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Motettorum Liber Quartus Quinque Vocibus Ex Canticis Canticorum
A1	1. Osculetur Me	2:45
A2	2. Trahe Me	2:28
A3	3. Nigra Sum, Sed Formosa	3:07
A4	4. Vineam Meam Non Custodivi	2:06
A5	5. Si Ignoras Te	2:39
A6	6. Pulchræ Sunt Genæ Tuæ	2:48
A7	7. Fasciculus Myrrhæ	2:14
A8	8. Ecce Tu Pulcher Es	2:27
A9	9. Tota Pulchra Es	2:10
A10	10. Vulnerasti Cor Meum	2:48
B1	11. Sicut Lilium Inter Spinas	2:51
B2	12. Introduxit Me Rex	2:17
B3	13. Læva Eius	2:29
B4	14. Vox Dilecti Mei	2:02
B5	15. Surge, Propera	2:14
B6	16. Surge, Amica Mea	2:28
B7	17. Dilectus Meus Mihi	2:26
B8	18. Surgam, Et Circuibo Civitatem	1:54
C1	19. Adiuro Vos	3:19
C2	20. Caput Eius	2:50
C3	21. Dilectus Meus Descendit	2:24
C4	22. Pulchra Es	2:34
C5	23. Quæ Est Ista	2:21
C6	24. Descendi In Hortum Meum	2:43
C7	25. Quam pulchri sunt	2:38
C8	26. Duo Ubera Tua	3:02
C9	27. Quam Pulchra Es	2:56
C10	28. Guttur Tuum	2:40
C11	29. Veni, Dilecte Mi	2:52
Le Vergine (Petrarca) Madrigali Spirituali (From: Il Primo Libro De Madrigali) Words By – Petrarca*
D1	1. Vergine Bella	3:27
D2	2. Vergine Saggia	3:14
D3	3. Vergine Pura	3:27
D4	4. Vergine Santa	3:50
D5	5. Vergine Sol'al Mondo	4:12
D6	6. Vergine Chiara	3:15
D7	7. Vergine, Quante Lagrim'ho Già Sparte	3:24
D8	8. Vergine Tal È Terra	4:01

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – EMI Records Ltd.
• Recorded At – No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
• Pressed By – EMI Electrola GmbH
• Printed By – 4P Nicolaus GMBH

Credits

• Baritone Vocals – Paul Hillier
• Bass Vocals – Michael George (tracks: C1 to C4, D3, D4, D6, D8)
• Composed By – Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
• Countertenor Vocals – David James , Michael Change* (tracks: C9, C10)
• Directed By – Paul Hillier
• Engineer [Balance Engineer] – Neville Boyling
• Ensemble – The Hilliard Ensemble
• Painting, Cover – Lucas Cranach d. A.*
• Producer – David Groves
• Sleeve Notes [French Translation] – Bernadette Rouaud
• Sleeve Notes [Ⓒ 1986] – Bruno Turner
• Soprano Vocals – Gillian Fisher (tracks: C5 to C10), Lynne Dawson (tracks: A1 to B8, C7, C8, C11, D1, D2, D5, D7)
• Tenor Vocals – John Potter (tracks: A1 to C8, C11 to D8), Rogers Covey-Crump (tracks: A1 to C6, C9 to D8)

Notes

Ⓟ 1986 Original sound recording made by EMI Records Ltd. A co-production with WDR Köln.
Digital recorded on 18 to 20, 22 & 23 November 1984 at Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London (GB).
DMM™ was used in the production of this release (a trademark of TELDEC).
Made in Germany by EMI Electrola GmbH (labels).

Cover painting by Lucas Cranach d. A. - 'Venus and Cupido'; The National Gallery, London.

The gatefold sleeve has 2x2 extra pages attached (stapled) containing notes in English, German and French.
It also contains the sung-texts in original Latin with translations into English, German and French.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Text): 5 099927 031933
• Barcode (Scan): 5099927031933
• Label Code: LC 0233
• Distribution Code (Boxed separately): PM 625
• Matrix / Runout (Label Side A): 27 0319 1 A
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A -stamped): 2703191TA1 - D - DSB1 - 39951
• Matrix / Runout (Label Side B): 27 0319 1 B
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B -stamped): 2703191TB1 - D - DSB2 - 39951
• Matrix / Runout (Label Side C): 27 0320 1 A
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side C -stamped): 2703201TA1 - D - DSB3 - 3995 2
• Matrix / Runout (Label Side D): 27 0320 1 B
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side D -stamped): 2703201TB1 - D DSB4 - 3995 2
• Other (Available Musicassette catalog# - UK only): 27 0319 5