Allegri’s Miserere

Peter Phillips & Tallis Scholars…
The Sixteen classic and the newer versions of Allegri’s Miserere. Music is written by Allegri, in setting of Psalm 51 and used only at special Mass in Sistine Chapel. {Hardly believable story goes that…) It was forbidden to public for reproduction untill Mozart at age of 14, transcribed the whole music in 2 listening. Instead of excommunication, Mozart was praised by the pope and the ban was lifted forever…
During The Choral Pilgrimage 2013 The Sixteen is performing a new version of Allegri’s Miserere, alongside music by Palestrina and MacMillan. In this short film, Harry Christophers and musicologist Ben Byram-Wigfield discuss their experiences of this famous work, and how the new version came about. Available from: The Sixteen‘s
How Allegri’s Miserere should really sound | The Marian Consort.
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These videos are free to view but your donations are essential. We rely on the generosity of our audience to make these performances possible. Together we can continue to make outstanding work. If you are watching, please visit our website and make a contribution. Thank you. https://www.marianconsort.co.uk/support Rory McCleery, joined by Ben Byram-Wigfield, gives you inside story on Gregorio Allegri’s Miserere, the myths, and the mistakes. From Allegri, to Mozart, to Mendelssohn, get the back story on how the music became so famous, and hear three versions of the work as it might have sounded over the centuries…
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