The Best New Classical Albums of 2025
#2: The Golden Renaissance: Palestrina by Stile Antico
The Best New Classical Albums of 2025
Album #2
“The Golden Renaissance: Palestrina”
Stile Antico
Label: Decca
Released: January 17, 2025
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The British vocal group Stile Antico specializes in polyphonic early music, and their trilogy of albums highlighting The Golden Renaissance has reached its pinnacle with the final album featuring music by the Italian renaissance composer Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina. This delightful release focuses on what is likely Palestrina’s most well-known work, his Missa Papae Marcelli for 6 voices, and it was recorded in 2024 in All Hallows Church in London.