COMPOSERS: Palestrina
LABELS: Alto
WORKS: Missa Papae Marcelli; Missa L’homme armé; Stabat Mater; Alma Redemptoris Mater; Peccantem me Quotidie
PERFORMER: Pro Cantione Antique/Turner, Brown
CATALOGUE NO: ALC 1061
The Bruno Turner performances (Papae Marcelli and motets) are adroit, but their downward transpositions drain vitality. The Mark Brown L’homme armé Mass is energetic, the singing less focused. Anthony Pryer