During this period of Lent,
Brian Wright and Tim Carter discuss spiritual and musical responses to the season. The music comes from two contrasting but equally devout composers: the priest Victoria, intense but restrained, and the murderer Gesualdo, visionary and passionate. Gesualdo Tenebrae
Responsories for Maundy Thursday
Hilliard Ensemble
Victoria Tenebrae
Responsories for Good Friday
Choir of Westminster
Cathedral, conductor George Malcolm Victoria Requiem
Choir of Westminster
Cathedral, conductor David Hill
Gesualdo Tenebrae
Responsories for Holy Saturday
Tallis Scholars, director Peter Phillips
Producer Gautam Rangarajan Discs