The album includes examples of two ‘utility’ masses, formally very simple, based on a dialogue between two groups of singers.
At the opposite extreme is the elaborate mass
cycle referring to the two main stylistic tendencies of 17th century music: the
first is known as the prima pratica and derives from the old Palestrinian
polyphony (Missa paschalis is an example of this trend), while the second is
the concert style, seen as very modern at the time, represented on the album by
Missa a 14 and Missa Concertata ‘La Lombardesca’.
Premiere | 28 April 2017 |