Choir of St. John's College & Andrew Nethsingha - John Sheppard: Gaude, Gaude, Gaude Maria - Sacred Choral Works (2013/2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover & Digital Booklet | Time - 70:05 minutes | 751 MB
Classical, Sacred, Choral | Label: Chandos Records, Official Digital Download
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover & Digital Booklet | Time - 70:05 minutes | 751 MB
Classical, Sacred, Choral | Label: Chandos Records, Official Digital Download
Not much is known about the English composer John Sheppard. When he was born, and where he grew up, is lost to history but most scholars place his birth at somewhere between 1515 and 1520. This places him in one of the most turbulent periods in English church history, something that can be heard on this disc in the wide stylistic range he used in order to adapt to the quickly changing politics of the day. The sophisticated six part texture of Gaude, gaude, gaude Maria suggests the influence of Queen Mary who encouraged elaborate sacred composition. It is one of Sheppard’s most thrilling and ambitious works.