prof owen rees

Was the concept of a great musical work relevant in early modern sacred music? Should we challenge the traditional focus on musical works and put more emphasis on music as it was performed?

Hear Prof Rees talk about his latest publication, The Requiem of Tomás Luis de Victoria (1603), the research for which led him to explore a vast and largely unknown repertory into the commissioning of requiem masses from the late 16th century; as well as other projects investigating and performing little-known repertoire.