King's College Choir: Renaissance Masterpieces

This disc features some of the best-loved works of the 16th and 17th centuries, sung by the Choir of King’s College, Cambridge. The choir has a rich and long-standing tradition of singing this repertoire, and these recordings also present distinguished soloists who began their musical career as King’s choral scholars, such as Charles Brett, Robert Tear, Martyn Hill and Gerald Finley.

Allegri: Miserere mei, Deus Stephen Cleobury Byrd: Mass for five voices Sir Philip Ledger Monteverdi: Vespro della beata Vergine (1610): excerpts Elly Ameling, Norma Burrowes (soprano), Charles Brett (countertenor), Robert Tear, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Martyn Hill (tenor), Peter Knapp, John Noble (baritone) Sir Philip Ledger Tallis: Spem in alium for eight five-part choirs '40-part Motet' Stephen Cleobury