La Quinta essentia
Album by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina & Orlande de Lassus & Thomas Ashwell & Huelgas Ensemble & Paul Van Nevel
La Quinta essentia is a 2007 album by the Huelgas Ensemble under the direction of Paul Van Nevel, featuring works by Renaissance composers Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Orlando de Lassus, and Thomas Ashewell. The album showcases three dominant styles of the Renaissance period: the Roman school, Franco-Flemish polyphony, and English late Gothic, through the performance of masses by these composers.
First released: 9th November 2007

Tracklist
- 1.Missa “Tous les regretz”: I. Kyrie3:09
- 2.Missa “Tous les regretz”: II. Gloria4:37
- 3.Missa “Tous les regretz”: III. Credo7:26
- 4.Missa “Tous les regretz”: IV. Sanctus3:25
- 5.Missa “Tous les regretz”: V. Agnus Dei3:38
- 6.Missa “Ave Maria”: I. Gloria7:44
- 7.Missa “Ave Maria”: II. Credo9:43
- 8.Missa “Ave Maria”: III. Sanctus8:13
- 9.Missa “Ave Maria”: IV. Agnus Dei8:05
- 10.Missa Ut re mi fa sol la: I. Kyrie3:47
- 11.Missa Ut re mi fa sol la: II. Gloria4:06
- 12.Missa Ut re mi fa sol la: III. Sanctus6:47
- 13.Missa Ut re mi fa sol la: IV. Agnus Dei6:30