This new CD was, uniquely, recorded in the Sistine Chapel itself.
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Clash of Choirs: Pugnacious about Palestrina
In 1956 Pope Pius XII named Bartolucci permanent director of the Sistine choir. But in 1997, at age 80, he was replaced by Guiseppe Liberto. Cardinal Ratzinger (now Pope Benedict) was opposed to this move.
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