Magnum Mystery

Renaissance Christmas Music

The Responsory Magnum mysterium was published in the

Renaissance countless times throughout Europe.

Hear the excellent compositions of Spanish polyphonist Tomás Luis de Victoria, Italian master Pierluigi da Palestrina, seldom-heard Portuguese composer Estêvão Lopes Morago, and other gems. This music was performed for Advent and Christmas in various European countries between 1450 and 1600.

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4 singers

4 instrumentalists