"A vibrantly composed, performed and recorded example of a now largely forgotten genre, the organ mass, punctuated with only a few portions of sung text. The genre was rendered a museum piece by a late-19th-century papal interdict but it can still be heard occasionally in liturgical contexts, and of course on recordings. Andrea Gabrieli, uncle of the more famous Giovanni, was an early proponent of the organ mass, as both composer and performer, as organist from 1566 at St Mark’s in Venice, where this CD was recorded. This CD makes a splendidly festive way to mark Newton Classics’ 100th release."