Palestrina and the Council of Trent
Sunday 12 March 2006 13:00-14:00 (Radio 3)
The demand, by the Council of Trent, for simplicity in music in order that the words might be heard clearly, placed a serious stumbling block in the path of the development of polyphony in the mid 16th Century.
Giovanni Palestrina's musical mastery and his skill at word setting greatly affected the outcome of this difficult situation. Andrew Carwood discusses these fascinating events with Catherine Bott.
Playlist
Rore: Agnus Dei from Missa Praeter rerum serium
Tallis Scholars / Peter Phillips
Gimell CDGIM 029 tk 6
Josquin: Christi Fili Dei
Orlando Consort
DG Archiv 463 473-2 tk4
Vincenzo Ruffo: Missa quarti toni - Gloria
Le Poeme Harmonique / Vincent Dumestre
Alpha 039 tk7
Palestrina: Missa Ecce ego Johannes – Gloria
Westminster Cathedral Choir / James O’Donnell
Hyperion CDA 67099 tk5
Palestrina: Stabat mater
The Cardinall’s Musick / Andrew Carwood
Gaudiamus CD GAU 333 tk 9
Palestrina: Canticum canticorum settings
Nigra sum, sed Formosa
Surge, amica mea
Westminster Cathedral Choir / James O’Donnell
Hyperion CDA 66490
Anerio: Vidi speciosam
Westminster Cathedral Choir / James O’Donnell
Hyperion CDA 66417 tk10
Allegri: Assumpta est Maria
St John’s College Cambridge / George Guest
Meridian CDE 84163 tk6
