Composed by Gregorian Chant
Performed by Gloriae Dei Cantores
2. Messe Solennelle for chorus & organ Kyrie
Composed by Jean Langlais
Performed by Gloriae Dei Cantores
3. Messe Solennelle for chorus & organ Gloria
Composed by Jean Langlais
Performed by Gloriae Dei Cantores
4. Messe Solennelle (Easter Day Mass) Gradual: Haec dies
Composed by Gregorian Chant
Performed by Gloriae Dei Cantores
5. Messe Solennelle (Easter Day Mass) Alleluia: Pascha Nostrum
Composed by Gregorian Chant
Performed by Gloriae Dei Cantores
6. Messe Solennelle (Easter Day Mass) Sequence: Victimae paschali laudes
Composed by Gregorian Chant
Performed by Gloriae Dei Cantores
7. Messe Solennelle (Easter Day Mass) Credo VI
Composed by Gregorian Chant
Performed by Gloriae Dei Cantores
8. Messe Solennelle (Easter Day Mass) Offertory: Terra tremiut
Composed by Gregorian Chant
Performed by Gloriae Dei Cantores
9. Messe Solennelle for chorus & organ Sanctus
Composed by Jean Langlais
Performed by Gloriae Dei Cantores
10. Messe Solennelle for chorus & organ Benedictus
Composed by Jean Langlais
Performed by Gloriae Dei Cantores
11. Messe Solennelle for chorus & organ Agnus Dei
Composed by Jean Langlais
Performed by Gloriae Dei Cantores
12. Messe Solennelle (Easter Day Mass) Communion: Pascha nostrum
Composed by Gregorian Chant
Performed by Gloriae Dei Cantores
13. Work(s) Recercar sesto obligo Fa, Fa, Sol, La, Fa
Composed by Girolamo Frescobaldi
Performed by Gloriae Dei Cantores
14. Missa Aeterna Christi Munera (Mass for the Feast fo St. John, Apostle and Evangelist) Introit
Composed by Gregorian Chant
Performed by Gloriae Dei Cantores
15. Missa Aeterna Christi munera, for 4 voices Kyrie
Composed by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Performed by Gloriae Dei Cantores
16. Missa Aeterna Christi munera, for 4 voices Gloria
Composed by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Performed by Gloriae Dei Cantores
17. Missa Aeterna Christi Munera (Mass for the Feast fo St. John, Apostle and Evangelist) Gradual: Exiit sermo
Composed by Gregorian Chant
Performed by Gloriae Dei Cantores
18. Missa Aeterna Christi Munera (Mass for the Feast fo St. John, Apostle and Evangelist) Alleluia: Hic est discipulus ille
Composed by Gregorian Chant
Performed by Gloriae Dei Cantores
19. Missa Aeterna Christi munera, for 4 voices Credo
Composed by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Performed by Gloriae Dei Cantores
20. Missa Aeterna Christi Munera (Mass for the Feast fo St. John, Apostle and Evangelist) Offertory: Iustus ut palma
Composed by Gregorian Chant
Performed by Gloriae Dei Cantores
21. Missa Aeterna Christi munera, for 4 voices Sanctus
Composed by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Performed by Gloriae Dei Cantores
22. Missa Aeterna Christi munera, for 4 voices Benedictus
Composed by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Performed by Gloriae Dei Cantores
23. Missa Aeterna Christi munera, for 4 voices Agnus Dei
Composed by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Performed by Gloriae Dei Cantores
24. Missa Aeterna Christi Munera (Mass for the Feast fo St. John, Apostle and Evangelist) Communion: Exiit sermo
Composed by Gregorian Chant
Performed by Gloriae Dei Cantores
25. Missa Aeterna Christi Munera (Mass for the Feast fo St. John, Apostle and Evangelist) End of the Mass: Ite missa est
Composed by Gregorian Chant
Performed by Gloriae Dei Cantores
Easter Day Mass,Gregorian Chant,Girolamo Frescobaldi,Jean Langlais,Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina,Gloriae Dei Cantores,Paraclete Press,Choral,Classical,Keyboard,Mass,Renaissance Mass,Ricercar for Keyboard,Western European Chant
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Classical Masterpieces of the Millennium [20 CD Set]
Manufacturer: Delta ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00000K1C9 Release Date: 1999-08-24 |
Tracks:
- Brandenbutg Concerto No.3 In G First Movement
- Overture No.3 In D Second Movement
- Violin Concerto In E First Movement
- Prelude In C minor
- Jesu Bleibet Meine Freude (Chorus From Cantata No.147)
- Overture No.2 In B minor Minuet And Badinerie
- Oboe Concerto In D minor Second Movement
- Brandenburg Concerto No.4 In G Third Movement
- Musical Offering - Fuga canonica
- Easter Oratorio - Overture
- Minuet In D minor
- Kommst Du Nun, Jesu, Vom Himmel herunter(From Choral Prelude BWV 650
- Brandenburg Concerto No.1 In F Second Movement
- Art Of The Fugue - Contrapunctus 9
- Concerto For Flute, Violin, Harpsichord And Strings. Triple Concerto - Third Movement
- Overture No.4 In D - Réjouissance
- Concerto No. 1 in E: Spring
- Concerto No. 1 in E: Spring
- Concerto No. 1 in E: Spring
- Concerto No. 2 in G minor: Summer
- Concerto No. 2 in G minor: Summer
- Concerto No. 2 in G minor: Summer
- Concerto No. 3 in F: Autumn
- Concerto No. 3 in F: Autumn
- Concerto No. 3 in F: Autumn
- Concerto No. 4 in F minor: Winter
- Concerto No. 4 in F minor: Winter
- Concerto No. 4 in F minor: Winter
- Concerto for Flute, Strings & Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 10, no.2
- Concerto for Flute, Strings & Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 10, no.2
- Concerto for Flute, Strings & Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 10, no.2
- Concerto for Flute, Strings & Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 10, no.2
- Concerto for Flute, Strings & Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 10, no.2
- Concerto for Flute, Strings & Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 10, no.2
- Concerto Grosso in A minor, Op. 3, no. 8
- Concerto Grosso in A minor, Op. 3, no. 8
- Concerto Grosso in A minor, Op. 3, no. 8
- Water Music - Alla Hornpipe
- Xerxes - Ombra Mai Fu (Largo)
- Messiah - And The Glory Of The Lord
- Concerto Grosso In A Minor, Op. 6, No. 4 - Larghetto Affettuoso
- Organ Concerto In F, Op. 4, No. 4 Allegro
- Water Music - Air
- Messiah - For Unto Us A Child Is Born
- Concerto Grosso In B flat, Op. 3, No. 2 - Largo
- Salomon - Sinfonia, Act 3
- The Choice Of Hercules - While For Thy Arms
- Water Music - Allegro (Suite No. 1)
- Suite No. 5 In E - Air With Variations
- Jephtha - How Dark, O Lord
- Organ Concerto In F, Op. 4, No. 5 Alla Siciliana - Presto
- Mi Palpita Il Cor (Solo Cantata) S'un Di M'adora
- Water Music - Andante Allegro Da Capo
- Concerto for Trumpet & Orchestra in E-flat: First Movement
- Symphony No. 94 in G: Surprise Symphony-second movement
- Concerto for Violin No. 2 in D: Third Movement
- Flute Trio No. 31 in G: Second Movement
- Symphony No. 31 in D: Hornsignal-First Movement
- String Quartet No. 17 in F, Op. 3, no. 5: Serenade Quartet-Second Movement
- Sinfonia Concertante in B-flat for Violin, Cello, Oboe, Bassoon and Orchestra-Third Movement
- Concerto for 2 Horns & Orchestra in E-flat: Second Movement
- Symphony No. 88 in G: Fourth Movement
- String Quartet No. 77 in C: Kaiser Quartet-Poco adagio cantabile
- Notturno No. 1 in C: Second Movement
- Symphony No. 98 in B: Londoner No. 4-Fourth Movement
- Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - first movement
- Piano Concerto in A - second movement
- Flute Concerto in D - Rondeau
- Serenade - Minuet
- Violin Concerto - first movement
- Symphony No. 40 in G minor - first movement
- Clarinet Concerto - second movement
- Turkish March
- Divertimento - Minuet
- Horn Concerto No. 3 in E-flat - first movement
- Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67-First Movement
- Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27, no. 2: Moonlight Sonata-First Movement
- Overture
- O welche Lust (Prisoners' Chorus)
- Ha, welch ein Augenblick (Pizarros's Aria)
- Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37: Second Movement
- Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D, Op. 61: Third Movement
- Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13: Pathétique-Second Movement
- Sympony No. 6 in F, Op. 68: Pastorale-First Movement
- Fantasy for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra in C minor, Op. 80: Choral Fantasy - Finale
- German Dance No. 1 In C
- Impromptu Op. 90, No. 3 In G-Flat
- Heidenroslein
- Ave Maria
- Der Lindenbaum
- Quintet In A 'Trout Quintet' - Andante
- Mass No. 6 In E-Flat - Kyrie
- Die Schone Mullerin Des Mullers Blumen
- German Dance No. 2 In G
- Piano Sonata In B-Flat
- Nachtgesang Im Walde
- Winterreise - No. 15: Die Krahe
- German Mass - Zum Sanctus (Heilit, Heilig Ist Der Herr)
- Symphony No. 8 In B Minor 'Unfinished' - Second Movement
- Waltz No. 1 in E-flat, Op. 18 Grande Valse brillante
- Nocturne in E-flat, Op. 9, no. 2
- Etude in G-flat, Op. 10, no. 5
- Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21-Second Movement
- Mazurka in D minor, Op. 33, no. 2
- Prelude in D-flat, Op. 28, no. 15 Raindrop
- Etude in C, Op. 10, no. 1
- Nocturne in D-flat, Op. 27, no. 2
- Impromptu No. 4 in C-sharp minor, Op. 66 Fantasy Impromptu
- Scherzo in B minor, Op. 20
- Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35-Third Movement
- Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 - Third Movement
- Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor - first movement 113.String Seranade - Waltz
- Violin Concerto - second movement
- The Sleeping Beauty - Waltz
- Capriccio Italien, Op. 45
- Swan Lake - Waltz
- Eugene Onegin - Polonaise
- The Nutcracker - Waltz of the Flowers
- Orchestral Suite No. 4 - Mozartiana - Third Movement
- Swan Lake - Dance of the Swans
- Symphony No. 6 in B minor - Pathétique - Third Movement
- Hungarian Dance No.5
- Lullaby
- Symphony No.1 in C minor, Op. 68 - Third Movement
- Intermezzo in E-flat, Op.117, no. 1
- Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D, Op. 77 - Third Movement
- Waltz, Op. 39, no. 15
- Concert for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in B-flat, Op. 83 - Second Movement
- String Quintet in G, Op. 111 - Second Movement
- Symphony No.4 in E minor, Op. 98 - Third Movement
- Intermezzo in A minor, Op. 76, no. 7
- Hungarian Dance No.1 in G minor
- German Requiem Selig sind die Toten (Final Chorus)
- Die Fledermaus - Overture
- Kaiser Waltz, Op.437
- Thunder And Lightning Polka, Op. 324
- Roses From The South Waltz, Op. 388
- AnnenPolka, Op. 117
- Vienna Blood Waltz, Op. 354
- Eljen A Magyar Polka, Op. 332
- Wine, Women and Song Waltz, Op. 333
- On The Beautiful Blue Danube Waltz, Op. 134
- Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg - Overture
- Tannhauser - Die Pilger sind's (Pilgims' Chorus)
- Tannhauser - O du mein holder Abendstern (Wolfram's Aria)
- Lohengrin - Act 3 Prelude and Bridal Chorus
- The Flying Dutchman - Jo-ho-he Traft ihr das Schiff (Senta's Ballad)
- The Flying Dutchman - Steuermann, lass die Wacht (Sailors' Chorus)
- Die Walkure - Wintersturme wichen dem Wonnemond (Siegmund's Aria)
- Die Walkure - Ride of the Valkyries
- Siegfried Hoho! Hoho! Hohei! Schmiede mein Hammer (Siegfried's Forging Song)
- Tristan und Isolde - Liebestod
- Thus sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 (excerpt)
- Don Juan, Op. 20
- Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64, I.Nacht
- Don Quixote, Op.35, first movement: Introduction
- Salome, Op. 54, Dance Of The Seven Veils
- Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59, Finale: Hab' mir's gelobt ihn lieb zu haben
- Piano Concerto 2 In C minor, Op. 18 - First Movement
- Vocalise, Op.34, No. 14
- Prelude In G Sharp minor, Op. 32, No. 12
- Piano Concerto No. 4 In G minor, Op. 40 - Third Movement
- Symphony No. 2 In E minor, Op. 27 - Third Movement
- Piano Concerto No. 1 In F sharp minor, Op. 1 - Second Movement
- Rhapsody, Op. 43 On A Theme By Paganini
- Hungarian Rhapsody No.2
- Liebestraum No.3 in A-flat
- Piano Concerto No.1 in E-flat - third movement
- Angelus
- Mephisto Waltz No.1 (Dance in a Village Tavern)
- Prelude and Fugue on B-A-C-H
- Dante Symphony - Finale. - Purgatorio - Magnificat
- Les Préludes
- Boléro
- Daphnis et Chloé first movement: Nocturne
- Rhapsodie Espagnole
- Shéhérazade - first movement: Asie
- Ma Mère l'Oye - fourth movement: La Belle et la Bête
- Introduction and Allegro for Harp, Flute, Clarinet, and String Quartet
- La Valse
- Slavic Dance No. 1 in C, Op. 46, no.1
- Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 'From the New World' - second movement
- Humoresque, Op. 101
- Slavic Dance No. 8 in G minor, Op. 46, no. 8
- Serenade for String Orchestra, Op. 22 - second movement
- Romance for Violin and Orchestra In F minor, Op. 11
- Symphony No. 7 in D minor - third movement
- Melodie (Songs My Mother Taught Me)
- Carneval Overture, Op. 92
- Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in B minor, Op. 104 - third movement
- Symphony No.4 In A, Op. 90. Italian - First Movement
- Frühlingslied In A, Op. 62, No. 6
- Wedding March (From A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op.61)
- Duetto In F, Op.30, No.6 (From Songs Without Words)
- String Symphony No.9 In C. Schweitzer Symphony - Third Movement
- Concerto For Violin, Piano And String Orchestra No. 1 In D minor - Second Movement
- Symphony No.3 In A minor, Op.56 Scottish - Third Movement"
- Notturno (From A Midsumment Night's Dream, Op. 61)
- Rondo Capriccioso, Op.14
- String Symphony No. 12 In G minor - First Movement
- Venetian Gondola Song In F Sharp minor, Op.30, No.6
- Scherzo (From A Midsumment Night's Dream, Op. 61)
- Violin Concerto In E minor, Op.64 - Third Movement
- Peer Gynt - Suite No. 1, Op. 46 - Morgenstimmung
- Holberg Suite, Op. 40 - I. Prelude. Allegro vivace
- Holberg Suite, Op. 40 - IV. Air. Andante religioso
- Arietta, Op. 12, no. 1
- Homage March from Sigurd Jorsalfar, Op. 56
- Peer Gynt - Suite No. 2, Op. 55 - Solveig's Song
- Wedding Day at Troldhauen, Op. 65, no. 6
- The Last Spring, Op. 34, no. 2
- Peer Gynt - Suite No. 1, Op 46 - Anitra's Dance
- Nordic Melody Op. 63
- Notturno, Op. 54, no. 4
- Elegie, Op. 47, no. 5
- Peer Gynt - Suite No. 2, Op. 55 - Arabic Dance
- Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 - Allegro
- Symphony No. 3 in E flat, Op. 97 - Rhenish - first movement
- Traumerai (from Kinderszenen, Op. 15)
- Mondnacht (from Eichendorff-Liederkreis, Op. 39)
- Aufschwung (from Fantasietucke, Op. 12)
- Triolett, Op. 114, no. 2
- Tanzlied (No. 1 from Duets, Op. 78)
- Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120 - second movement
- Frühlingsgruss
- Abschied (from Waldszenen Op. 82)
- Dichterliebe, Op. 48 - Im wunderschonen Monat Mai
- Manfred Overture, Op. 115
- Romance in F sharp, Op. 28, no. 2
- Die Rose stand im Tau
- Liebesgarten (from Four Duets, Op. 34)
- Warum? (from Fantasiestucke, Op. 12)
- Kennst du das Land, Op.79, no. 29 (from Lieder der Mignon, Op. 98a)
- Von fremden Landern und Menschen (from Kinderszenen, Op. 15)
Album Description
An extraordinary 20-CD collection of great works by Bach, Vivaldi, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Ravel, Mendelssohn, Rachmaninoff, J. Strauss, R. Strauss, Schumann, Wagner, Dvorak, Grieg and Liszt. It also features worldrenowned artists such as Sir Neville Marriner, Martha Argerich, Ivo Pogorelich, Hermann Prey, Reiner Goldberg, Sylvia Sass, Jochen Kowalski, Peter Schreler and many more. This exquisite, copper metallic, deluxe boxed set is the perfect gift for the classical music neophyte.Customer Reviews:
Mill. Classical review.......2007-05-13
classical music for the unitiated.......2007-04-01
Some little gems there that I had forgotten!.......2007-03-30
I found it to be a very good selection overall, but I felt too much had already been heard on TV, which of course is what lots of newcomers to classical music might appreciate. I managed to find about 2 hours of tracks that I wanted to keep, which works out quite expensive per disc, but I did find some wonderful music I had completely forgotten about, so it was worth it. All in all, it represents good value, and I have only knocked one star off as so much of it had been used in adverts.
It is definitely a good introduction to classical music, and it has made me want to listen to more of it, so I don't regret this 'expensive' purchase one bit!
Classical Masterpieces of the Millennium [20 CD Set]
A very helpful collection.......2007-03-24
To criticize the set for not containing more composers, or more than just snippets of those who are in the set, is missing the point: it is a helpful introduction to finding your way in the huge maze of classical music. It succeeds admirably in this.
Sound quality is uniformly very good on an audiophile system.
Highly recommended.
Excellent!.......2007-03-08
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Brother Sun, Sister Moon
Gregorian Chant , William Byrd , John Taverner , Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina , Samuel Scheidt , John Sheppard , Maurice Durufle , Robert White , Cambridge Singers , Gerald Finley , and John Rutter Manufacturer: American Gramaphone ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000005MF Release Date: 1990-10-25 |
Tracks:
- Music Of The Morning Rite: a. Alleluia - b. Haec Dies
- Music Of The Morning Rite: Easter Sequence
- Dum Transisset Sabbatum
- Sanctus
- Exsultate Deo
- a. Easter Acclamations b. Surrexit Christus Hodie
- Music Of The Evening Rite: Before The Ending Of The Day
- Music Of The Evening Rite: In Pace
- Music Of The Evening Rite: Into Thy Hands, O Lord
- Music Of The Evening Rite: Ubi Caritas
- Music Of The Evening Rite: Keep Me As The Apple Of An Eye And Nunc Dimittisa
- Music Of The Evening Rite: O Christ, Who Art The Light And Day
- Music Of The Evening Rite: a. We Will Lay Us Down In Peace b. Libera Nos, Salva Nos
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A brief glance at the packaging for this recording might make you think New Age, and indeed this label normally offers recordings in that vein. The disc's cover tells nothing about the music inside--all we see are the ruins of an ancient abbey, the moon in the sky on the front, the sun on the back. But wait. If you get far enough to listen to the recording, you'll find one of the most beautiful and beautifully programmed choral recordings in the catalog. The compositions, organized into the categories "Music of the Morning Rite" and "Music of the Evening Rite," are mostly from 16th- century composers--Byrd, Taverner, Sheppard, White--with a few Gregorian chants and a gorgeous rendition of the 20th-century motet by Duruflé, "Ubi caritas." Conductor/choral music legend John Rutter has assembled a program that's both uplifting and restful; the performance is faultless. One could only complain about the short (39 and a half minutes) playing time. --David VernierCustomer Reviews:
Choral work at it's finest........2007-06-03
I have since purchased many other Rutter titles including "Images of Christ", and more recently "Lighten our Darkness"
Love it.......2007-05-02
Light and shadows.......2003-07-29
--Brother Sun--
The first half of the disc is largely composed of pieces from the liturgical Morning Prayer cycle, concentrating on texts from Easter, the most important of Christian days. From the Alleluia to the Acclamations and Surrexit Christus Hodie (Christ is risen today), the flow from Gregorian Chant to compositions by Byrd, Taverner and Palestrina (giants of this type of music) in increasing energy and glory, as befits both a Morning service (time to wake up!) as well as a celebration of the resurrection of Christ. Perhaps of particular note here is the cantoring of bass Gerald Finley in the Easter Acclamations.
--Sister Moon--
The second half of the disc concentrates on music of the evening; in particular, the Compline service, a service of unwinding and sombre meditation with which monastic communities conclude their days of work and worship. Many churches have reincorporated Compline into a regular cycle of services; some have even done so as a result of exposure to this recording. The music here is softer and less energetic than that of Morning prayer. This includes music from Whyte and Sheppard (also masters of the Medieval-to-Renaissance liturgical polyphony) as well as a brilliant motet by twentieth century composer Duruflé for the Ubi Caritas.
--Liner Notes--
The notes for this recording include the titles and words, in both Latin and English, for each of the pieces recorded here. It has an excerpt from a prayer by St. Francis, and a basic introduction to the music relating it historically and liturgically. One thing conspicuously missing is any biographical information about John Rutter, or any descriptive information about the Cambridge Singers apart from the basic listing of singers.
--John Rutter--
Rutter was born in London and educated at Clare College, Cambridge. This was where his career as a composer, arranger and conductor began. His early work was with groups at King's College Chapel at Cambridge as well as the Bath Choir and Philharmonic Orchestra. He has worked for the BBC providing music for educational series such as 'The Archaeology of the Bible Lands', until in 1979 he began forming the Cambridge Singers, and has continued a remarkable career of performance and recording as their director ever since.
--The Cambridge Singers--
The Cambridge Singers are a mixed choir of voices, many of whom were members of choir of Rutter's college, Clare College, Cambridge. While they specialise in English and Latin liturgical pieces, they have a wide range of recordings that span from modern compositions (including a remarkable requiem by Rutter) to English folk songs of the Middle Ages. For this particular recording, the choir consisted of eleven sopranos, six altos, six tenors, and six basses.
Cambridge Singers = Quality.......2002-05-23
American Gramaphone, please reissue this title........2000-03-30
John Rutter trains his singers to sing without vibrato, and blends their voices with such balance that they come together as a single instrument. The selection on this CD is perfect to demonstrate the clarity and richness of this ensemble. If American Gramaphone does reissue this title, I will be first in line to purchase it.
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Music for a Hidden Chapel
Manufacturer: Hmf Classical Exp. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0001XP1UK Release Date: 2004-06-08 |
Customer Reviews:
a voice teacher and early music fan.......2007-01-15
In his position as Master of Musicke, he was called upon for music for every sort of occasion, and rose nobly to the challenge, inventing new types of composition as need arose. He composed a number of songs with string quartet accompaniments, actually the first vocal solos in which instruments played the part purely of accompaniment.
The music on this disc is in some ways very different from the ideal 16th century motet, and from the rest of Byrd's output. The words are set succinctly even tersely, in a manner that seems understated until after repeated hearings, the richness of its subtext emerges in the ear. One of the reasons for the music's restraint is its liturgical purpose; decorum or appropriateness was the highest aesthetic principle of the age, which Byrd fully respected. Thus, it was not written to be sung by large ranks of male choristers in large Gothic cathedrals, but for small private family worship and performed with a handful of trained musicians under the composer's direction. The intimacy of the music nevertheless encourages a certain spiritual intensity that Byrd had not attempted in his earlier motets.
There is no better group than Chanticleer (named after the Rooster in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales) to sing this literature. They are correct in every aspect : vocal accuracy as to pitch and tone quality; excellent balance between the parts and superior emotional investment. Just a great listen!!!!!
Following is a list of the selections:1."In Tempore Paschali" (In Paschal Time) mass for 5 voices. 2. "Regina caeli" (Queen of Heaven)motet for 3 voices 3. "In Assumptione Beatae Mariae Virginis" (On the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary)mass for 5 voices 4. "Ave Regina caelorum" (Hail, Queen of the Heavens)antiphon for 4 voices 5. "Salve Regina"(Hail, Queen)antiphon for 4 voices
Excellent music, faulty presentation.......2006-08-14
My only criticism is with the presentation; while acknowledging that Classical Express is Harmonia Mundi's low-price line, this album could have been much improved by splitting individual selections into their own tracks, and including the texts in the liner notes instead of referring the listener to a website. These are both minor points, however, and the former is much more irritating than the latter.
Recommended.
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Magister Leoninus: Sacred Music from 12th-Century Paris
Manufacturer: Hyperion UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000002ZZE Release Date: 1997-09-09 |
Tracks:
- Alleluya. Non vos relinquam orphanos
- Alleluya. Dulce lignum, dulces clavos
- Alleluya. Spiritus Sanctus procedens
- Alleluya. Paraclitus Spiritus Sanctus
- Priusquam te formarem
- Alleluya. Inter natos mulierum
- Viderunt omnes fines terre
- Alleluya. Dies sanctificatus illuxit nobis
- Alleluya. Pascha nostrum immolatus est
Customer Reviews:
Fine performances of some of the very oldest Western music.......2005-12-08
My only disappointment is that the recording is not that of an entire mass, but of several pieces of masses from the important Christian festival days, most especially Christmas and Easter.
As usual, the Hyperion package and recording quality is first rate. The age, quality of the performance, and quality of the recording alone should make this an important recording for your colleciton.
Strangely compelling.......2001-01-07
The programme recorded here features some of Magister Leoninus' finest and most significant works, including "Alleluya. Non vos relinquam orphanos," "Alleluya. Pascha nostrum immolatus est" and "Viderunt omnes terre" - music with a key role in the liturgy at major festivals of the church's year. These particular motets could even be considered as the Christmas and Easter carols of their day: listen to them long enough and they will prove just as irresistable as their familiar modern counterparts.
Part of that irresistability is due to the excellent performances on this disc. Red Byrd, consisting here of its founders John Potter and Richard Wistreich, sings the polyphonic music whilst the Cappella Amsterdam provide the plainchant. Their performance methods show clear signs of research; listening to it, I cannot help but imagine that this is what the music really sounded like when it was first performed. The Amsterdam singers give an exemplary demonstration of how plainchant should be sung: flowing from note to note almost like liquid, clearly enunciated, perfectly in tune and making something out of every word and sound (as though meditating on it). And Red Byrd does even better - John Potter is no stranger to this music, having recorded twelfth century material for ECM and Hyperion with the Hilliard Ensemble (his intonation at the very opening "Alleluya" is a spine-tingling and unforgettable sound); Richard Wistreich supports him with a rich baritone voice and demonstrates remarkable breath control in sustaining the underlying chant. Together, their balance is faultless, their embellishments are exquisite, their phrasing and attention to musical detail is scintillating. To cap it all, the recording venue (not revealed on the box but definitely somewhere in Amsterdam) provides some generous acoustics, completing this vivid aural impression of twelfth century polyphony at its simplest and best.
Highly recommended!
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Women in Chant: Recordare: Remembering the Mysteries in the Life of Jesus, Son of Mary
The Choir of Benedictine Nuns at the Abbey of Regina Laudis Manufacturer: Sounds True Direct ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000059SW1 Release Date: 2001-03-13 |
Tracks:
- Recordare
- Alma Redemptoris Mater
- Meditation: Recordare I. - Mother Dolores Hart
- Ave Maria
- Beatam Me Dicent/Magnificat
- Hodie Christus Natus Est
- Accipiens Simeon/Nunc Dimittis
- Non Invenientes Jesum/Benedictus
- Ave Regina Caelorum
- Meditation: Recordare II. - Mother Dolores Hart
- In Monte Oliveti
- Lamentation
- O Vos Omnes
- Crux Fidelis
- Tenebrae Factae Sunt
- Christus Factus Est
- Regina Caeli
- Meditation: Recordare III. - Mother Dolores Hart
- Haec Dies
- Pascha Nostrum
- Victimae Paschali Laudes
- Viri Galilaei
- Veni Sancte Spiritus
- Assumpta Est Maria
- Signum Magnum
- Salve Regina
- Collect And Final Blessing
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HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR STUDY OF LIVING GREGORIAN CHANT.......2007-02-27
Gracefully directed by Dr. Marier, this recording wonderfully captures the greatest living Gregorian choir fully active in the United States of America, at the Abbey of Regina Laudis, which daily and nightly maintains the true cycle of Gregorian chant, completely, in the living of the Rule of Saint Benedict with all of the liturgical hours fully chanted as ever through the centuries, per saeculum saeculi. The best way, then, to experience in union this true and living and breathing chant is to spend as much time as possible on retreat at the Abbey in still rural Bethlehem, Connecticut. Lacking that ability, live with this disk, and let it play day and night until it becomes a part of your bones and you sing with it without yet quite knowing it.
I strongly recommend this disk for anyone who fully and deeply wants to know Gregorian Chant, as chanted by a contemplative community of devoted and committed women in America. Hear also their recording, also with Mr. Marier, of the Festal Celebrations of the Virgin Martyrs and Our Lady of Sorrows, which includes the founding Abbess Mother Benedict's blessing.
Please note in particular the most important Marian hymns are included on this disk, for anyone seriously interested in learning the most important Gregorian Marian tones. FOr instance you find here a solemn version of the Magnificat, the greatest hymn of Mary directly from the Gospel of Saint Luke, which is chanted every day at Vespers without exception by any monastic choir worthy of the name. We also may find here Regina coeli and the wonderful seasonal hymn, Salve Regina. Please look closely at the play list and you find nearly every traditional Marian hymn you can recall. Within this collection are scriptural meditations beautifully read by Mother Dolores Hart, an actress who was on her way to becoming the next Grace Kelly (who had then abdicated her throne to take on the throne of Monaco) but entered Regina Laudis monastery instead, filling its readings with the depths of her trained and restrained and profoundly emotional voicings. We are very fortunate she is so well recorded here, and regret she never made at the height of her powers an audiobook of the entire Holy Bible, or at least the Psalms, or Gospels . . .
In other words, what more can you possibly ask for?
Please note the photograph on this product, the Mysteries in the Life of Jesus, Son of Mary, is of the new Abbess, Mother David, who is currently directing the choir in a fresh recording of the hymns of Christmas, a new recording which may be available come Christmas of this year. In the mystery of Bethlehem, that will be well worth adding to your music library, for anyone serious about studying the true Gregorian chant as it is lived and breathed daily by this now too rare and precious choir.
Please also see the soon-to-be-released biography of Mother Benedict from Ignatious Press. Let us learn to cherish our American saints and study from them how to live in peace and loving Catholic community in this quadrant of the hemisphere.
Please see all of the Abbey's rare recordings at their website.
Excellent recording of Gregorian Chants.......2002-04-09
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Easter: Gregorian Chant
Manufacturer: Delta ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0007PAMM4 Release Date: 2005-03-01 |
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Gregorian Chants for All Seasons
Manufacturer: Vox (Classical) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000001K22 Release Date: 1992-11-04 |
Tracks:
- Introit For The 1st Sunday In Advent (Mode 8)
- Introit For The 4th Sunday In Advent (Mode 4)
- Communion 3rd Sunday In Advent (Mode 7)
- Introit For The 3rd Sunday In Advent (Mode 1)
- Offertory For The 4th Sunday In Advent (Mode 8)
- Hymn For Christmas Vespers (Mode 1)
- Introit For The 3rd Christmas Mass (Mode 7)
- Alleluia Of The 3rd Christmas Mass (Mode 8)
- Communion For The Feast Of The Holy Confessor (Mode 8)
- Gradual For The Feast Of The Holy Confessor (Mode 2)
- Offertory For The 2nd Sunday After Epiphany (Mode 6)
- Communion For The 2nd Sunday After Epiphany (Mode 6)
- Introit For Sexagesima Sunday (Mode 1)
- Tract Of Sexagesima Sunday (Mode 8)
- Communion For The 2nd Sunday In Lent (Mode 5)
- Offertory For Palm Sunday (Mode 8)
- Gradual For Maundy Thursday (Mode 5)
- Offertory For Maundy Thursday (Mode 2)
Tracks:
- Introit For Easter Sunday (Mode 4)
- Gradual For Easter Sunday (Mode 2)
- Alleleuia For Easter Sunday (Mode 7)
- Sequence For Easter Sunday (Mode 1)
- Offertory For Easter Sunday (Mode 4)
- Communion For Easter Sunday (Mode 6)
- Antiphon For Easter Sunday In Praise Of Mary (Mode 6)
- Introit For Ascension (Mode 7)
- Offertory For Ascension (Mode 1)
- Introit For Pentecost Sunday (Mode 8)
- Sequence For Pentecost Sunday (Mode 1)
- Communion For Corpus Christi Day (Mode 7)
- Introit For The Feast Of The Immaculate Conception (Mode 3)
- Introit For The Feast Of Christ The King (Mode 3)
- Communion For The Feast Of Christ The King (Mode 6)
- Introit For All Saints Day (Mode 1)
- Offertory For All Saints Day (Mode 1)
- Communion For All Saints Day (Mode 1)
- Introit For All Souls Day (Mode 6)
- Antiphon For Burial Service (Mode 7)
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Inner Voices: Soothing Music for the Soul
Manufacturer: Spj Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00005Y9WQ Release Date: 1998-07-28 |
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Gregorian Chants
Manufacturer: Madacy Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000000KFW Release Date: 1994-09-08 |
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Eternal Light
Gloriae Dei Cantores Manufacturer: Paraclete Press ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0007U3JRO Release Date: 2005-03-15 |
Album Description
Gloriae Dei Cantores presents a "collector's edition" of some of its most beloved meditative choral works. This must-have volume is ideal for playing at home, on the commute, at the office, or any place that would be enhanced by the lush choral melodies of Palestrina, Rachmaninoff, Brahms, Argento, and others.Track Listings:
- Edmund Rubbra: The Sacred Muse
- Efrem Kurtz: Shostakovich: Symphony No.10/The Age of Gold-Ballet Suite
- Enchanted Castles
- Entre Dos Mundos
- Erwin Schulhoff: Solo and Ensemble Works, Vol.2
- Feasts of Our Lady
- François Devienne: Bassoon Concertos
- Geza Anda Plays Beethoven
- Gregorian Chant Rediscovered [Explicit Lyrics]
- Gregorian Chant Sampler 1
Track Listings
Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes [Gold Disc] [Gold CD]
Finzi: Intimations of Immortality; Grande Fantasia & Toccata
First It Giveth, Pt. 2 [CD-single] [Import]
Friedman plays Mendelssohn, Chopin, Liszt
Hand It Down/This Road [Import]
Grace Cathedral Concert [Live]
Hand Over Your Loved Ones [Import]