Guerrero: Magnificat, Lamentations & Canciones

Francisco Guerrero is still insufficiently well known by comparison to his great contemporary and compatriot Victoria. El León de Oro here affirms his rightful place in the history of the Golden Age of Spanish polyphony.

CDA68347  60 minutes 37 seconds
‘This new disc by the Spanish choir El León de Oro of music by Francisco Guerrero (1528-99) joins an impressive line of recordings on the Hyperion label, whose dedication to Iberian repertoire is nota ...
BBC Music Magazine
‘The emotional informality of these pieces [the Canciones] is in marked contrast to Guerrero's complex polyphonic motets and the settings of the Lamentatations for Holy Week, in performances conducted ...