Third Book of Lamentation

The Choir of Westminster Cathedral, Martin Baker (The Master of Music)

Maar liefst vier keer zette Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina de Klaagzangen van Jeremia op muziek. Het Derde boek is misschien wel zijn meesterwerk in deze. In elk geval maakt het koor van de Westminster Cahthedral de gebeurtenissen van het Laatste Avondmaal tot de Kruisiging even wonderschoon als pijnlijk invoelbaar. Een echte kippenvel-cd.

Palestrina - Lamentation III (Book III):
 Lamentations for Holy Saturday (Lesson 3, 6vv)
 Lamentations III for Good Friday 'In Parasceve'
 Lamentations III for Maundy Thursday 'In Coena Domini'

"Everything about this disc, from the captivating sound to the sleeve notes, is of the highest quality. A must for choral fans"
Classic FM - Magazine

"Among the many other things for which the independent record company Hyperion deserves our gratitude is its long-standing engagement of Westminster Catherdral Choir, England’s finest Catholic choir, to record the masterpieces of sacred polyphony … Palestrina’s third of his four settings
of the Lamentations of Jeremiah is marked by sinuous vocal lines, harmonic richness, unpredictable modality and telling passages of homophonic writing … Martin Baker rightly emphasises the classical perfection of Palestrina’s polyphony … as usual, Hyperion’s engineers have worked miracles
with the difficult acoustics of Westminster Cathedral. Jon Dixon contributes a first-rate booklet essay, which helpfully situates the performance of Lamentations within the complex rituals of Holy Week celebrations. "
International Record Review

"Very beautifully sung at Westminster Cathedral and superbly recorded...the trebles rise up into the heavens ecstatically. A memorable disc indeed, showing Palestrina at his most inspirational."
Penguin Guide - 2011 edition