The Tudors at Prayer

Directed by Philip Cave, celebrated choir Magnificat specializes in the restoration and performance of neglected choral masterpieces of the 16th and 17th centuries. Here they continue their much-lauded exploration of Tudor Latin sacred music with ‘The Tudors at Prayer’, which includes music by Taverner, Tallis, Mundy, White and Byrd.

The highlight is Mundy’s towering Vox Patris caelestis, one of the greatest glories of the Catholic period of Tudor music. Byrd’s heartfelt setting of Tribue, Domine plus a premiere recording of White’s Tota pulchra es, and his sublime Psalm-setting Domine, quis habitabit? III are further stand-out moments.

A 24-bit 192 kHz studio master for this album is available from the Linn Records website.

CKD447  79 minutes 41 seconds
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