Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina - Messa regina coeli a 4 voci (Festina Lente)

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Composer: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

1. Ricercata V
2. Salve Sancta parens (Gregoriano)
3. Regina Coeli, mottetto a 4 voci
4. Kyrie
5. Christe
6. Kyrie (2)
7. Gloria
8. Et in Terra
9. Qui tollis
10. Ricercata IV
11. Alleluja Felix es (gregoriano)
12. Credo
13. Patrem omnipotentem
14. Crucifixus
15. Et in spiritum
16. Beata es Virgo Maria (gregoriano)
17. Ave maria, mottetto a 5 voci
18. Sanctus
19. Pleni sunt coeli
20. Benedictus
21. Agnus Dei I, a 4 voci
22. Agnus Dei (gregoriano)
23. Agnus Dei II, a 5 voci
24. Beata Viscera (gregoriano)
25. Beata es Virgo Maria, mottetto a 8 voci
26. Regina Coeli, antifona (gregoriano)
27. Litanie della Beata Vergine Maria a 6 voci

Festina Lente

Michele Gasbarro, direction

Date: 2026

Label: ARION

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To mark the 500th anniversary of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, ensemble Festina Lente presents a historically informed reconstruction of the Feast of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary as it may have been experienced in late Renaissance Rome. Centered on Palestrina’s Missa Regina coeli (1601), the program interweaves liturgical elements, motets, and instrumental works. The performance highlights the composer’s refined counterpoint while engaging with emerging Baroque styles. Combining scholarly insight with artistic sensitivity, the ensemble offers a cohesive and immersive exploration of the spiritual and musical aesthetics of the Counter-Reformation era.