Stile Antico is one of the most successful vocal ensembles in the world: their best-selling recordings have won prizes such as the Gramophone Award for Early Music, the Diapason d'or de l'année, the Edison Klassiek Award and the Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik. The group has been nominated three times for the Grammy® nominations and performed live at the 60th Grammy® Awards at Madison Square Garden. The third release in their acclaimed trilogy "The Golden Renaissance" is released on the 500th anniversary of the birth of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina . Born in 1525, the Italian composer is considered one of the leading musicians of the late Renaissance, who had a lasting influence on the development of sacred and secular music in Europe.