Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c.1525-1594)

Donald Macleod investigates the life of a Renaissance genius, Giovanni da Palestrina Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c.1525-1594) was one of the most influential composers in European classical music. With his countless masses, motets and madrigals, infused with a deep sense of spirituality and musical beauty, Palestrina was named the 'Saviour of Church Music' at a revolutionary time when Rome…