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Simon Russell Beale explores the flowering of Western sacred music.

Actor and former chorister Simon Russell Beale explores the flowering of Western sacred music.

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Sacred Music: Series 1

Simon Russell Beale

Andy Robbins

Helen Mansfield

Sacred Music: Series 1: Episode 2: Palestrina and the Popes

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Episode 2: Palestrina and the Popes

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BBC Four - Sacred Music, Series 1, Palestrina and the Popes

Simon Russell Beale explores Renaissance Rome and the music of the enigmatic Palestrina.

Simon Russell Beale explores Western sacred music. He uncovers links between the papal intrigues of Renaissance Rome and the work of composer Palestrina.

Documentary series in which actor and former chorister Simon Russell Beale explores the flowering of Western sacred music.

He uncovers the links between the papal intrigues of Renaissance Rome and the music of the enigmatic Palestrina, whose work is considered by many to be unsurpassed in its spiritual perfection. The art and architecture of the Italian High Renaissance are accompanied by a performance from the award-winning choir The Sixteen, conducted by founder Harry Christophers.

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Dcumentary series exploring the flowering of Western sacred music.

Four-part documentary series in which actor and former chorister Simon Russell Beale explores the flowering of Western sacred music.

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