The Lachrymosa is arranged for chamber orchestra, soprano and alto. In this recording the vocal lines are synthesized "ahs" - a composer's standard practice when your budget doesn't allow female singers and a recording studio! Upon editing it for the website I discovered it was the genesis for the much-later written "Mary of Nazareth" movement

The Lachrymosa is arranged for chamber orchestra, soprano and alto. In this recording the vocal lines are synthesized "ahs" - a composer's standard practice when your budget doesn't allow female singers and a recording studio! Upon editing it for the website I discovered it was the genesis for the much-later written "Mary of Nazareth" movement from The Madrigals of Mary Magdalen.