Choral Masterpieces (national Gallery Collection)

Academy Chorus of St. Martin in the Fields; Birmingham Symphony Chorus; European Union Children's Chorus; Choir of King's College, Cambridge; London Symphony Chorus; Royal Choral Society; Vasari Singers; Westminster Choir

For centuries the Christian Church has exerted a powerful influence on choral composition, nurturing and continuing to inspire works that are spiritually oriented or which fulfill a devotional function. Spanning over 300 years of music, from the sacred ritual of Allegri’s Miserere to the prayerful intensity of Górecki’s Totus tuus, this release brings together some of the finest and most affecting compositions in the Western choral tradition, complemented by Renaissance paintings from the National Gallery depicting various scenes from the equally captivating Passion of Christ story.

Price: $16.98