A collection of works representative of a school of Flemish composers living in Madrid towards the end of the Renaissance and all employed by Philip II of Spain, who held composers from the Low Countries in particularly high regard. La Hèle’s Mass, here receiving its first complete recording, is a major discovery.
‘The great strength of this recording is the transparency of its textures, which allows the parts to come through individually while preserving the monumentality that such a scoring obviously motivate ...
BBC Music Magazine
‘This is a gorgeous recording of music from the Spanish Siglo de Oro, and it is beautifully performed by this young Spanish choral ensemble’ (American Record Guide)
BBC Music Magazine‘This is a gorgeous recording of music from the Spanish Siglo de Oro, and it is beautifully performed by this young Spanish choral ensemble’ (American Record Guide)