Step into the world of the Peterhouse Partbooks—one of the most important manuscript collections of sacred choral music from 16th and early 17th-century England. Collected for use in the chapel of Cambridge University’s Peterhouse college in the 1630s and hidden during the Civil War, these manuscripts offer a rare glimpse into the musical heritage of the Anglican tradition. In this special recording, the Choir of Peterhouse, Cambridge, brings to life both recently rediscovered gems and the enduring foundations of English choral music. From the Venetian splendour of Croce’s eight-part anthem "Omnes gentes plaudite" to the penitential intimacy of Tallis’s "O God be merciful unto us," this programme is a must for scholars and lovers of early religious choral music alike.

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