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Palestrina: The Song of Songs (Prague Madrigal Choir; Miroslav Venhoda conductor; Vanguard/ Bach Guild, $2.98). The great Renaissance polyphonist, best known for soaring church works like the Pope Marcellus Mass, here took his text, somewhat uncharacteristically, from Solomon's highly sensuous biblical verses: "A bundle of myrrh is my well beloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts." The result: one of Palestrina's two or three loveliest works, sung movingly by the Czech performers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: LPs: Pick of the Pack | 8/13/1973 | See Source »

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