•No ordinary collection of motets, the Song of Songs sets the most sensual and openly erotic sections of the Old Testament which led Palestrina to employ ‘a style of music a little more lively than normally used in other sacred compositions’. Directed by Philip Cave, Magnificat specialises in the restoration and performance of neglected choral masterpieces of the 16th and 17th centuries. Originally released in 2001, ‘Da Palestrina: Song of Songs’ has been re-issued as part of Linn’s ECHO Series.