Victoria: Missa De Beata Maria Virgine & Missa Surge propera

Following the success of the Westminster Cathedral Lay Clerks in their sumptuous men-only recording of Victoria’s Missa Gaudeamus, the choir returns to full ranks for a further issue in their survey of the Masses of this undisputed Master of the Renaissance.
 
This new recording opens with Victoria’s five-part setting of the Marian antiphon Salve regina, followed by two of the composer’s Masses: Missa De Beata Maria Virgine and Missa Surge propera, which is preceded by its Palestrina model.
 
Released to mark the conclusion of a highly successful American tour, this album finds the choir in superb voice and the thrillingly involved sound is perfectly coloured by the Westminster resonance.
 
Track list:
1. Salve regina a 5 1583 - ]Missa De Beata Maria Virgine
2. Kyrie
3. Gloria
4. Credo
5. Sanctus and Benedictus
6. Agnus Dei
7. Surge, propera amica mea, et veni
8. Kyrie
9. Gloria
10. Credo
11. Sanctus and Benedictus
12. Agnus Dei