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The Sixteen

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The most sensual and beautiful sacred music left behind by the Renaissance master Palestrina.All 29 pieces of *The Song of Solomon* by The Sixteen are finally gathered on a single album!The Sixteen, a jewel of the British choral world, continues to reign as one of the worlds finest vocal ensembles. As part of The Palestrina Projecta monumental series led by Harry Christophers that could be described as his lifes workall 29 pieces of *The Song of Songs*, one of the most beautiful and intimate collections of Renaissance sacred music, have been compiled into a single album.Palestrinas *Song of Songs* reveals his expressive and deeply human side. Compared to his more formal liturgical works, this collection is characterized by a sensual and lyrical sound that reflects its poetic and romantic text. Faced with texts that are exceptionally deep and romantic for religious musicbased on Hebrew love poems