The Pillars of Eternity: Eton Choirbook Volume III. Album by The Sixteen

Album Description

This is the third volume from the medieval Eton Choirbook collection which survived Henry VIII’s ransacking of the monasteries. Thanks to its survival, the sacred music of the English fifteenth-century is still with us, conjuring up the atmosphere and spirit of the glorious Cathedrals for which it was written. It also gives a tantalising glimpse of a wealth of choral music which was lost.

Artists

The Sixteen
Harry Christophers

Reviews

'It is difficult to believe that any 15th or 16th century choir could have sung this music with the refined blend, the rich tone, or the shapeliness shown by The Sixteen, under the direction of Harry Christophers.'The Times

Track Listing:

Richard Davy (c.1465-c.1507) 
1. O Domine Caeli Terraeque Creator

William Cornysh (d.1523) 
2. Ave Maria, Mater Dei 

Richard Davy (c.1465-c.1507) 
3. Ah, Mine Heart, Remember Thee Well 

4. Walter Lambe (c.1450/51–d.After Michaelmas 1499) 
Stella Caeli 

Richard Davy (c.1465-c.1507) 
5. Ah, Blessed Jesu, How Fortuned This? 

Robert Wylkynson (c.1450-1515 or later) 
6. Jesus Autem Transiens/Credo In Deum 
7. Salve Regina

TOTAL PLAYING TIME: 61.14