The Miserere ("Have mercy"), Psalm L in the Vulgate numbering, is one of the seven penitential psalms. It is sung at Lauds of the Office for the Dead and at Tenebrae in Holy Week, and it provides an antiphon for Sunday Compline. One famous setting of the text was the exclusive property of the papal choir, though Mozart is said to have copied it out from memory after hearing it sung at age 14. The centerpiece of this CD is Benevolo's rendition of the Miserere, recorded live.