Motets by Peter Philips

1. Ecce Vicit Leo for 8 voices
Composed by Peter Philips
with Parley of Instruments
Conducted by David Hill

2. O quam suavis (1613), a 8
Composed by Peter Philips
with Parley of Instruments
Conducted by David Hill

3. Tristitia Vestra, motet
Composed by Peter Philips
with Parley of Instruments
Conducted by David Hill

4. Tibi laus, tibi gloria, motet for 5 voices
Composed by Peter Philips
with Parley of Instruments
Conducted by David Hill

5. Ave Jesu Christe for 8 voices
Composed by Peter Philips
with Parley of Instruments
Conducted by David Hill

6. Tu es Petrus, motet
Composed by Peter Philips
with Parley of Instruments
Conducted by David Hill

7. O Crux Splendidior, motet
Composed by Peter Philips
Conducted by David Hill

8. Christus resurgens, motet for 5 voices
Composed by Peter Philips
with Parley of Instruments
Conducted by David Hill

9. Salve Regina, motet
Composed by Peter Philips
with Parley of Instruments
Conducted by David Hill

10. Cantantibus Organis Cecilia, motet
Composed by Peter Philips
with Parley of Instruments
Conducted by David Hill

11. Ascendit Deus for 5 voices
Composed by Peter Philips
with Parley of Instruments
Conducted by David Hill

12. O Quam Suavis Est, Dominus, II
Composed by Peter Philips
with Parley of Instruments
Conducted by David Hill

13. Hodie Concepta Est, motet
Composed by Peter Philips
with Parley of Instruments
Conducted by David Hill

14. Litania Duodecima, motet
Composed by Peter Philips
with Parley of Instruments
Conducted by David Hill

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Peter Phillips was a keyboardist, organist, and composer who left his native England in his 20s and never returned, spending the majority of his life in Brussels. Technically, he's an English composer, but because of his residence abroad during his most productive years, his music has virtually fallen through the reportorial cracks of performers and record companies. So, we are fortunate to have this survey of some of Phillips's best vocal works, which, according to one modern observer, are part of "the most substantial corpus of Latin choral motets by any English composer with the sole exception of William Byrd." This refers to Phillips's two-volume set of Cantiones sacrae, published in 1612 and 1613. Although most of the pieces are stylistically closer to Palestrina than to Byrd or Tallis, there are occasional touches of English style--and moments of profound brilliance and exceptional beauty, as in the Ave Jesu Christe. --David Vernier