Various Composers - Song of Songs. Renaissance works (The Sixteen; Harry Christophers)

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1. Hildegard von Bingen - Ave Generosa v 1-4
2. Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina - Guttur tuum sicut
3. Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina - Veni, veni dilecte me
4. Vincenzo Bertolusi - Ego Flos Campi
5. Vincenzo Bertolusi - Osculetor me osculo
6. William Byrd - Quomodo cantabimus?
7. Robert Fayrfax - Eternae laudis lilium
8. Diogo Dias Melgas - Salve Regina
9. William Byrd - Come, woeful Orpheus
10. Orlando di Lasso - Cantai or Piango?
11. Luca Marenzio - Che fa oggi il mio sole
12. Maddalena Casualana - Vagh Amorosi Augelli
13. Claudio Monteverdi - Chi vol che m'innamori
14. Claudio Monteverdi - Laudate Dominum In Sanctis Eius
15. Joao Lourenco Rebelo - Magnificat a 13

The Sixteen

Harry Christophers, conductor

Date: 2026

Label: BBC Music Magazine

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The Sixteen is a British choir and period-instrument orchestra founded in 1977 by conductor Harry Christophers (b. 1953). Originally formed by sixteen friends, the ensemble gave its first billed concert in 1979 and has since become internationally renowned for performances of early English polyphony, Renaissance, Baroque, and early Classical repertoire, alongside selected contemporary works. The group is closely associated with major cultural institutions, serving as “The Voices of Classic FM,” collaborating with Sky Arts, and appearing regularly at venues such as London’s Southbank Centre and Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall. Its annual Choral Pilgrimage tours bring sacred music to historic British cathedrals, and its work has been featured in the BBC series Sacred Music.