The Polyphonists — “O magnum mysterium“ (Tomás Luis de Victoria)

Brimming with wonder, reverence, and celebration, Victoria’s setting of the Christmas text “O Magnum Mysterium“ is one of the most well-known pieces of Renaissance polyphony. Translation: O great mystery, and wonderful sacrament, that animals should see the newborn Lord, lying in a manger! Blessed is the virgin whose womb was worthy to bear the Lord, Jesus Christ. Alleluia!