Palestrina: Sacred tradition

Friday, May 9, 2025

Palestrina’s name has become shorthand for sacred polyphony – but 500 years since his birth, how much do we really know of the man behind the music? Rebecca Tavener traces his journey through history and considers how best we might perform and record him today

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