A Musical Hit From 1568
The Telegraph comments: ‘Take a look at Classic FM’s Hall of Fame, and there among the poll of listeners’ favourite classical pieces you’ll find a surprise. Coming in at number 89, just ahead of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker and only just behind Albinoni’s Adagio, is Thomas Tallis’s sacred vocal work Spem in Alium Nunquam Habui – “I have no other hope (than God)â€. Why should an immensely complex piece in a dead language have struck such a chord?’ If you listen to the above version by The King’s Singers, I think you’ll find out why.
