Masterpieces of Portuguese Polyphony

Contents:

MANUEL CARDOSO

Non mortui [4'12]
Sitivit anima mea [4'13]
Mulier quae erat [3'11]
Tulerunt lapides [2'17]
Nos autem gloriari [2'34]
Lamentations for Maundy Thursday: Feria Quinta in Coena Domini
Responsory I: In monte Oliveti oravit ad Patrem [2'11]
Lectio II: VAU. Et egressus est a filia Sion omnis decor eius [6'32]
Responsory II: Tristis est anima mea usque ad mortem [2'38]
Lectio III: IOD. Manum suam misit hostis ad omnia desiderabilia eius [7'14]
JOÃO LOURENÇO REBELO (1610–1661)
Panis angelicus [4'08]
PEDRO DE CRISTO (c1550–1618)
Hodie nobis [2'14]
O magnum mysterium [3'27]
Beata viscera Mariae [2'31]
Ave Maria [3'31]
Magnificat octavi toni [7'37]
Sanctissimi quinque martires [3'48]
AIRES FERNANDEZ (dates unknown)
Alma redemptoris mater [4'00]

'Although this music is likely to be unknown to most collectors it will prove, as it has to me, a welcome and important discovery' (The Tablet)

'Delectable though this music is, it needs performers who can do it justice, and James O’Donnell and his choir do that and then some. Whether depicting a soul thirsting for the Lord’s rest, or giving thanks for salvation, the smooth trebles soar into the rafters of Westminster. This is a CD that brings the listener one step closer to heaven' (BBC Online)