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Sacred Music: Palestrina and the Popes

Sacred Music - 2. Palestrina and the Popes

Simon Russell Beale explores Renaissance Rome and the music of the enigmatic Palestrina.

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Synopsis

Simon Russell Beale explores Western sacred music. He uncovers links between the papal intrigues of Renaissance Rome and the work of composer Palestrina.

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