Regina caeli I a 8 (Palestrina) - from CDA67978 - Hyperion Records

The Resurrection (c1463) by Piero della Francesa (c1415-1492)
Pinacoteca, Sansepolcro, Italy / Bridgeman Art Library, London

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In the eight-part Regina caeli (one of two eight-voice settings of this Marian antiphon) Palestrina reserves the double-choir antiphony for the final section, the first two verses being taken by one choir each, but once both choirs are working simultaneously the interplay between them is joyous indeed, particularly in the extended Alleluias.

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Recording details: June 2012
The Church of St Michael and All Angels, Summertown, Oxford, United Kingdom
Produced by Antony Pitts
Engineered by Justin Lowe
Release date: April 2013
Total duration: 4 minutes 4 seconds

Regina caeli I a 8

composer

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525/6-1594)

8vv; H vi, 165-70

author of text

Anonymous

Antiphon to the Blessed Virgin Mary in Paschal Time

The Brabant Ensemble, Stephen Rice (conductor)