Quales sumus

Repertoire by the distinguished 15th and 16th century Magdalen College Oxford 'Informatores Choristarum' (Musical directors).
Mason's Quales sumus is an unusual work for the period, and the text is particularly striking: 'What are we, O wretches, hurrying to the gates of hell, stinking after four days, that we dare to praise thee, O Mary, since we know that sinners are not to be heard?.
Gramophone: outstanding.