The Sixteen champions music from the Polish royal court
PR dla Zagranicy
Roberto Galea
29.04.2016 09:43
The Sixteen, one of the world’s finest ensembles comprising both choir and period-instrument orchestra, has released a new volume in its highly acclaimed Polish series.
The Sixteen choral group. Photo: Facebook.com/The Sixteen
It features music of Italian composers working in the Polish court during the reign of Sigismund III Vasa (1587-1632).
The king brought in several prominent Italian musicians to his court, including Luca Marenzio, Asprillo Pacelli, and Vincenzo Bertolusi.
Their arrival heralded a new dawn for sacred music in Poland.
The cover of the CD
The CD, entitled “Helper and Protector”, and released on the ensemble’s own label Coro, includes the premiere recording of Marenzio’s Missa super Iniquos odio habui, Pacelli’s Beati estis and Bertolusi’s Ave verum corpus.
Eamonn Dougan is the conductor.
Previous CDs recorded by The Sixteen in the series featured works by Bartłomiej Pękiel (b. ? - 1670) and Grzegorz Gerwazy Gorczycki (1665-1734). (mk/rg)