Search - Jeremy White, Harry Christophers, The Sixteen :: Stabat Mater - Music From The Eton Choirbook

When we think of a particular period of music history, we tend to focus on only a handful of composers, ignoring countless others who wrote music at the same times and places. Their names may have been forgotten and their music neglected, but, as this disc shows, we are missing out on some extraordinary music worthy of serious attention. Chances are, most listeners know nothing of composers such as Browne, Lambe, Wylkynson, or Davy. The problem is, no one knows very much about them--except that their music exists in various manuscripts, including the Eton Choirbook, one of the three great 16th- century collections that survived the Reformation. This disc, with its sturdy, often remarkable, virtuosic performances, puts us in touch with some of the greatest of these unknown masterpieces, and opens our eyes and ears to a new world of choral music. --David Vernier