Pater Peccavi: Music of Lamentation from Renaissance Portugal Choir of Gonville & Caius College Siglo de Oro

Siglo de Oro

Number of tracks: 21

An idiosyncratic disc

27-29 August 2007 at City Halls

Catalogue No: DCD34158

Pater Peccavi: Music of Lamentation from Renaissance Portugal Choir of Gonville & Caius College Siglo de OroSUMMARY TRACK LISTING REVIEWS INFO Biblical texts of lamentation were embraced by composers of the late Renaissance for their artistic and expressive potential. But in Portugal a kingdom without a king, its people governed by a foreign power such settings gave life, as well, to a rich expression of covert political commentary. Rory McCleerys ongoing interest in this field of polyphony bears fruit for the first time in a ground breaking programme. Many