Presented live from the Royal Albert Hall , London, by Verity Sharp. Two of the UK's leading choirs join forces for a programme of choral blockbusters from the late Renaissance, including the first performance in modern times of Alessandro Striggio 's Mass - a 40-voice piece that lay forgotten in a Paris library for nearly 300 years, and which concludes with an Agnus Dei in 60 parts. Striggio Motet : Ecce Beatam Lucem
Lassus Motet and Magnificat: Aurora Lucis Rutilat Tallis Spem in Alium
Striggio Mass: Ecco Si Beato Giorno in 40 and 60 parts BBC Singers, Tallis Scholars, His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts, conductors Peter Phillips and Davitt Moroney