All that remains of the choirbook in Toledo Cathedral devoted to the works of ‘Bernardinus Ribera’ is a magnificent, mutilated torso. These are premiere recordings of the surviving output of a forgotten figure from sixteenth-century Spain.
CDA68141 76 minutes 48 seconds
DIAPASON DÉCOUVERTE
‘Led by David Skinner and two-dozen strong, De Profundis sound robust and solemn rather than mournful, their all-male line-up a welcome change from today’s treble-dominated norm in larger ensembles ... BBC Music Magazine ‘The sonorous voices of De Profundis perfectly suit the beguilingly opulent textures and expressive lines’ (The Sunday Times)