A collection of works representative of a school of Flemish composers living in Madrid towards the end of the Renaissance and all employed by Philip II of Spain, who held composers from the Low Countries in particularly high regard.

La Hèle's Mass, here receiving its first complete recording, is a major discovery.

FRANCISCO GUERRERO Magnificat, Lamentations & Canciones CDA68347

"The group's honourary director is Peter Phillips and something of the silvery polish of his ensemble The Tallis Scholars seems to have rubbed off here." - BBC Music Magazine

"His Missa Praeter Rerum Seriem (which is based on a motet by Josquin and receives its first complete recording on this album) is followed here by a selection of motets by other Flemish composers" Presto Music