IDAGIO | Sacred Treasures of Rome (Palestrina & His Contemporaries – A Golden Age of Polyphony in Rome) 00028948784257

Featuring

Charles Cole
London Oratory School Schola
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Giovanni Animuccia
Luca Marenzio
Giovanni Maria Nanino

Francesco Soriano
Felice Anerio
Giovanni Francesco Anerio
Ruggiero Giovannelli
Gregorio Allegri

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Recording & Production

This album was recorded in Notre Dame de France, Leicester Place, London, on September 23-25, 2024.

Historical Context

Some scores by Giovanni Animuccia, a Florentine composer close to St Philip Neri, were legendarily sold to a Roman cheesemonger to wrap his wares due to the value of parchment paper at the time.

Performer Biography

The Schola Cantorum is a liturgical choir where the boys come from The London Oratory School, and the average age of all singers on this recording is fourteen.

Composer Biography

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, a prominent Renaissance polyphonist, was married, which made him ineligible for the Sistine Chapel after Pope Paul IV reinstated the celibacy rule.

Composer's Artistic Vision

St Philip Neri, the founder of the Oratory, understood the power of art and music as an instrument of evangelization, and music played a major role in the early days of the Oratory.

Historical Context

Saint Philip Neri's fledgling Oratory played a major role in supporting music and musicians in Rome during the 1500s, helping them thrive during a period of astonishing musical creativity.