Stephen Rice: The Brabant Ensemble - Palestrina: Missa Ad coenam Agni & Eastertide motets

The Brabant Ensemble, better known for uncovering works by forgotten composers such as Dominique de Phinot, turns to a giant of the Renaissance�perhaps the most celebrated name of the period. Yet within Palestrina�s huge output there are many hidden gems, lacking both recordings and modern performing editions, and it is from among these that the ensemble�s director Stephen Rice has chosen the repertoire for this album. A Mass�Missa Ad coenam Agni, from Palestrina�s first book of Mass-settings�is included, plus antiphons, motets and five Eastertide Offertories. Each work is, as Stephen Rice states in his typically informative booklet notes, �a finely crafted addition to the liturgy�.The Brabant Ensemble brings a matchless blend of musicianship, scholarship and sensitive singing to this glorious music.