Renaissance Music for Inner Peace

1	Miserere mei Deus (Psalm
2	Agnus Dei, for chorus (ar
3	Crucifixus
4	The Lamb, for chorus
5	Christe, adoramus te, mot
6	Missa Papae Marcelli, for
7	If ye love me, anthem for
8	Totus Tuus, for chorus, O
9	Locus iste, gradual for c
10	When David Heard That Abs
11	Justorum animae (also ant
12	Salvator mundi Domine (Ad
13	Propers for the Mass of t
14	Ave Maria... virgo serena
15	Salve Regina, for chorus,
16	Libera nos, 2 antiphons f
Renaissance Music for Inner Peace
1.	Miserere mei Deus (Psalm 51), motet for chorus 12:00
	Composed by Gregorio Allegri
	Performed by Susan Addison, Keith McGowan, David Miller, Stephen Saunders, The Sixteen, Symphony of Harmony & Invention, Matthew Halls and Philip Dale
	Conducted by Harry Christophers
2.	Agnus Dei, for chorus & organ/piano (arr. from 2nd mvt. of String Quartet), Op. 11 8:26
	Composed by Samuel Barber
	Performed by Susan Addison, Keith McGowan, David Miller, Stephen Saunders, The Sixteen, Symphony of Harmony & Invention, Matthew Halls and Philip Dale
	Conducted by Harry Christophers
3.	Crucifixus 3:05
	Composed by Antonio Lotti
	Performed by Susan Addison, Keith McGowan, David Miller, Stephen Saunders, The Sixteen, Symphony of Harmony & Invention, Matthew Halls and Philip Dale
	Conducted by Harry Christophers
4.	The Lamb, for chorus 3:35
	Composed by John Tavener
	Performed by Susan Addison, Keith McGowan, David Miller, Stephen Saunders, The Sixteen, Symphony of Harmony & Invention, Matthew Halls and Philip Dale
	Conducted by Harry Christophers
5.	Christe, adoramus te, motet for 5 voices, SV 293 3:07
	Composed by Claudio Monteverdi
	Performed by Susan Addison, Keith McGowan, David Miller, Stephen Saunders, The Sixteen, Symphony of Harmony & Invention, Matthew Halls and Philip Dale
	Conducted by Harry Christophers
6.	Missa Papae Marcelli, for 6 voices: Kyrie 4:12
	Composed by G.P. Da Palestrina
	Performed by Susan Addison, Keith McGowan, David Miller, Stephen Saunders, The Sixteen, Symphony of Harmony & Invention, Matthew Halls and Philip Dale
	Conducted by Harry Christophers
7.	If ye love me, anthem for 4 voices 1:58
	Composed by Thomas Tallis
	Performed by Susan Addison, Keith McGowan, David Miller, Stephen Saunders, The Sixteen, Symphony of Harmony & Invention, Matthew Halls and Philip Dale
	Conducted by Harry Christophers
8.	Totus Tuus, for chorus, Op. 60 8:34
	Composed by Henryk Mikolaj Górecki
	Performed by Susan Addison, Keith McGowan, David Miller, Stephen Saunders, The Sixteen, Symphony of Harmony & Invention, Matthew Halls and Philip Dale
	Conducted by Harry Christophers
9.	Locus iste, gradual for chorus in C major, WAB 23 2:57
	Composed by Anton Bruckner
	Performed by Susan Addison, Keith McGowan, David Miller, Stephen Saunders, The Sixteen, Symphony of Harmony & Invention, Matthew Halls and Philip Dale
	Conducted by Harry Christophers
10.	When David Heard That Absalom Was Slain, for 5 voices 4:47
	Composed by Thomas Tomkins
	Performed by Susan Addison, Keith McGowan, David Miller, Stephen Saunders, The Sixteen, Symphony of Harmony & Invention, Matthew Halls and Philip Dale
	Conducted by Harry Christophers
11.	Justorum animae (also anthem "Souls of the righteous"), motet for 5 voices (SSATB) 2:41
	Composed by Byrd
	Performed by Susan Addison, Keith McGowan, David Miller, Stephen Saunders, The Sixteen, Symphony of Harmony & Invention, Matthew Halls and Philip Dale
	Conducted by Harry Christophers
12.	Salvator mundi Domine (Adesto nunc propitius), motet for 5 voices, P. 242 2:54
	Composed by Thomas Tallis
	Performed by Susan Addison, Keith McGowan, David Miller, Stephen Saunders, The Sixteen, Symphony of Harmony & Invention, Matthew Halls and Philip Dale
	Conducted by Harry Christophers
13.	Propers for the Mass of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, for 4 voices (Gradualia, Book 1): Agnus Dei 3:45
	Composed by Byrd
	Performed by Susan Addison, Keith McGowan, David Miller, Stephen Saunders, The Sixteen, Symphony of Harmony & Invention, Matthew Halls and Philip Dale
	Conducted by Harry Christophers
14.	Ave Maria... virgo serena, motet for 4 parts 2:49
	Composed by Josquin Desprez
	Performed by Susan Addison, Keith McGowan, David Miller, Stephen Saunders, The Sixteen, Symphony of Harmony & Invention, Matthew Halls and Philip Dale
	Conducted by Harry Christophers
15.	Salve Regina, for chorus, FP 110 9:26
	Composed by Poulenc
	Performed by Susan Addison, Keith McGowan, David Miller, Stephen Saunders, The Sixteen, Symphony of Harmony & Invention, Matthew Halls and Philip Dale
	Conducted by Harry Christophers
16.	Libera nos 3:25
	Composed by John Sheppard
	Performed by Susan Addison, Keith McGowan, David Miller, Stephen Saunders, The Sixteen, Symphony of Harmony & Invention, Matthew Halls and Philip Dale
	Conducted by Harry Christophers

Barnes & Noble

For a program that contains music not only by Tallis, Byrd, and Josquin but also Barber, Gorecki, and Poulenc, Renaissance Music for Inner Peace is something of a misnomer. Five of the 16 pieces here come not from the Renaissance but from the 19th and 20th centuries. No matter. The Sixteen, the English choral group founded by director Harry Christophers, have long been known for their embrace of music outside the traditional domain of Oxbridge a cappella ensembles, and this disc serves as a fine sampler of their artistry, as well as fulfilling its chill-out-to-the-classics marketing scheme. It also offers an abundance of gorgeous music, from a laundry list of great choral composers. And how fascinating to compare side-by-side Allegri's "Miserere," with its reaching-for-the-heavens soprano line, and Barber's equally range-stretching "Agnus Dei," the composer's own choral arrangement of his famous Adagio for Strings. Just as intriguing is the juxtaposition of Lotti's harmonically bold "Crucifixus" and Tavener's (the contemporary, not Renaissance, one) lovely "The Lamb." In the end, whether listened to as fodder for thought or as sonic Valium, Renaissance Music for Inner Peace delivers. EJ Johnson

Gramophone

For those who would argue that under Harry Christophers The Sixteen has become the finest small choral group in existence, this [disc] will serve as conclusive proof. For others this matchless music-making will provide a source of endless satisfaction and enrichment. Marc Rochester

BBC Music Magazine

The choir earned its reputation as 16 voices singing 16th-century polyphony with exceptional sensitivity, and it retains a special intensity in motets by Byrd and Tallis.... The Sixteen brings the same control of line -- phrases expanding from a diaphanous clarity to intense richness and back again -- in its 20th-century selection. George Pratt