DE PROFUNDIS | EAMONN DOUGAN | CRISTOBAL DE MORALES Requiem A5 & Officium Defunctorum (Cristóbal de Morales (c.1500-1553), one of the most significant Spanish Renaissance composers, wrote music of rare expressive power and refinement. His five-voice Missa pro defunctis (Requiem) is steeped in grandeur and solemnity, a work whose spiritual depth and architectural sweep resonate profoundly with modern audiences. This recording by De Profundis, under the directionof Eamonn Dougan, presents the Requiem in a large-scale account that captures its gravity and intensity. Preceding the Mass is an affecting Office for the Dead - a sequence of motets by Morales and anonymous contemporaries - together creating a deeply moving meditation on mortality and salvation. A 1-CD edition from Hyperion. Recommended)