(C1490-1545)
Taverner lived and worked at a time of religious turmoil in England, and his minor administrative involvement in the dissolution of the monasteries has resulted in some fantastic constructions - including a 20th-century opera - on his life. Christopher Page reacquaints us with the music, starting today with the early Missa: 0 Michaell performed by the Sixteen under Harry Christophers Producer Lindsay Kemp Discs