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You've heard Thomas Tallis' breathtaking motet for forty voices, Spem in Alium, now we'll hear from the man whose music inspired it! This week's show highlights Alessandro Striggio and his Missa Ecco Si Beato Giorno, performed by I Fagiolini, directed by Robert Hollingworth.

  • Alessandro Striggio: D’ogni gratia d’amor. Performed by I Fagiolini, led by Robert Hollingworth.
  • Alessandro Striggio: O giovenil ardire. Performed by I Fagiolini, led by Robert Hollingworth.
  • Alessandro Striggio: Ecce beatem lucem. Performed by I Fagiolini, led by Robert Hollingworth.
  • Alessandro Striggio: Madonna il Vostro petto. Performed by Giovanni Cantarini, tenor; Brigitte Gasser, lirone.
  • Vincenzo Galilei: Contrapunto Secondo di BM. Performed by I Fagiolini, led by Robert Hollingworth.
  • Peter Philips, after Striggio: Chi fara fed’ al cielo. Performed by Elizabeth Farr, harpsichord Peter Philips.
  • Alessandro Striggio: Missa Ecco si beato giorno. Performed by I Fagiolini, led by Robert Hollingworth.
  • Alessandro Striggio: O de la bella Etruria. Performed by I Fagiolini, led by Robert Hollingworth.
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