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At the height of his success, Victoria decided to return home, abandoning his career in Rome for a comfortable life of religious devotion in the service of the most luxurious convent in Spain. Presented by Donald Macleod.

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Fri 12 Apr 201318:30
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Music Played

  • Tomás Luis de Victoria

    Missa Quam pulchri sunt: Crucifixus (instrumental version)

    Performer: Juan Carlos RIVERA - Vihuela

    • Harmonia Mundi:HMI987042.
    • 21.

  • Tomás Luis de Victoria

    Missa Surge Propera (1583)Kyrie

    Performer: Piers SCHMIDT - Director Performer: Mixolydian

    • Allegro:PCD970.
    • 1.

  • Tomás Luis de Victoria

    Missa Ascendens Christus in Altum Gloria

    Performer: Westminster Cathedral Choristers Conductor: David HILL

    • Hyperion:CDA66190.
    • 10.

  • Tomás Luis de Victoria

    Missa Laetatus sum (1600) Credo

    Performer: The SIXTEEN Conductor: Harry CHRISTOPHERS

    • Coro:COR16007.
    • 4.

  • Tomás Luis de Victoria

    Requiem (extract)

    Performer: Capella de Ministrers, Performer:Cor de la Generalitat Valenciana, Director: Carles Magraner

    • CDM:CDM0615.
    • 6.

  • Tomás Luis de Victoria

    Vexilla Regis

    Performer: The SIXTEEN Conductor: Harry CHRISTOPHERS

    • Coro:COR16021.
    • 4.

  • Tomás Luis de Victoria

    Missa Quam pulchri sunt: Crucifixus (instrumental version)

    Performer: Juan Carlos RIVERA - Vihuela

    • Harmonia Mundi:HMI987042.
    • 21.

  • Tomás Luis de Victoria

    Missa Surge Propera (1583)Kyrie

    Performer: Piers SCHMIDT - Director Performer: Mixolydian

    • Allegro:PCD970.
    • 1.

  • Tomás Luis de Victoria

    Missa Ascendens Christus in Altum Gloria

    Performer: Westminster Cathedral Choristers Conductor: David HILL

    • Hyperion:CDA66190.
    • 10.

  • Tomás Luis de Victoria

    Missa Laetatus sum (1600) Credo

    Performer: The SIXTEEN Conductor: Harry CHRISTOPHERS

    • Coro:COR16007.
    • 4.

  • Tomás Luis de Victoria

    Requiem (extract)

    Performer: Capella de Ministrers, Performer:Cor de la Generalitat Valenciana, Director: Carles Magraner

    • CDM:CDM0615.
    • 6.

Broadcasts

  • Fri 26 Aug 201112:00
    BBC Radio 3
  • Fri 26 Aug 201118:30
    BBC Radio 3
  • Fri 12 Apr 201312:00
    BBC Radio 3
  • Fri 12 Apr 201318:30
    BBC Radio 3

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