Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli, Missa Aeterna
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Composer: Giovanni Pierluigi da PalestrinaConductor: Jeremy Summerly
Performer: Oxford Camerata
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1994-02-15
Music Label: Naxos
Soundtracks:
- Missa Papae Marcelli, for 6 voices: Kyrie
- Missa Papae Marcelli, for 6 voices: Gloria
- Missa Papae Marcelli, for 6 voices: Credo
- Missa Papae Marcelli, for 6 voices: Sanctus
- Missa Papae Marcelli, for 6 voices: Agnus Dei
- Missa Aeterna Christi munera, for 4 voices: Kyrie
- Missa Aeterna Christi munera, for 4 voices: Gloria
- Missa Aeterna Christi munera, for 4 voices: Credo
- Missa Aeterna Christi munera, for 4 voices: Sanctus
- Missa Aeterna Christi munera, for 4 voices: Agnus Dei
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--Palestrina--
Giovanni Pierluigi de Palestrina is sometimes called the greatest composer of the Roman Catholic church. Born in 1525 near Rome, he spent the better part of his career in service to the church as a choir member, choir master, conductor, composer and school master. He was sought after by many churches, and sometimes his popularity and skill got him into trouble both with his clerical patrons and with fellow musicians. He was offered prestigious positions in Rome and Vienna which were ultimately withdrawn because Palestrina's salary and conditions requirements were too high. He had some influence on the Council of Trent's musical decisions for reform of the Catholic worship practices, and was involved intimately with revising the Gradual and produced a harmonised version of the Latin Hymnal in 1589. He died in 1594.
--Masses--
The first mass presented here is Missa Papae Marcelli. Written in the 1550s, it wasn't published until the next decade. Pope Marcellus was only pope for a few weeks, but managed to endear himself to composers and conductors by insisting upon clarity as the highest of virtues for choristers. There is a joy to this, as Palestrina is definitely in the mode of celebrating the life of Pope Marcellus. This is one of Palestrina's most recorded works.
The second mass, Missa Aeterna Christi Munera is likewise a strong composition, although it is much less known than the first. Palestrina wrote over 100 masses in his lifetime (in addition to a wide range of other pieces), so it is not surprising that there might be some relatively overlooked. This particular mass has a more solemn tone to it, but still soars magnificently, and has no real flaws in composition.
--Oxford Camerata and Jeremy Summerly--
The performance of both of these pieces is superb. Perhaps the better performance belongs to the second mass; the Camerata has twelve singers, who double on the six-voice Missa Papae Marcelli, but are able to triple on the four-voice Missa Aeterna Christi Munera. They play with tempo and expression in new ways. The Oxford Camerata was formed in the early 1990s under the direction of Jeremy Summerly - this disc is their second recording. (Legend has it there was a cement mixer just outside the Dorchester Abbey, and that the recording engineers missed the first session for recording due to car trouble.)
Summerly's direction and selection of material and interpretation is such that it bears watching in the future.
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