About This Item
Masters of the Renaissance - This from Gloriae Dei Cantores features sacred music from one of the most inspired periods in the arts the Renaissance. Each of the European schools of composition (Italian, Flemish, German, Spanish, and English) is represented by a total of twenty composers, offering a fascinating cross-section of styles and influences. Great masters such as Lassus, Byrd, and Victoria are featured, as well as lesser-known composers such as Hassler, de Wert, and Nanino. The central work of this recording is the Missa super Bella Amfitrit' altera by Lassus, generally considered one of his finest works. Album Tracks 1. Exsultate Justi (Viadana) 2. Mirabile Mysterium (Vinci) 3. Adoramus Te, Christe (Nanino) 4. Voce Mea (Porta) 5. Requiem Aeternam (Anero) 6. Kyrie (Lassus) 7. Gloria (Lassus) 8. Credo (Lassus) 9. Sanctus (Lassus) 10. Benedictus (Lassus) 11. Angus Dei (Lassus) 12. Ave Maria (Clemens) 13. Jubliate Deo (Rore) 14. Improperium (Lassus) 15. Peccavi Super Numerum (Wert) 16. Eripe Me de Inimicia (Raselius) 17. Rorate Caeli (Handi) 18. Dixit Maria (Hassler) 19. Verbum Caro Factum Est (Hassler) 20. Duo Seraphim (Esquivel) 21. Ecce Sic Benedicetur (Morales) 22. O Domine Jesu Christe (Victoria) 23. Ego Sum Panis Vivus (Esquivel) 24. O Vos Omnes (Victoria) 25. Rorate Caeli (Guerro) 26. O Magnum Mysterium (Byrd) 27. Terra Tremuit (Byrd) 28. Laboravi in Gemitu (Morley) 29. Tibi Laus (Philips)
