Teixeira
Te Deum

This remains the only recording of this exuberant and unique baroque piece, and a multiple award-winner.

António Teixeira's extraordinary and grandly structured setting of the Te Deum was written for a New Year's Eve performance in 1734 in the Italian Church of his home city, Lisbon. Calling for eight soloists, five spaced choirs and a large orchestra, this lavish and ornate piece bubbles and sparkles through the text with a easy zest and breezy charm that is distinctively Portuguese, giving us a rare insight into musical life in Lisbon before the devastating earthquake of 1755.

"Continuously exhilarating." - The Financial Times

"A glittering performance of a neglected masterpiece." - BBC Music Magazine

"A real eye-opener that demands to be heard." Gramophone

The Sixteen
The Symphony of Harmony and Invention
Harry Christophers

COR16009

Lynda Russell
Gillian Fisher
Catherine Denley
Catherine Wyn-Rogers
William Kendall
Andrew Murgatroyd
Michael George
Peter Harvey

Total playing time: 79.44