John Sheppard: Media vita in morte sumus RES10319 Villiers Quartet

Villiers Quartet

they seem to inhabit the intimate world of Lieder

and including no fewer than eleven world premieres

Jonathan Manson (viola da gamba)

This recording commemorates the centenary of its modern debut in 1924

John Sheppard: Media vita in morte sumus RES10319 Villiers QuartetAlamire David Skinner (director) When the Renaissance composer John Sheppard (c. 1515 1558) shines he is beyond glorious, and the monumental six part Media vita in morte sumus is undoubtedly among the greatest of his creations. However, recent research has meticulously reexamined the liturgical sources of Media vita demonstrating that the widely accepted structure of the work may have long been misunderstood. Using research from scholars John Harper