Music for Milan Cathedral Siglo de Oro & Patrick Allies

• Hermann Matthias Werrecore (1500 - 1574): Cantuum Quinque Vocum Quos Motetta Vocant, Book 1 (Excerpts):
• 1 Cantuum Quinque Vocum Quos Motetta Vocant, Book 1 (Excerpts): No. 17, Inviolata, Integra et Casta Es Maria 06:52
• Franchinus Gaffurius (1451 - 1522):
• 2 O Sacrum Convivium 02:30
• Hermann Matthias Werrecore: Cantuum Quinque Vocum Quos Motetta Vocant, Book 1 (Excerpts):
• 3 Cantuum Quinque Vocum Quos Motetta Vocant, Book 1 (Excerpts): No. 19, Popule Meus 11:59
• Josquin Des Prez (1450 - 1521):
• 4 Alma Redemptoris Mater - Ave Regina Coelorum 06:12
• Hermann Matthias Werrecore: Cantuum Quinque Vocum Quos Motetta Vocant, Book 1 (Excerpts):
• 5 Cantuum Quinque Vocum Quos Motetta Vocant, Book 1 (Excerpts): No. 15, Proh Dolor 02:51
• 6 Cantuum Quinque Vocum Quos Motetta Vocant, Book 1 (Excerpts): No. 20, Ave Maris Stella 10:19
• 7 Cantuum Quinque Vocum Quos Motetta Vocant, Book 1 (Excerpts): No. 16, Inclina Deus Meus 07:05
• Gaspar van Weerbeke (1445 - 1516):
• 8 Ave Regina Caelorum Mater 03:50
• Hermann Matthias Werrecore: Cantuum Quinque Vocum Quos Motetta Vocant, Book 1 (Excerpts):
• 9 Beati Omnes Qui Timent Dominum 06:01
• Dominique Phinot (1510 - 1556):
• 10 Homo Quidam Fecit Cenam 03:25
• Josquin Des Prez:
• 11 Inviolata, Integra et Casta Es Maria Sea 05:19
• Total Runtime 01:06:23

Info for Music for Milan Cathedral

In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, Milan Cathedral acted as a magnet to many of the finest composers of the time. Yet the Cathedral's maestro di cappella for almost thirty years, Hermann Matthias Werrecore, is almost completely unknown to us today.

Why was he forgotten? Did his Flemish origins mean he was never properly adopted by his Milanese congregation? Did his later reputation suffer from confusion with his countryman Matthias Le Maistre?

Six of Werrecore's surviving motets are presented here the first time any of his sacred music has been recorded. They are heard alongside works by composers Werrecore knew, drawn mostly from the holdings of the Milan library during his tenure there. Siglo de Oro's act of rediscovery reveals the exceptional quality of the music, and Patrick Allies directs them in performances of extraordinary flair.

Siglo De Oro Patrick Allies, direction

Siglo de Oro
is one of the leading vocal ensembles of its generation, praised for its golden tone, seamless blend, and innovative programming. The group made its professional debut in 2014 at the Spitalfields Festival, of which the Financial Times said: ‘Siglo de Oro, under the assured direction of Patrick Allies, performed with vivacity and poise’. Since then, the group has given concerts at St John’s Smith Square, Stour Music and the Barber Institute, performed live on BBC Radio 3’s In Tune, and taken up invitations to give concerts in Belgium, the Netherlands, Finland and Malta. Siglo de Oro’s plans for 2020 include an appearance at Tage Alter Musik Regensburg in Germany, and the ensemble’s first US tour.

The group has made three recordings with Delphian Records, to critical acclaim. The first, released in 2016, was made a Christmas Choice by BBC Music Magazine, and called 'a debut with a difference... a novel, ungimmicky project, vividly executed’, while Gramophone described it as 'so invigorating... this one hits you with its character and depth’. The group’s second disc, featuring the world premiere recording of a mass by Hieronymus Praetorius, was released in 2018 to outstanding reviews. BBC Music Magazine awarded it five stars, made it Choral and Song Album of the Month, and said ‘Siglo de Oro has struck gold!’. The disc was placed on the longlist for the 2019 BBC Music Magazine Awards.

Patrick Allies
began his musical education as a chorister at the Temple Church in London, under Stephen Layton. He sang in Gloucester Cathedral Choir before taking up a Choral Scholarship to study Music at King’s College London, graduating in 2010 with First Class Honours. Patrick went on to postgraduate study at the University of Cambridge where he sang in Jesus College Choir. He is currently an MA student in Musicology at the University of Maryland.

Patrick is Artistic Director of Siglo de Oro, with whom he has recorded two discs with Delphian Records. Of the group’s latest release, BBC Music Magazine wrote that ‘Here is a choir in which all the elements are held in perfect equilibrium. Patrick Allies ponders every note before moulding lines whose suppleness in turn coalesce into a breathing, organic whole.’

Patrick currently divides his time between London and Washington DC. Highlights of the 2018-2019 season in the UK included a performance with Khoros Choir at the London Jazz Festival, and an Arts Council-funded collaboration with contemporary music group x.y ensemble. In the US, Patrick is a professional singer with the Choirs of St Paul’s K Street and Washington Master Chorale. He has recently taken up invitations to be a guest conductor at Christ Church Episcopal Church in Rye, New York, and to be a guest conductor and lecturer at Loras College, Iowa.

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