Credits:

The Cardinall’s Musick

Description:

Cardinals Music focuses on the era of Cardinal Wolseyafter whom the ensemble is namedand, in particular, on the music of Thomas Tallis. The centerpiece, O Glorious Mother, is a grand and eloquent response to an extraordinary text in praise of the Virgin Mary, drawing singers and listeners alike into a world of unceasing rapture. This superbly sung selection from his finest Latin church music is sure to be the best possible 500th birthday gift for Tallis. It is hard to imagine a more magnificent performance of the solemn six-part O Glorious Mother (The Daily Telegraph)Universal Music/IMS

Tracklisting:

1.Gaude gloriosa Dei Mater
2.Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis
3.Suscipe quaeso
4.Sermone blando angelus
5.Absterge Domine
6.Loquebantur variis linguis
7.Derelinquat impius
8.Jesu salvator saeculi
9.Mihi autem nimis
10.O nata lux de lumine