Martin Baker: Westminster Cathedral Choir - Victoria: Missa De Beata Maria Virgine & Missa Surge propera

Following the success of the Westminster Cathedral Lay Clerks in their sumptuous men-only recording of Victoria�s Missa Gaudeamus, the choir returns to full ranks for a further issue in their survey of the Masses of this undisputed Master of the Renaissance.This new recording opens with Victoria�s five-part setting of the Marian antiphon Salve regina, followed by two of the composer�s Masses: Missa De Beata Maria Virgine and Missa Surge propera, which is preceded by its Palestrina model. Released to mark the conclusion of a highly successful American tour, this album finds the choir in superb voice and the thrillingly involved sound is perfectly coloured by the Westminster resonance.