Allegri: Miserere; Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli; Mundy: Vox Patris caelestis

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Chosen by BBC Music Magazine as one of the 50 Greatest Recordings of all time and widely regarded as the finest recording of Allegri's Miserere, this landmark recording made in Merton College Chapel, Oxford, set new standards for the performance and recording of unaccompanied sacred music and proved an immediate artistic and commercial success, reaching number one in the UK HMV Classical Chart in February 1981.

The 25th Anniversary Edition (released in 2005) of this album remains available on compact disc at budget price.

CDGIM639 68 minutes 57 seconds

‘The 1980 recording that not only made The Tallis Scholars a household name, but effectively led the way to today’s great wave of exceptional mixed-voice choirs. Alison Stamp is faultless in the excep ...
‘A recording made forty years ago that redefined the sound of the piece [Allegri's Miserere] when it was released’ (BBC Record Review)
‘I shall be very surprised if I don’t find myself making this the reissue of the year when it comes to choosing at the end of November. If it doesn’t raise your spirits in these troubled times, I’m af ...