimo Palombella, Conductor, Chorus Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Anna Barry, Producer - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, ComposerLyricist - Stephan Flock, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sistine Chapel Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Massimo Palombella, Conductor, Chorus Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Album review
The Sistine Chapel Choir were quite late to the recording scene, but they are making up for lost time under director Massimo Palombella. The strengths of the choir's performances on this holiday release are threefold. First of all is the sound environment of the chapel itself, resonant and big, yet hospitable to dense polyphony since Josquin was a choirboy there. Josquin appears on the program here, but the motet Missus est Gabriel is not a common work, and that points to the choir's second strength: they work from a manuscript tradition, that of the Vatican, that is different from the set of scholarly publications that have long shaped the Renaissance performing repertory, and several pieces here are world premieres, or otherwise seldom heard. Finally, there is the sound of the choir itself, with a more sumptuous boys' sound than would be heard from comparable British groups, and one that adjusts easily from the majestic sound of Pérotin (also not heard commonly on recordings of this kind) to the more intimate Victoria and Marenzio from the late 16th century. A standout holiday release.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:04:30
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Sistine Chapel Choir Massimo Palombella
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Deutsche Grammophon (DG)
- Genre: Classical
© 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin, under exclusive license to Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin, under exclusive license to Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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