Short bio Gregorio Allegri
Full biography Gregorio Allegri
Gregorio Allegri, a Roman Catholic priest and Italian composer , was born around 1582 in Rome. He was a member of the Roman School of composers, who were known for their polyphonic music, primarily for use in religious services. Allegri began his musical education as a choirboy at the Cathedral of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, where he studied with Giovanni Bernardino Nanino. Later, he became a singer and composer at Tivoli and Ferrara, and eventually, he joined the choir at the Sistine Chapel in Rome, where he would spend most of his career.
Allegri's most famous work is the Miserere, a setting of Psalm 51. As the story goes, the piece was initially composed for exclusive use in the Sistine Chapel and was kept secret by the Vatican for many years. The legend has it that, in 1770, a young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart visited Rome and heard the Miserere performed in the Sistine Chapel. Mozart was so impressed by the piece that, after hearing it only twice, he transcribed it from memory and then made some corrections to the score upon his return home. Despite the Vatican's efforts to keep the piece under wraps, copies of Mozart's transcription began to circulate widely, and the Miserere eventually became one of Allegri's most well-known works.
Allegri composed a wide range of religious pieces, including motets, hymns, and masses. He was known for his use of rich harmonies and his ability to create complex polyphonic textures. Some of his other notable works include the Missa Christus Resurgens, the Salmi a otto voci, and the Tenebrae Responsories, which are a set of nine pieces intended for Holy Week services.
Allegri's music was largely overlooked in the years following his death in 1652, but his reputation experienced a revival in the early 20th century, when many of his works were rediscovered and began to be performed more frequently. Today, Allegri is regarded as one of the most important composers of the Baroque era, and his music continues to be performed and celebrated by musicians and music lovers around the world.
Compositions featuring Gregorio Allegri
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miserere mei Deus (Psalm 51), motet for chorus | 11:46 min | Choral | 16?? |
| 2 | Missa "Che fa oggi il mio sole" | 24:51 min | Choral | - |
| 3 | Sancta Maria, canzone (attributed; Collectio Minor Altaemps) | 2:48 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 4 | Salvatorem Expectamus, motet | 2:14 min | Choral | - |
| 5 | Salutis humanae sator, for 8 voices | 4:47 min | Choral | - |
| 6 | Repleti sunt omnes, motet for 3 voices & continuo | 1:41 min | Choral | - |
| 7 | Occhi rei non mi tradite, cantata for voice & continuo (attributed) | 2:49 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 8 | Nasceris, alme puer | 4:22 min | Choral | - |
| 9 | Missa "Vidi turbam magnam" | 26:47 min | Choral | - |
| 10 | Missa "In lectulo meo" | 32:18 min | Choral | - |
| 11 | Missa "Christus resurgens" | 24:47 min | Choral | - |
| 12 | Adoremus in Aeternum | 2:34 min | Choral | - |
| 13 | La Scamfortina, canzone (attributed; Collectio Minor Altaemps) | 3:36 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 14 | Incipit lamentatio Jeremiae prophetae, for chorus | 7:55 min | Choral | - |
| 15 | Gustate et videte | 5:46 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 16 | De ore prudentis, motet for 3 voices & continuo | 1:52 min | Choral | - |
| 17 | De lamentatione Jeremiae prophetae, for chorus | 4:38 min | Choral | - |
| 18 | Christus resurgens ex mortuis, motet for double choir | 4:03 min | Choral | - |
| 19 | Cantate domino, motet for 4 voices & continuo | 3:11 min | Choral | - |
| 20 | Assumpta est Maria | 2:13 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
Albums featuring Gregorio Allegri
| # | Сover | Name album | Year | Music label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Allegri, Monteverdi — Vincent Dumestre, Le Poème Harmonique – Anamorfosi(CD, Album) | 2019 | Alpha Classics |
| 2 |  |
Jenny Duck-Chong, Gregorio Allegri, Josquin Des Prés, William Byrd, Tomás Luis De Victoria, Guillaume Dufay, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Antonio Lotti, Pierre de la Rue, Thomas Tallis, Robert Parsons – 1000 Years of Classical Music, Vol. 3: Baroque | 2016 | ABC Classics |
| 3 |  |
Gregorio Allegri, Musica Flexanima, Fabrizio Bigotti – Opere Inedite Dai Manoscritti Della Collectio Altæmps (Unpublished Works From The Manuscripts Of The Collectio Altæmps)(CD, ) | 2015 | Tactus |
| 4 |  |
Gregorio Allegri, Michael Krenn, Chorus Sine Nomine, Johannes Hiemetsberger – Miserere | 2014 | Gramola |
| 5 |  |
Allegri – A Sei Voci, Bernard Fabre-Garrus – Miserere(CD, Reissue) | 2013 | Naïve |
| 6 |  |
Allegri / Tallis - The Sixteen, Gabrieli Consort, The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge – Miserere / Lamentations Of Jeremiah & Other Renaissance Masterpieces(CD, Compilation, Reissue) | 2012 | Decca |
| 7 |  |
Allegri - Choir Of King's College London, David Trendell – Missa In Lectulo Meo, Missa Christus Resurgens, Miserere, Motets(CD, Album, Stereo) | 2012 | Delphian |
| 8 |  |
Hertfordshire Chorus, Kodály / Allegri / Widor / Duruflé – Duruflé Requiem, Kodály Missa Brevis, Allegri Miserere, Widor Toccata(CDr, ) | 2012 | Hertfordshire Chorus |
| 9 |  |
Monteverdi, Allegri, Palestrina, Schütz - Musica Fiata, Pro Cantione Antiqua, Hannover Boys Choir, Heinz Hennig – Vespro Della Beata Vergine 1610 / Miserere / Stabat Mater / Latin Motets(2×CD, Compilation, Remastered) | 2011 | Alto |
| 10 |  |
Tomás Luis De Victoria, Gregorio Allegri - La Cappella Sistina, Ensemble Officium, Wilfried Rombach – Lamentazioni Per La Settimana Santa(CD, ) | 2011 | Christophorus |
| 11 |  |
Choir Of Clare College, Cambridge, Timothy Brown (3), Palestrina, Allegri, Ramsey, Weelkes, Tallis, Josquin, Byrd – Lamentations(CD, Album) | 2009 | Brilliant Classics |
| 12 |  |
Miserere(CD, Compilation) | 2008 | Classic FM |
| 13 |  |
Allegri, Anerio, Palestrina, Marenzio, The Sixteen, Harry Christophers – Music From The Sistine Chapel(CD, Album) | 2007 | CORO (2) |
| 14 |  |
Allegri · Palestrina / The Tallis Scholars Directed By Peter Phillips (2) – Miserere / Missa Papae Marcelli | 2007 | Gimell |
| 15 |  |
Schola Cantorum Cantate Domino, Palestrina, Allegri – Cantate Domino(CD, Album) | 2006 | Digi Classics |
| 16 |  |
Gregorio Allegri, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, The Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips (2) – Miserere - Missa Papae Marcelli(CD, Stereo) | 2006 | Universal Music Group |
| 17 |  |
Allegri, Tallis – Miserere And Other Spiritual Classics(CD, Compilation) | 2005 | HMV Classics |
| 18 |  |
Allegri, Frescobaldi, Gabrieli, Marenzio, Nanino, Ugolini, Choir Of The King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury, David Willcocks – Miserere(CD, Compilation, Stereo) | 2003 | EMI Classics |
| 19 |  |
Allegri • Frescobaldi • Gabrieli • Marenzio • Nanino • Ugolini, Choir Of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury • David Willcocks – Miserere, Etc. | 2003 | EMI Classics |
| 20 |  |
Gregorio Allegri, Arvo Pärt, Veljo Tormis – Light(CD, Album) | 2001 | CCn'C Records |
| 21 |  |
Allegri, Osnabrueck Youth Choir, Johannes Rahe, Ian Harrison (2) – Miserere(CD, Album) | 1998 | CCn'C Records |
| 22 |  |
Pergolesi, Allegri – Allegri: Misere · Pergolesi: Stabat Mater(CD, Compilation) | 1998 | EMI Classics |
| 23 |  |
Miserere And Other Spiritual Classics(CD, Compilation) | 1997 | HMV Classics |
| 24 |  |
Allegri, Palestrina, The King's College Choir Of Cambridge – Miserere – Stabat Mater(CD, Album) | 1996 | Decca |
| 25 |  |
Allegri / Victoria / Palestrina / Monteverdi / Gabrieli / Westminster Cathedral Choir / King's College Choir / Stephen Cleobury – Miserere | 1996 | Decca |
| 26 |  |
Palestrina • Allegri • Oxford Camerata • Schola Cantorum of Oxford • Jeremy Summerly – Missa Papae Marcelli • Missa Aeterna Christi Munera • Stabat Mater • Miserere(CD, Stereo) | 1995 | Naxos |
| 27 |  |
Gregorio Allegri - A Sei Voci – Miserere / Messe / Motets | 1994 | Astrée Auvidis |
| 28 |  |
The Dale Warland Singers - Martin · Barber · Allegri · Howells – Cathedral Classics(CD, ) | 1994 | American Choral Catalog |
| 29 |  |
Gluck, Vivaldi, Allegri, Charpentier, Ricardo Broschi – La Musique au Temps des Castrats(CD, ) | 1994 | Le Club (4) |
| 30 |  |
Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge, George Guest (2), Allegri, Lassus, Palestrina – Miserere(CD, Compilation) | 1992 | Decca |
| 31 |  |
Josquin Desprez, Gregorio Allegri, Jean Titelouze, The Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge, George Guest (2), Adrian Lucas – Missa Pange Lingua / Missa Vidi Turbam Magnam / Three Versets On Pange Lingua(CD, Compilation) | 1992 | Meridian (2) |
| 32 |  |
Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge, George Guest (2), Allegri, Lassus, Palestrina – Miserere(CD, Album, Stereo) | 1991 | EMI Eminence |
| 33 |  |
Palestrina, Allegri, Lotti, The Sixteen, Harry Christophers – Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli/Stabat Mater - Allegri: Miserere - Lotti: Crucifixus - The Sixteen · Harry Christophers | 1990 | Collins Classics |
| 34 |  |
Miserere And Other Choral Favourites | 1989 | ASV |
| 35 |  |
Allegri, Palestrina - Willcocks / King's College Choir – Allegri Miserere | 1988 | London Records |
| 36 |  |
Palestrina / Allegri, A-Cappella-Chor Zürich, Piergiuseppe Snozzi – Missa Brevis / Miserere | 1988 | Adriano (2) |
| 37 |  |
Domenico Scarlatti, Monteverdi, Ingegneri, Allegri – Die Deutschen Bach-Vocalisten, Gerhard Weinberger – Stabat Mater | 1988 | Christophorus |
| 38 |  |
Gregorio Allegri, St. John's College Choir, George Guest (2), Adrian Lucas - Anerio, Antonelli, Agazzari, Frescobaldi, Landi, Orgas, Palestrina, Quagliati – Miserere Mei | 1988 | Meridian (2) |
| 39 |  |
Allegri • Josquin • Morales • Palestrina / Taverner Consort, Andrew Parrott – Musica Della Cappella Sistina | 1987 | His Master's Voice Digital |
| 40 |  |
Palestrina / Allegri, Choir Of Westminster Abbey, Simon Preston – Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli / Allegri: Miserere | 1986 | Archiv Produktion |
| 41 |  |
Allegri / Tallis / Palestrina / Croft / Blow, King's College Choir, Cambridge, Sir David Willcocks – Miserere / Spem In Alium / Stabat Mater / Magnificat / Burial Service / Coronation Anthems | 1986 | Argo (2) |
| 42 |  |
Tallis, Allegri / Pro Cantione Antiqua, Mark Brown (4) – Renaissance Masterpieces | 1984 | MCA Classics |
| 43 |  |
Allegri / Nanino / Marenzio / Frescobaldi / Ugolini - King's College Choir, Cambridge Directed By Stephen Cleobury – Miserere | 1984 | His Master's Voice |
| 44 |  |
Giacomo Carissimi, Gregorio Allegri, Armstrong · Csapo · Rogers · Partridge · Widmer · Hölle, Vokalensemble Der Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, Linde-Consort, Hans-Martin Linde – Historia Divitis/Dives Malus, Sinfonia In Sol(LP, Reissue, Stereo) | 1983 | EMI ITALIANA S.p.A. |
| 45 |  |
Allegri - Choir Of Westminster Cathedral, Stephen Cleobury – Miserere | 1983 | Argo (2) |
| 46 |  |
Allegri, Byrd, Colin, Ensemble Vocal "Da Camera", Daniel Meier – Trésors De La Musique Sacrée | 1982 | Arion |
| 47 |  |
Gregorio Allegri - The Choir Of St. John's College Cambridge, George Guest (2), Adrian Lucas – Miserere Mei / Missa 'Vidi Turbam Magnam' / Gustate Et Videte(LP, 45 RPM) | 1981 | Meridian (2) |
| 48 |  |
Allegri / Mundy / Palestrina, The Tallis Scholars Directed By Peter Phillips (2) – Miserere / Vox Patris Caelestis / Missa Papae Marcelli | 1980 | Classics For Pleasure |
| 49 |  |
The Choir Of Kings College, Cambridge Directed By David Willcocks – The World Of King's | 1972 | Argo (2) |
| 50 |  |
Choir Of Guildford Cathedral, Barry Rose - Allegri / Bach / Byrd / Gibbons / Morley – Music For Passiontide - The Miserere(LP, Album, Stereo) | 1967 | Guild Records (5) |
| 51 |  |
Miserere(7", Mono) | 1965 | Argo (2) |
| 52 |  |
Giovanni Paolo Cima, Lodovico Grossi Viadana, Giulio Caccini, Andrea Cima, Gregorio Allegri – 4 Geistliche Konzerte Und 5 Arien / 4 Instrumentalsätze | 1964 | Archiv Produktion |
| 53 |  |
Charles Gounod, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Gregorio Allegri, Caspar Ett, Sieglinde Braun, Desmond Clayton, Hans Huber (2), Chor und Orchester St. Michael, München, Gisela Schindler, Ernst Ehret – Musik In St. Michael: Venite Populi Kv 260 / Miserere / Attol | - | Schwann Musica Sacra |
| 54 |  |
Allegri, Pro Cantione Antiqua – Miserere (Renaissance Polyphony & Consort Songs)(CD, Album, Compilation) | - | Regis Records |
Videos featuring Gregorio Allegri
Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli - Kyrie
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Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli - Kyrie · The Choir Of Westminster Abbey · Simon Preston
Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli / Allegri: Miserere
℗ 1986 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Released on: 1986-0
Vox patris caelestis
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Vox patris caelestis · The Sixteen · Harry Christophers · William Mundy · The Sixteen · Harry Christophers
The Voice of the Turtle Dove
℗ 2014 The Sixteen Productions Ltd.
Released on: 2014-02-03
Choir of King's College Miserere Part I(recording 1963)
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Gregorio Allegri (1582-1652) - Miserere, Messe, Motets (A Sei Voci, Astree)
Gregorio Allegri (1582-1652)
Miserere, Messe, Motets A Sei Voci (A Sei Voci, Astree)
Allegri: Miserere
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Allegri: Miserere · The Sixteen · Harry Christophers · Gregorio Allegri · Gregorio Allegri · Gregorio Allegri · Gregorio Allegri
Allegri: Miserere; Tallis: Lamentations of Jeremiah & other Renaissance Masterp
Choir Of Westminster Cathedral, Stephen Cleobury - Allegri Miserere (1983) FULL ALBUM
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Allegri & Palestrina: Lamentations
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Allegri: Miserere
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Allegri: Miserere · The Choir Of Westminster Abbey · Simon Preston
Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli / Allegri: Miserere
℗ 1986 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Released on: 1986-01-01
Producer: Dr. And
Choir of King's College Miserere Part 2(recording 1963)
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Allegri: Miserere - 01. Miserere mei, Deus
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Allegri: Miserere - 01. Miserere mei, Deus · Peter Phillips · The Tallis Scholars
The Essential Tallis Scholars
℗ 1980 Gimell Records
Released on: 2018-03-08
Composer: Gregorio Allegri
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Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli - Gloria
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Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli - Gloria · The Choir Of Westminster Abbey · Simon Preston
Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli / Allegri: Miserere
℗ 1986 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Released on: 1986-
Allegri: Miserere | Peter Phillips & Tallis Scholars
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Allegri: Miserere
Tallis Scholars
Conducted by Peter Phillips
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Oedipus Coloneus, 2012
Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli - Agnus Dei I - II
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Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli - Agnus Dei I - II · The Choir Of Westminster Abbey · Simon Preston
Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli / Allegri: Miserere
℗ 1986 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Released
Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli - Sanctus
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Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli - Sanctus · The Choir Of Westminster Abbey · Simon Preston
Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli / Allegri: Miserere
℗ 1986 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Released on: 1986
Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli - Credo
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Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli - Credo · The Choir Of Westminster Abbey · Simon Preston
Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli / Allegri: Miserere
℗ 1986 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Released on: 1986-0
Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli - Benedictus - Hosanna
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Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli - Benedictus - Hosanna · The Choir Of Westminster Abbey · Simon Preston
Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli / Allegri: Miserere
℗ 1986 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Rele
Palestrina: Tu es petrus - Motet
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Palestrina: Tu es petrus - Motet · The Choir Of Westminster Abbey · Simon Preston
Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli / Allegri: Miserere
℗ 1986 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Released on: 1986-01-01
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Nanino: Haec dies
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Nanino: Haec dies · The Choir Of Westminster Abbey · Simon Preston
Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli / Allegri: Miserere
℗ 1986 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Released on: 1986-01-01
Producer: Dr. And
Giovannelli: Jubilate Deo
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Giovannelli: Jubilate Deo · The Choir Of Westminster Abbey · Simon Preston
Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli / Allegri: Miserere
℗ 1986 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Released on: 1986-01-01
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Anerio: Venite ad me omnes
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Anerio: Venite ad me omnes · The Choir Of Westminster Abbey · Simon Preston
Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli / Allegri: Miserere
℗ 1986 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Released on: 1986-01-01
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