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A Quiet Life in Spain

Donald Macleod and Jeremy Summerly consider Victoria's life at the Convento de las Descalzas Reales in Madrid, where Victoria was personal chaplain to the King's sister.

Donald Macleod and Jeremy Summerly consider Victoria's life at the Convento de las Descalzas Reales in Madrid, where Victoria was personal chaplain to the King's sister, the Dowager Empress Maria.

Trahe me, post te
La Capella Reial de Catalunya
Hesperion XX
Jordi Savall (director)

Laetatus sum a 12
The Sixteen

Janequin: La guerre (La bataille de Marignan)
A Sei Voci
Labyrinthes
Bernard Fabre-Garrus (director)

Missa pro Victoria
The Cardinall's Musick
Andrew Carwood (director)

Magnificat Primi toni a 8
La Capella Reial de Catalunya
Jordi Savall (director).

1 hour

Broadcasts

  • Thu 3 Jul 2008 12:00
  • Thu 3 Jul 2008 20:45

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