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Average customer rating: I love it and I give it as a gift MarMSED Diverse range but the songs are butchered...

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Tracks:

1. Gloria In Excelsis Deo - Academy And Chorus Of St Martin In The Fields
2. Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring - Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
3. Zadok The Priest - Ambrosian Singers
4. Miserere Mei, Deus - Gerald Finley
5. Veni Creator Spiritus - Choir Of The Monks Of The Benedictine Monastery Of Santo Domingo De Silos
6. Lacrimosa - London Philharmonic Choir
7. For Unto Us A Child Is Born - Ambrosian Singers
8. The Heavens Are Telling - John Shirley-Quirk
9. Panis Angelicus - Halle Choir
10. Ave Maria - Groupe Vocal De France
11. Ode To Joy - The Westminster Choir
12. Va, Pensiero - Chorus Of the Royal Opera House
13. Chorus Of Slave Girls - Chorus Of The National Theatre Of Sophia
14. Coro De Romanticos - Coro Cantores De Madrid
15. In Paradisum - Choir Of Kings College, Cambridge
16. Totus Tuus - Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
17. Song For Athene - Winchester Cathedral Choir
18. Celebration - London Symphony Chorus
19. Jerusalem - Royal Choral Society

Tracks:

1. Zion Hort Die Wachter - South German Madrigal Choir
2. Pleni Sunt Coeli Et Terra - Charles Brett
3. Hallelujah Chorus - Ambrosian Singers
4. Thou Knowest, Lord - Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
5. Veni Sancte Spiritus - Choir Of The Monks Of The Benedictine Monastery Of Santo Domingo De Silos
6. Awake The Harp - City Of Birmingham Symphony Chorus
7. And Then Shall Your Light Break Forth - New Philharmonia Chorus
8. L'Adieu Des Bergers - Choeurs Rene Duclos
9. Agnus Dei - Peter Barley
10. Cantique De Jean Racine - MONKS AND CHOIRBOYS OF DOWNSIDE ABBEY
11. Ave Verum Corpus - Schutz Consort
12. Begluckt Darf Nun Dich, O Heimat - Bavarian State Opera Chorus, Munich
13. Vedi! Le Fosche Notturne Spoglie - Chorus Of the Royal Opera House
14. Laudamus Te - Radio France Chorus
15. Chichester Psalms - Rachel Masters
16. The Lamb - Vasari Singers
17. Agnus Dei - Winchester Cathedral Choir
18. Requiem Aeternam - Choir Of Kings College, Cambridge
19. Dies Irae - Philharmonia Chorus
20. O Fortuna - London Philharmonic Choir
21. Pomp And Circumstance March No. 1 (Land Of Hope Glory) - Royal Choral Society

Customer Reviews:

I love it and I give it as a gift.......2006-12-11

This is the first collection of choral music that I've purchased and I love it. I own copies of operas and requiems and masses, but if you attend choral concerts, as I have been recently, you learn there is a huge colletion of choral music appart from the forms I've been listening to. I appreciate the producers selecting "Song for Athene" by Tavener and "Celebration (Standing Stone)" by McCartney. They are new to me and I love them. Disk 1 ends with "Jerusalem" and Disk 2 ends with "Land of Hope and Glory." As an American I rarely hear these and I am so glad they were included. I believe this album was intended to help popularize choral music and I believe the selections do fine job towards that end.

I know snobs rage against popularizing classical music, but everyone deserves exposure to the beauty of song. I will also mention here "The East Village Opera Company" because they work to popularize opera by setting it to a rock beat. They do a fine job but also get criticized for attempting to popularize classical music.

"The Best Choral Album in the World...Ever" was so popular with my teen-age daughter that it was hard to get it back from her. I give the album as a gift to nephews and nieces.

MarMSED.......2005-08-27

The music selections are extraordinary. The only problem has to do with the balance of sound. There are some parts that are very loud, and some that are so very soft. You have to continually adjust the volume.

Diverse range but the songs are butchered..........2005-07-24

Well, this CD isn't horrible by any stretch, but it is irritating to someone who's more than a casual listener of choral music. I'm by no means as musically "literate" as many reviewers out there, but I have a collection of probably twenty-five or thirty choral CD's and this is one that will probably be gathering dust in the back of the CD book.

The peices are well-performed for the most part, but they are hopelessly edited. Beethoven's Ode to Joy is somewhere around twenty four minutes, but this CD only includes an arrangement of about five minutes. The beautiful Miserere is, uncut, almost eleven minutes but is cut down to five and a half minutes here.

Looking back, I should have realized the major editing that would be involved, just by the sheer number of peices on it. I'm familiar with a great many of them and I know they're too long to fit onto a seventy minute disc without some major cutting going on. I just didn't reason that out before I shelled out the money for it.

Bottom line. This CD has decent singing, but is nothing special. If you're a newcomer to this genre, you might get this as a quick overview of the different types of choral music out there, but if you're any kind of an avid listener, this CD will drive you insane with the severity of the cuts. Beginners, if you're looking for a great collection CD, you'd do better to look at "Choral Moods". It doesn't have the diversity in styles of this one, but it will introduce you to incredibly talented composers. To the old hats out there, steer clear of this one and look to CD's by your preferred individual composers themselves. It's more money, but much less frustration in the long run. The old sayings are sometimes the best: You get what you pay for.

Average customer rating: Nice A Resounding Success A Voice Feast from the Middle Ages

Leonin, Perotin: Sacred Music from Notre-Dame Cathedral Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Sacred & Religious | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems Vocal & Song | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Chants | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music $6.99 and Under | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Similar Items: Dunstable: Sweet Harmony - Masses and Motets Machaut: La Messe de Nostre Dame; Songs from Le Voir Dit Perotin / The Hilliard Ensemble Dufay: Missa L'homme armé; Supremum est mortalibus bonum Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli, Missa Aeterna ASIN: B0009SQC8W Release Date: 2005-07-19

Tracks:

1. Beata Viscera
2. Viderunt Omnes
3. Viderunt Omnes
4. (Plainchant) ... Fines Terre Salutare Dei ...
5. (2-Part Organum) ... Notum Fecit ...
6. ... Dominus ...
7. ... Salutare Suum Ante Conspectum ...
8. (Plainchant) ... Justitiam Suam
9. (2-Part Organum) ...Viderunt Omnes ...
10. (Plainchant) ... Fines Terre Salutare Dei ...
11. (2-Part Organum) ... Notum Fecit ...
12. ... Dominus ...
13. (Plainchant) ... Justitiam Suam
14. (2-Part Organum) ...Viderunt Omnes ...
15. (Plainchant) ... Fines Terre Salutare Dei ...
16. (2-Part Clausula): ... Dominus ...
17. (2-Part Clausula): ... Dominus ...
18. (2-Part Clausula): ... Dominus ...
19. (2-Part Clausula): ... Dominus ...
20. (2-Part Clausula): ... Dominus ...
21. (2-Part Clausula): ... Dominus ...
22. (2-Part Motet): Factum Est Salutare/
23. (4-Part Organum): Viderunt Omnes ...
24. (Plainchant) ... Fines Terre Salutare Dei ...
25. (4-Part Organum): Notum Fecit ...
26. ... Dominus ...
27. .... Salutare Suum Ante Conspectum ...
28. (Plainchant) ... Justitiam Suam
29. (Plainchant): Viderunt Omnes ...
30. (Organum After 9th-Century Scolica Enchiriadis)...
31. (4-Part Organum): Sederunt Principes
32. (4-Part Conductus): Vetus Abit Littera

Customer Reviews:

Nice.......2006-11-04

This is a very good example of Polyphony as practiced in Notre Dame .....

A Resounding Success .......2005-12-27

If one read the album notes but failed to read the fine print on the rear of the jacket, one would likely assume that this recording was made in Notre Dame Cathedral, which it was not. It was recorded at Chancelade Abbey, Dordogne, France. (http://chapaq.free.fr/Congregations/Chancelade.htm)

The notes mention the fact that both Leonin and Perotin worked at Notre Dame and were both responsible for the Organum. Organum is Polyphony used in liturgical music from the late 9th century to c. 1250.

I bring this up because few people, even musicologists, understand the vital roles that acoustics and harmonics(overtones)played in the composition of sacred music until about the Seventeenth Century.

The musicologist, Thurston Dart, summarizes the influence that reverberation has on composers:

"But even a superficial study shows that early composers were very aware of the effect on their music of the surroundings in which it was to be performed, and that they deliberately shaped their music accordingly. Musical acoustics can be roughly divided into resonant, room and outdoor. Plainsong is resonant music; so is the harmonic style of Leonin and Perotin .. Perotin's music, in fact, is perfectly adapted to the acoustics of the highly resonant cathedral (Notre Dame Paris) for which it was written...."
(Thurston Dart, musicologist, "The interpretation of Music",Hutchinson, London pp56-57 (1954).

I think, like most 'moderns', Mr. Dart has got it backwards -- these composers were mostly aware of the effect of the surroundings upon their music. Composers like Leonin and Perotin and others, notably Allegri (composer of the famous "Miserere"), were more interested on the effect that the music, augmented by the acoustics, had on the congregation, in terms of literally uplifting their spirits and assisting them in participating directly in what was called the "Communion of Saints".


E. Power Biggs said: "An organist will take al the reverberation time he is given, and then ask for a bit more.... Many of Bach's organ works are designed .... to explore reverberation. Consider the pause that follows the ornamented proclamation that opens the famous Toccata in D minor. Obviously this is for the enjoyment of the notes as they remain suspended in the air". Church music sounds wrong when performed in a small non-reverberant space with a lot of acoustic absorbent such as curtains and carpets."
(http://www.acoustics.salford.ac.uk/acoustics_world/concert_hall_acoustics/acoustics_music.html)

E. Power Biggs and the pundits at Salford University, assume that Bach and his predecessors valued acoustics and resonance primarily from the standpoint of aesthetics. In other words, they chose reverberant halls because their music sounded better when performed in them. I believe that they too are missing the point. Acoustic Archeologists, like John Reid and Paul Devereux are beginning to discover that ancient holy places, such as Stonehenge and also the Gothic Cathedrals, like Notre Dame de Paris, were actually tuned to resonate certain specific pitches or sound frequencies. They are or contain what are called "resonant chambers".

A resonant chamber essentially reflects and amplifies or "empowers" certain specific frequencies, particularly when they are sung by a chorus (or congregation) of "pure voices" in unison. These frequencies and the harmonies reproduced by the reverberations elicited certain specific emotional responses, such as awe and reverence, from the assembly. I'm sure that Leonin and Perotin were well aware of the marvelous acoustics of Notre Dame and structured their music to take full advantage of it.

After the invention of the printing press, increasingly more emphasis was placed on the written and spoken word. Music was no longer spontaneously created or improvised and less and more reverberant acoustics only served to muddle the words of the preacher or celebrant.

I'm guessing that the reason why the producer, Jeremy Summerly, chose not to record this music in its original home is because it now uses a P.A. or electronic audio system, which is more appropriate for the modern mostly-spoken Mass. Masses are undoubtedly still sung there but the voices are likely amplified and filtered by electronics. The addition of modern furnishings can also affect the acoustics.

Speaking of electronics -- it is now possible to accurately reproduce the acoustics of a particular space, like Notre Dame Cathedral, electronically. The acoustics of Notre Dame have already been captured and digitally reproduced, I believe, by the Japanese Yamaha Company. Unfortunately, I did not have that particular software program ("algorhythm") but, using other software, I was able to create my own semi-cavernous cathedral space.

What an awesome experience!

Even without the virtual cathedral enhancement, the sound is marvelous and the performance is excellent.

One more technical consideration -- this recording was recorded and edited at 24-bit resolution. Unlike recordings made at a lower bit-rate, the sound, particularly in the higher registers, is smooth and clean. I wish that Jeremy Summerly would record Allegri's "Miserere" in a space that is acoustically similar to the Sistine Chapel, using the same technology. I haven't heard a recording of this work where the vital higher harmonics are not badly distorted.

Tim O'Hanlon

A Voice Feast from the Middle Ages.......2005-07-23

Recorded and edited in 24 bit resolution, this Naxos recording is a joy to the ears. The performing voices are solid and the direction of Antony Pitts has a sometimes dramatic, majestic, tempo. The only reason I did not concede full 5 stars is because in the Middle Ages female voices for Lithurgy were almost unknown, and in this record there are two sopranos and an Alto. If you enjoy Early Music you will need this record, if you are a beginner this is an intelligent way to introduce you to Polyphony, a cornerstone of Western music.

Average customer rating: Excellent introduction to this countertenor and well-rounded compilation of his work heavenly a voice teacher and early music fan Baroque My Heart Sublime compliation of Scholl's Harmonia Mundi recordings

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Tracks:

1. The Three Ravens - Andreas Scholl/Andreas Martin
2. Barbara Allen - Andreas Scholl/Andreas Martin
3. Messiah: Air 'But Who May Abide The Day Of His Coming?' - Andreas Scholl
4. Serse: Sinf - Andreas Scholl
5. Serse. Recitativo: Frondi Tenere - Andreas Scholl
6. Serse: Atto I, Scena 1. Aria: Ombra Mai Fu - Andreas Scholl
7. Cantate, RV 684 'Cessate, Omai Cessate': Largo E Sciolto: Cessate, Omai Cessate - Andreas Scholl/Ens 415/Chiara Banchini
8. Cantate, RV 684 'Cessate, Omai Cessate': Larghetto & Andante Molto: Ah Ch'infelice Sempre - Andreas Scholl/Ens 415/Chiara Banchini
9. Cantate, RV 684 'Cessate, Omai Cessate': Andante: A Voi Dunque Ricorro - Andreas Scholl/Ens 415/Chiara Banchini
10. Cantate, RV 684 'Cessate, Omai Cessate': Allegro: Nell'orrido Albergo Ricetto Di Pene - Andreas Scholl/Ens 415/Chiara Banchini
11. Messe in b: Agnus Dei - Andreas Scholl/Collegium Vocale/Philippe Herreweghe
12. Stabat Mater (Exc): Eja Mater, Fons Amoris - Andreas Scholl/Ens 415/Chiara Banchini
13. Stabat Mater (Exc): Fac Ut Ardeat - Andreas Scholl/Ens 415/Chiara Banchini
14. Stabat Mater (Exc): Amen - Andreas Scholl/Ens 415/Chiara Banchini
15. Maddalena Ai Piedi Di Cristo. Recitativo Amor Celeste: Di Miei Dardi Possenti - Andreas Scholl
16. Maddalena Ai Piedi Di Cristo. Aria Amor Celeste: Da Quel Strale Che Stilla Veleno - Andreas Scholl
17. Cantate 'Jubilate Domino' - Andreas Scholl/Friederike Heumann/Brigitte Gasser/Markus Markl/Karl-Ernst Schroder
18. Ach Liebste, Lass Uns Eilen - Andreas Scholl/Markus Markl/Karl-Ernst Schroder/ALix Verzier
19. Kunst Des Kussens - Andreas Scholl/Markus Markl/Karl-Ernst Schroder/ALix Verzier
20. Cantate Profane 'Hercules Auf Dem Scheidewege'. Aria Hercules: Treues Echo - Andreas Scholl
21. Matthaus-Passion. Aria: Erbarme Dich - Andreas Scholl/Collegium Vocale/Philippe Herreweghe

Customer Reviews:

Excellent introduction to this countertenor and well-rounded compilation of his work.......2007-04-02

If you're new to Andreas Scholl and want to dip a toe in the water of his recordings I think this would be an excellent choice - not only because it is mid-priced and because it has a generous 21 tracks. This countertenor singer has an unsurpassed voice, pure and beautiful but also strong and yet not overblown. Unlike many singers he doesn't (for me) ruin it by being excessively warbly but adds just the required variety to the tone.

This album contains a selection of tracks from several of his albums for the Harmonia Mundi label (he then switched to Decca and is now back with HM) which include a variety of styles and accompaniments. The first two tracks, for example, are English folksongs, then we have an Air from Handel's Messiah and three tracks (one instrumental) from Handel's Serse opera, some lively Vivaldi cantatas, there are a couple of German baroque songs, a JS Bach opera Aria from Hercules and finally the big guns (in my opinion), "Agnus Dei" from J S Bach's Mass In B Minor, Vivaldi's "Stabat Mater," a Buxtehude cantata "Jubilate Domino" and the incomparable recording of "Erbarme Dich" from the St Matthew Passion by Bach. That last track is so good I tend to feel I have to lie down afterwards and contemplate the world whilst waiting for the hairs on the back of my neck to settle down. The album price is worth it just for that one track.

The accompaniment on this album varies from just lute (in the folk songs), organ lute and cello on the German baroque songs, the Ensemble 415 with Chiara Banchini and several full orchestras. There's something here for everyone and none of the tracks is in any way disappointing (although I have my favourites, of course). The album was produced in 2000 and of course Andreas Scholl has done many more recordings and probably become an even better singer since this album but it's still an excellent album which can be played and enjoyed over and over again.

heavenly.......2006-12-10

andreas scholl does it again. the beauty of this "voice" is expressed in this lovely selection. so far my favorite scholl cd, with his pergolosi stabat mater as a close second. the highlight of this cd i felt was "da quel strale che stilla veleno" from the caldara work madalena ai pieda di christo. with the orchestra directed by his famous teacher rene jacobs this piece is a gem. absolutely heavenly is how i describe the heavenly side of the voice scholl portrays in this sacred opera. other highlights are bach's "agnus dei" from the mass in b minor, which scholl himself has referred to as the most beautiful piece for the countertenor voice. bach's "erbarme dich" from St. Matthews Passion, which he sings in his mother tongue, and his "ombra mai fu" which is the version i favor as opposed that that which appears on his "best of" cd, of which i also recommend. his version of "ah ch'infelice sempre" by vivaldi will give you chills. it is one of my favorites to sing as i am a countertenor as well. a must buy.

a voice teacher and early music fan.......2006-10-13

Andreas Scholl is regarded as one of the finest countertenors of our generation and has appeared throughout the world under the direction of many notable conductors. I personally think that the most important contribution he as has made is to the rediscovery of the German Baroque repertoire. There are two examples on this disc from his album :German Baroque Songs,which I think is one of his finest discs. He is also very interested in pop music and sound techniques. One can only hope that he doesn't decide to make an album of pop songs. He came close to it in that miserable disc: The Three Countertenors. However, I do think this is a very excellent collection of songs from his various recordings. I expecially liked the Vivaldi 'Cessate, omai cessate' and the 2 German Baroque songs: "Ach Liebste, lass uns eilen" by Johann Nauwach and "Kunst des Kussen" by Andreas Hammerschmidt.

Baroque My Heart.......2002-09-13

For a relatively young singer, Andreas Scholl has a surprising number of recordings. This attests to his amazing talent and the increasing popularity of music for countertenors. This CD is a sampler of Scholl's repertoire.

The English folksongs are interesting and pleasant, but for me, it is the Baroque works that truly shine. Scholl's voice is remarkably pure; his versatility and fluidity lend themselves perfectly to the currents of Baroque music. His take on Handel's Xerxes is incredible-this is music at its finest: pure joy, pure passion, raw emotion. It is heart-wrenching and soul-shaking. In "But who may abide the day of His coming?" from the Messiah, Scholl masters the balance between structured discipline and bravura "riffs" that demonstrate a singer's range and talent. Vivaldi's Sabat Mater, one of my favorite pieces of music, gets glorious treatment.

I'm glad that our civilized world had abolished the practice that creates a castrato, and I'm glad that there are rare talents like Scholl who can give us a sense of this musical genre.

The only downside to purchasing this CD is that you will immediately want to run out and purchase the complete version of each sample presented here!

If you enjoy listening to the magic of countertenors, I highly recommend Yoshikazu Mera, an amazing young Japanese artist. Start with his "Baroque Arias" CD, and I'm sure you will try more.

Sublime compliation of Scholl's Harmonia Mundi recordings.......2002-01-23

Andreas Scholl is the countertenor, nay, the *VOICE* of all time. None can match him for clarity, diction, tone, precise phrasing, or *passion* that he puts into every song that he performs. For me, Scholl's voice is the voice of a divine being, at once something mysterious, holy, achingly beautiful and otherworldly.

If you believe me to exaggerate, so be it. To each his own. Countertenors are not to everyone's tastes even though they are more visible and mainstream than thirty years ago. Yes, there is perhaps some novelty to be found for the uninitiated at the sound of a man singing falsetto. I did not say "singing like a woman" because I do not believe that to be the purpose. "Singing like a woman" in my book defines Brian Asawa and David Daniels, two popular American countertenors who, to my delicate ears, sound exactly like mezzo sopranos and not the otherworldly, decidedly masculine sound of a countertenor (with the exception of Dominique Visse, whose voice is extremely androgynous, especially in the higher registers). This is only my humble opinion.

I discovered Andreas Scholl three years ago and have collected many of his works since. My first Scholl song was "Ombra Mai Fu," a song that is present on this collection. I was in awe, in heaven even, at the first sound of his pure voice, that first gentle crescendo that hinted of sensuality, vocal purity, a past era of Bach, Handel, Hasse. Scholl's phrasing is lush, his singing is effortless, he makes sparing use of vibrato, spinning track after track of an unmatched vocal tapestry. At times Scholl and the orchestra match each other note for note, at other times his voice soars above into the heavens ("Cessate, omai cessate").

"The Voice" covers various styles from nine different Andreas Scholl Harmonia Mundi recordings (Deutsche Barocklieder, English Folksongs and Lute Songs, Kantate, St. Matthew Passion, Cantates Profanes, Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo, Ombra mai fu, Messiah, Stabat Mater). Andreas quit Harmonia Mundi in 1999 and signed a recording contract with Decca Classics, on which he has released five additional recordings (Nisi Dominus, Pergolesi's Stabat Mater, Heroes, A Musicall Banquet, and Wayfaring Stranger).

It is my opinion that the best of Scholl's works up to the present were with Harmonia Mundi, as these 21 selections show. We have the pleasure of hearing Andreas sing English lute songs ("The Three Ravens," "Barbara Allen"), Baroque religious works by Bach, Handel, Caldara and Buxtehude ("Erbarme Dich," "Agnus Dei," "But Who May Abide," and "Jubilate Domino"), German Baroque songs, and other Baroque cantatas by Vivaldi and Bach.

At present (including several upcoming projects) Scholl's discography is over 75 recordings large. This is an excellent and affordable introduction to the voice of a most remarkable man.

Average customer rating: another winner from Naxos awesome value -- 5+ stars

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Tracks:

1. Antiphona Post Evangelium - In Dulci Jubilo
2. Versus Alleluiatici: Adorabo - Nova Schola Gregoriana
3. Ordo Virtutum: Procession - Oxford Camerata
4. Viderunt Omnes - Tonus Peregrinus
5. Fines Terre Salutare Dei Nostri Jubilate Deo Omnis Terra (Plainchant) - Tonus Peregrinus
6. Notum Fecit - Tonus Peregrinus
7. Dominus - Tonus Peregrinus
8. Salutare Suum Ante Conspectum Gentium Revelavit - Tonus Peregrinus
9. Justitiam Suam (Plainchant) - Tonus Peregrinus
10. Gaudete Christus Est Natus - Oxford Camerata
11. Cantiga De Santa Maria - Michael Posch
12. Exiit Diluculo - Unicorn Ensemble
13. Humils Forfaitz - Michael Posch
14. Adieu Ces Bons Vins De Lannoys - Michael Posch
15. Non Avra Ma'Pieta Questa Mia Donna - Michael Posch
16. Non Ara May Pieta Questa Mia Dona - Michael Posch
17. Veni Creator - Tonus Peregrinus
18. D'Ung Aultre Amer - Capilla Flamenca
19. Alleluya - Capilla Flamenca
20. El Grillo - Shirley Rumsey
21. El Grillo - Capilla Flamenca
22. Missa 'La Sol Fa Re Mi': Kyrie - Capilla Flamenca
23. Le Chant Des Oiseaux - The Scholars Of London
24. Passe & Medio/Den Iersten Gaillarde - Capilla Flamenca
25. Den III Ronde, Den VI Ronde-Les Quatre Branles - Convivium Musicum Gothenburgense
26. Gaillarde I, II, III - Convivium Musicum Gothenburgense

Tracks:

1. In Nomine - Rose Consort Of Viols
2. In Nomine No.20 - Rose Consort Of Viols
3. Spem In Alium - Oxford Camerata
4. Sanctus - Oxford Camerata
5. Du Fond De Ma Pensee - Christine Morel
6. The King Of Denmark's Galiard - Rose Consort Of Viols
7. Flow, My Tears - Dorothy Linell
8. Greiner Zancker - Ensemble Villanella
9. Stat ('Tsaat) Ein Meskin - Ensemble Villanella
10. Tiento - Shirley Rumsey
11. Tribulationem Et Dolorem - Oxford Camerata
12. Lagrime Di San Pietro: 'Il Magnanimo Pietro' - Bo Holten
13. Missa 'Susanne Un Jour': Kyrie - Oxford Camerata
14. Beau Le Crystal - The Scholars Of London
15. Missa 'O Magnum Mysterium': O Magnum Mysterium - Oxford Camerata
16. Missa 'Papae Marcelli': Kyrie - Oxford Camerata

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another winner from Naxos.......2007-02-21

This is another winning compilation from Naxos. My only comment is to provide a heads-up regarding the track list in the booklet. CD 1 puts the Leonin "Viderunt Omnes" on six tracks, while the booklet leaves room for only one. Thus, add five to booklet tracks five through 21 for CD1 to get them to match. (I.e., where the booklet says tracks 15 and 16 are two versions of Josquin's "El Grillo," your CD player will show them to be tracks 20 and 21.) With luck this will be corrected in later printings.

Also, I would have liked the booklet to include the words, but perhaps that is an inducement to get particular CDs from Naxos.

As for the music itself--breadth of selection, musicianship, sound quality, all are excellent. A great collection!

awesome value -- 5+ stars.......2006-07-15

I'm really enthusiastic about these CDs and booklet. I've had it for a few weeks now, in which I've explored Medieval and Renaissance music much more deeply than this little book and CD set. Yet I'm very glad I started with these.

The selection of composers gives an excellent, broad sweep across several centuries.

But the booklet contains one of the most informative essays I've found about early music, and I've spent a few dozen dollars buying books. If the booklet were separated from the CDs, it alone would be worth more than $10.

In short, if you're interested in exploring early music, this really is one of the best places to start; the best place that I know of. I'm sure, at any rate, that you can't beat the value.

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Buxtehude: Sacred Cantatas, Vol 2 /Purcell Quartet Manufacturer: Chandos Chaconne ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Buxtehude: Sacred Cantatas, Vol 1 /Kirkby * Leblanc * Harvey * Purcell Quartet Buxtehude: Sacred Cantatas Johann Pachelbel: Easter Cantatas Dietrich Buxtehude: 6 Cantatas Nikolaus Bruhns: Deutsche Kantaten ASIN: B000AA4JA2 Release Date: 2005-09-20

Tracks:

1. Das Neugebor'ne Kindelein
2. Quemadmodum Desiderat Cervus
3. Nichts Soll Uns Scheiden Von Liebe Gottes
4. Wie Sollte Wohl Heissen Das Zeitliche Leiden
5. Auch Ist Kein Erschaffnes Vermogen Zu Nennen
6. Denn Gott Hat Die Liebe So Hoch Ja Getrieben
7. Sonata
8. Dixit Dominus Domino Meo
9. Juravit Dominus
10. Dominus A Dextris Tuis Confregit In Die Irae Suae Reges
11. ... Conquassabit Capita In Terra Multorum
12. Gloria Patri Et Filio Et Spiritui Sancto
13. Sonata
14. An Filius Non Est Dei
15. Quin Immo Jesus Est Meus
16. Tu Nectar Es Verissimum
17. Longe Sapor Dulcissime
18. Amen
19. (Sonata)
20. Lobe Den Herrn, Meine Seele
21. Der Dir Alle Deine Sunde Vergibet
22. Der Deinen Mut Frohlich Macht
23. Alleluia
24. Jesu, Komm, Mein Trost Und Lachen
25. Sinfonia
26. Herr, Nun Lasst Du Deinen Diener Heiland Gesehen
27. ...Denn Meine Augen Haben Deinen Heiland Gesehen
28. ...Ein Licht Zu Erleuchten Die Heiden
29. Ciacona

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A voice teacher early music fan.......2005-12-21

Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707) was one of the three major North German composers of his era. He was also one of the most prolific composers of his time, his scope including liturgical music, cantatas and oratorical works for services and concerts, solos arias and cantatas, organ preludes, fugues, toccatas, chorale variations and fantasias , and chamber music including nineteen keyboard suites. Moreover, judging from features common in both, Buxtehude's cantata 'Jesu, meine Freude' may well have served as Bach's model for his five-part motet on the same chorale (BWV227). Though it is arguable that Buxtehude was Bach's greatest precursor, it would be foolish to think of his vast output merely as a preparation for Bach. Buxtehude's music deserves to stand at the summit of his age in its own right.
Although Buxtehude was primarily an organist, he was required as part of his church jobs to not only direct the choir occasonally but also to write some choral selections. Most of these comprised small-scale pieces such as those recorded here. It is quite possible that these pieces may have been performed during services by a chamber ensemble located in the organ loft. The prefered musical genre for private devotion at these small-scale gatherings was the strophic aria for solo voice and continuo. I found them to be very attractive and certainly well sung by the soloists, all of whom are excellent singers and obviously very skilled in the Early Music area. And, of course, the Purcell Quartet is unmatched in their ability to weave in and out of the vocal line in an exemplary fashion! I especially liked the first cantata:"Das neugebor'ne Kindelein" (Newborn today this little child) which features all 4 soloists:Kirby(sop)-Chance(countertenor)-Daniels(tenor) and Harvey(bass). And also the final cantata"Jesu dulcis memoria" (the thought of Jesus, sweet and kind) which features Chance and Harvey. It's all great music and played marvelously!!!!

Average customer rating: Verdian voices that love each other Sensitive, compelling performances A well presented and very listenable album

Angela Gheorghiu & Roberto Alagna - Verdi per due Giuseppe Verdi , Berliner Philharmoniker , Claudio Abbado , Angela Gheorghiu , Roberto Alagna , London Voices , and Berlin Philharmonic Manufacturer: Angel Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | ( B ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Roberto Alagna & Angela Gheorghiu - Duets & Arias Roberto Alagna - Verdi Arias / Gheorghiu, Berlin Phil., Abbado Verdi Heroines Angela Gheorghiu - Arias The Essential Angela Gheorghiu ASIN: B00000DFNW Release Date: 1998-11-03

Tracks:

1. E Dessa! ... Un Detto, Un Sol ... - Angela Gheorghiu
2. Ma Lassu Ci Vedremo - Angela Gheorghiu
3. Oh Belle, A Questa Misera ... - London Voices
4. All'Armi! ... Che Ascolto! - London Voices
5. Cielo Di Stelle Orbato ... - Angela Gheorghiu
6. Vieni A Mirar La Cerula - Angela Gheorghiu
7. Gia Nella Notte Densa - Angela Gheorghiu
8. Pensando A Me! ... E Dolce Raggio Celeste Dono - Angela Gheorghiu
9. Giovanna, Ho Dei Rimorsi ... - Angela Gheorghiu
10. E Il Sol Dell'Anima ... - Angela Gheorghiu
11. Che M'Ami, Deh, Ripetimi - Angela Gheorghiu
12. Addio! Speranza Ed Anima - Angela Gheorghiu
13. La Fatal Pietra Sovra Me Si Chiuse ... Immenso Ftha ... - London Voices
14. O Terra, Addio - London Voices
15. Qual Mare, Qual Terra Da Me T'Ha Diviso ... - Angela Gheorghiu
16. Qui Nel Bosco? Solinga? Smarrita? ... - Angela Gheorghiu
17. Lassu Risplendere Piu Lieta E Bella - Angela Gheorghiu
18. Miserere ... Quel Suon, Quelle Preci - London Voices
19. Libiamo, Ne' Lieti Calici - London Voices

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Today's most glamorous husband-and-wife opera team offer a recital in which energy and enthusiasm more than compensate for lack of polish. Seldom do artists on a studio recording throw themselves into each "scene" as if they were onstage actually performing an opera, as these two do here. Abbado and the Berlin are second to none when it comes to accompanying Verdi, and when needed, extra soloists and chorus are included to complete the production. Although a number of Verdi's most famous moments are included, lesser-known music (e.g., I Lombardi and I Masnadieri) proves equally challenging and dramatic. Fine sound, from the Jesus Christus-Kirche in Dahlem (Berlin). --Paul Turok

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Verdian voices that love each other.......2003-12-09

Although French tenor Roberto Alagna and Romanian soprano Angela Gheorghiu are each formidable artists in their own right, when they sing together they create something truly extraordinary. Much of this is no doubt due to the couple's real-life marriage, although even many operatic married (or otherwise romantically involved) couples rarely give the sense that their voices and artistries are 'married' the way these two do. Their voices are just astonishing - his warm earth and sun darkening into bronze, hers melting sweetness and starlight. Even more important is their musical sensitivity and complete immersion into the drama. All these qualities make Alagna and Gheorghiu ideal Verdi interpreters even if their voices are smaller and more lyric than what many would think of as right for the composer. To put the icing on the cake, the singers have Claudio Abbado's magisterial support in the pit, full of authority, imagination, finesse and sensitivity.

The disc begins with the final Carlo-Elisabetta duet from 'Don Carlo'. This is my favorite opera and I believe that the 'ma lassu ci vedremo' section which concludes this selection is one of Verdi's greatest inspirations. Needless to say, I am extraordinarily picky about the way it is performed, and it is glorious - full of sublimated passion and pain, tenderness and resignation. The title role (in French) is already one of Alagna's greatest stage and recording triumphs, and Gheorghiu is so musically and dramatically intense that you would never believe she learned the duet at Abbado's suggestion 3 days before the recording!

Best of all, however, is the great love duet from 'Otello'. Never before have I heard this music sung so beautifully or with such tenderness and nuance, the lyric voices really making the romance between Otello and Desdemona believable. Admittedly this is probably the most lyric section of the score, and whether Alagna is up to the some of Otello's big outbursts, even in a small theater, is debatable, though Gheorghiu is an ideal Desdemona. Still, Alagna's astonishing pianissimo swell on 'Vien, venere splende' is alone worth the price of the entire disc. No less fine is the ravishing high note with which Gheorghiu ends the scene from 'Simon Boccanegra', where the singers easily go from tender serenade to dramatic urgency to seductive radiance.

The Tomb Scene from 'Aida' is also very effective, although it is true that Gheorghiu's is a more lyric voice than I would like for Aida, her excellent recording of 'O patria mia' on her 'Verdi Heroines' album notwithstanding. Alagna is about as light as I would go for Radames, but as it is really a spinto and not a true dramatic role, he copes very well, darkening his tone. Both artists, as usual, are totally alert to the drama, and this makes up for them possibly having the 'wrong' voices. I only wish this pair of lyric singers could have sung the final B flat in 'si schiude il ciel' pianissimo, as did Zinka Milanov and Jussi Bjorling - I believe Gheorghiu obliges and Alagna doesn't.

Another real treat is the rarities - how many 'love duet' albums include scenes from 'I Lombardi', 'I Vespri Siciliani' or 'I Masnadieri'? Again, all so marvelously sung - especially the rousing cabaletti - that we are convinced these are by no means the 'lesser' works that many critics claim, although it is a pity that the 'Vespri' selection isn't in the original French.

Turning back to more familiar music, having heard Alagna sing the Duke in 'Rigoletto' first at the Met under the flaccid Carlo Rizzi and then on the Sony recording under the hard-driving, pedantic Riccardo Muti, I was delighted to hear how fresh-voiced, dashing and impetuous he sounds in 'E sol dell'anima' here. Clearly all he needs is the right conductor! Gheorghiu's voice is a bit more mature than most people would think of for Gilda, but fully conveys her longing for her lover and her growing sexual awareness. The 'Miserere' from 'Il Trovatore' is also splendid, although not quite as intense as the version on their complete recording. A spirited and ravishing rendition of the famous drinking song from ýLa Traviataý brings the disc to a delighful close.

Besides the luxurious support of the Berlin Philharmonic (as Gheorghiu put it in an interview, 'the Rolls Royce of orchestras'), London Voices makes a splendid choral contribution in their four selections. There is also excellent work from contralto Sara Mingardo, better known in baroque repertory, as Giovanna and Amneris, as well as from the singers who take on Ceprano and Borsa in the 'Rigoletto' excerpt.

The documentation has full texts and translations plus excellent notes written by British voice maven John Steane, who points out the considerable musical and dramatic variety that exists among love duets, even ones written by the same composer. Unfortunately, there is no biographical information at all of any of the artists, let alone typical CD gush (so much for 'the overhyped Alagnas'!). The pictures in the booklet's interior are wonderful, with the couple relaxing in a Berlin park, but the cover's attempt to be 'romantic' is hokey - they look like airbrushed mannequins.

As with most of their other operatic recordings, Alagna's and Gheorghiu's work here is a must listen to anyone who cares about this music or the human voice. You will rarely hear this music served so well by contemporary artists. It turns out this disc is essential for a less pleasant reason as well - I have just read the horrible news that EMI has decided not to continue making studio opera recordings, making it extremely unlikely that we will ever hear Alagna and Gheorghiu together in this repertory on disc again. What a tragedy not only for the singers but also for Verdi, and all the more reason to cherish the beauty we have here.

Sensitive, compelling performances.......2003-06-09

Mr. and Mrs. Alagna sound wonderful in this collection of Verdi duets. The case can be made that Alagna is a lyric tenor, and shouldn't be singing the dramatic roles like Otello and Radames, however, he brings a pleasant, warm tenor that when needed, rises in plangency to the demands of the moment. In the future, he may indeed expand to become a dramatic tenor. In any case, his singing is in no way lacking. Angela Gheorghiu has already reached the status of compelling Verdian soprano, in my mind. She sings with drama, force, and elan.
The duets from I Lombardi and I Masnadieri are particularly nice, as they are not often heard. Bravos all around to Abbado and the Berliner as well.
This is a thoroughly enjoyabled disc.

A well presented and very listenable album.......1999-10-25

Since I first listened to Alagna and Gheoghiu I have always felt that Gheorghiu is the superior artist of the two. This album is presented with gusto and enthusiasm. Both are putting their souls into the music, although Alagna can be a bit brash at times, not unlike Del Monaco a few years ago. In Rigoletto it sounds more like intended rape than seduction! The duet from Otello is beautifully done - it could well be one of their future complete recordings. Overall a well recorded album with favourites as well as lesser known selections. Well worth the buy for admirers of the singers.

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Tracks:

1. Introit For The 1st Sunday In Advent (Mode 8)
2. Introit For The 4th Sunday In Advent (Mode 4)
3. Communion 3rd Sunday In Advent (Mode 7)
4. Introit For The 3rd Sunday In Advent (Mode 1)
5. Offertory For The 4th Sunday In Advent (Mode 8)
6. Hymn For Christmas Vespers (Mode 1)
7. Introit For The 3rd Christmas Mass (Mode 7)
8. Alleluia Of The 3rd Christmas Mass (Mode 8)
9. Communion For The Feast Of The Holy Confessor (Mode 8)
10. Gradual For The Feast Of The Holy Confessor (Mode 2)
11. Offertory For The 2nd Sunday After Epiphany (Mode 6)
12. Communion For The 2nd Sunday After Epiphany (Mode 6)
13. Introit For Sexagesima Sunday (Mode 1)
14. Tract Of Sexagesima Sunday (Mode 8)
15. Communion For The 2nd Sunday In Lent (Mode 5)
16. Offertory For Palm Sunday (Mode 8)
17. Gradual For Maundy Thursday (Mode 5)
18. Offertory For Maundy Thursday (Mode 2)

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1. Introit For Easter Sunday (Mode 4)
2. Gradual For Easter Sunday (Mode 2)
3. Alleleuia For Easter Sunday (Mode 7)
4. Sequence For Easter Sunday (Mode 1)
5. Offertory For Easter Sunday (Mode 4)
6. Communion For Easter Sunday (Mode 6)
7. Antiphon For Easter Sunday In Praise Of Mary (Mode 6)
8. Introit For Ascension (Mode 7)
9. Offertory For Ascension (Mode 1)
10. Introit For Pentecost Sunday (Mode 8)
11. Sequence For Pentecost Sunday (Mode 1)
12. Communion For Corpus Christi Day (Mode 7)
13. Introit For The Feast Of The Immaculate Conception (Mode 3)
14. Introit For The Feast Of Christ The King (Mode 3)
15. Communion For The Feast Of Christ The King (Mode 6)
16. Introit For All Saints Day (Mode 1)
17. Offertory For All Saints Day (Mode 1)
18. Communion For All Saints Day (Mode 1)
19. Introit For All Souls Day (Mode 6)
20. Antiphon For Burial Service (Mode 7)

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1. Vocalise Op.34 No.4 - Natalie Dessay
2. Agnus Dei - Samuel Barber
3. Serse - Ombra Mai Fu - Gerard Lesne
4. Les Contes D'Hoffman - Barcorolle: Belle Nuit, O Nuit D'Amour - Jessye Norman
5. Requiem - Lacrimosa - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
6. Giulio Cesare - Duetto: Son Nata A Lagrimar - David Daniels
7. Pavane Op. 50 - The King's Singers
8. Apres Un Reve Op. 7 No. 1 - Roger Vignoles
9. Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 - Aria - Barbara Hendricks
10. Trauer-Ode BWV 198 - Aria: Der Ewigkeit Saphirnes Haus - Ian Bostridge
11. El Vuelo - Tomas Gubitsch
12. Platee - Soleil, Fuis De Ces Lieux - Patricia Petibon
13. Vocalise In Forme De Habanera - Arleen Auger
14. Die Swei Blauen Augen - Ann Murray
15. Berceuse De Grainne Pour Diarmait - Breda Mayock
16. Wiegenlied Op. 41 No. 1 - Gundula Janowitz
17. Summertime - The Swingle Sisters

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1. Requiem - In Paradisum - Stephen Farr
2. The Magic Flute - Ach, Ich Fuhl's - Dawn Upshaw
3. Carmina Burana - Veras Leta Facies - Carl Orff
4. In Trutina - Janice Watson
5. Miserere - Gregorio Allegri
6. L'Incoronazione Di Poppea - Put Ti Miro - Arleen Auger
7. Horche'l Ciel, E La Terra, E'l Vento Tace - The Consort Of Musicke
8. Cantique De Jean Racine - Stephen Farr
9. Madama Butterfly - Humming Chorus - Chorus & Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
10. Peer Gynt - Solvveig'song - Lucia Popp
11. Le Nozze De Figaro - Porgi Amor - Veronique Gens
12. Serenade For Tenor, Horn & Strings - Martyn Hill
13. Vocalise 'Le Temps Retouve' - Natalie Dessay
14. Pulcinella - Serenata: Mentre L'Erbetta Pasce L'Agnella - Martyn Hill
15. Sheherezade - Il La Flute Enchantee - Arleen Auger
16. Infant Joy - Tomas Gubitsch
17. Realta Na Maidne (Morningstar) - Caitriona O'Leary
18. Song For Athene - Winchester Cathedral Choir

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Tracks:

1. Ambrosian Chant: Chant For Masses: Ingressa: Respice in me - Milan Cathedral Choir/Monsignore Luciano Migliavacca
2. Ambrosian Chant: Chant For Masses: Psalmellus: Pacifice Ioquebantur - Milan Cathedral Choir/Monsignore Luciano Migliavacca
3. Ambrosian Chant: Chant For Masses: Ante evangelium: In Bethlehem Judae - Milan Cathedral Choir/Monsignore Luciano Migliavacca
4. Ambrosian Chant: Chant For Masses: Post Evangelium: Coenae tuae - Milan Cathedral Choir/Monsignore Luciano Migliavacca
5. Ambrosian Chant: Chant For Masses: Ante Evangelium: Laudate dominum - Milan Cathedral Choir/Monsignore Luciano Migliavacca
6. Ambrosian Chant: Chant For Masses: Transitorium: Gaude et laetare - Milan Cathedral Choir/Monsignore Luciano Migliavacca
7. Ambrosian Chant: Chant For Masses: Transitorium: Te laudamus - Milan Cathedral Choir/Monsignore Luciano Migliavacca
8. Ambrosian Chant: Chant For Offices: Hymnus: Splendor paternae gloriae - Milan Cathedral Choir/Monsignore Luciano Migliavacca
9. Ambrosian Chant: Chant For Offices: Hymnus: Agnes beatae virginis - Milan Cathedral Choir/Monsignore Luciano Migliavacca
10. Ambrosian Chant: Chant For Offices: Hymnus: Apostolorum passio - Milan Cathedral Choir/Monsignore Luciano Migliavacca
11. Dedication Of A Church: Chants For The Mass: Intoitus: Terribilis est - Choir Of Monks Of The Abbey Of Our Lady Of Fontgombault/Dom G. Duchene
12. Dedication Of A Church: Chants For The Mass: Kyrie XII - Choir Of Monks Of The Abbey Of Our Lady Of Fontgombault/Dom G. Duchene
13. Dedication Of A Church: Chants For The Mass: Gloria XII - Choir Of Monks Of The Abbey Of Our Lady Of Fontgombault/Dom G. Duchene
14. Dedication Of A Church: Chants For The Mass: Graduale: Locus iste - Choir Of Monks Of The Abbey Of Our Lady Of Fontgombault/Dom G. Duchene
15. Dedication Of A Church: Chants For The Mass: Alleluia: Adorabo - Choir Of Monks Of The Abbey Of Our Lady Of Fontgombault/Dom G. Duchene
16. Dedication Of A Church: Chants For The Mass: Offertorium: Domine Deus - Choir Of Monks Of The Abbey Of Our Lady Of Fontgombault/Dom G. Duchene
17. Dedication Of A Church: Chants For The Mass: Sanctus XII - Choir Of Monks Of The Abbey Of Our Lady Of Fontgombault/Dom G. Duchene
18. Dedication Of A Church: Chants For The Mass: Agnus Dei XII - Choir Of Monks Of The Abbey Of Our Lady Of Fontgombault/Dom G. Duchene
19. Dedication Of A Church: Chants For The Mass: Communio: Domus mea - Choir Of Monks Of The Abbey Of Our Lady Of Fontgombault/Dom G. Duchene
20. Proper Of The Mass For Easter Sunday: Introitus: Resurrexi - Choir Of The Monastery Of Maria Einsiedeln/Pater Roman Bannwart
21. Proper Of The Mass For Easter Sunday: Graduale: Haec dies. Confitemini - Choir Of The Monastery Of Maria Einsiedeln/Pater Roman Bannwart
22. Proper Of The Mass For Easter Sunday: Aleluia: Pascha nustrum - Choir Of The Monastery Of Maria Einsiedeln/Pater Roman Bannwart
23. Proper Of The Mass For Easter Sunday: Sequentia: Victimae - Choir Of The Monastery Of Maria Einsiedeln/Pater Roman Bannwart
24. Proper Of The Mass For Easter Sunday: Offertorium: Terra tremuit - Choir Of The Monastery Of Maria Einsiedeln/Pater Roman Bannwart
25. Proper Of The Mass For Easter Sunday: Communio: Pascha nostrum - Choir Of The Monastery Of Maria Einsiedeln/Pater Roman Bannwart
26. Old Spanish Chant: Prolegendium: Dominus regnavit - Chorus Of Monks Of The Abbey Of Santo Domingo De Silos/Dom Ismael Fernandez De La Cuesta
27. Old Spanish Chant: Tractus: Vide, Domine, et considera - Chorus Of Monks Of The Abbey Of Santo Domingo De Silos/Dom Ismael Fernandez De La Cuesta
28. Old Spanish Chant: Lauda (Post Evangelium): Laudate Dominum - Chorus Of Monks Of The Abbey Of Santo Domingo De Silos/Dom Ismael Fernandez De La Cuesta
29. Old Spanish Chant: Preces: Ecclesiam sanctam catholicam - Chorus Of Monks Of The Abbey Of Santo Domingo De Silos/Dom Ismael Fernandez De La Cuesta
30. Old Spanish Chant: Antiphona: Pacem meam do vobis - Chorus Of Monks Of The Abbey Of Santo Domingo De Silos/Dom Ismael Fernandez De La Cuesta
31. Old Spanish Chant: Sanctus - Chorus Of Monks Of The Abbey Of Santo Domingo De Silos/Dom Ismael Fernandez De La Cuesta
32. Old Spanish Chant: Pater Noster - Chorus Of Monks Of The Abbey Of Santo Domingo De Silos/Dom Ismael Fernandez De La Cuesta
33. Old Spanish Chant: Pater Noster - Chorus Of Monks Of The Abbey Of Santo Domingo De Silos/Dom Ismael Fernandez De La Cuesta
34. Old Spanish Chant: Ad Confractionem Panis: Gustate et videte - Chorus Of Monks Of The Abbey Of Santo Domingo De Silos/Dom Ismael Fernandez De La Cuesta

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A good rendition for specialized musical tastes.......2002-08-26

Not everyone likes monk chants because they find them depressing or bringing up bad memories of attempts to cram demonstrably false religious beliefs down their throat. Others find monk chants relaxing. I am in this group. This recording is very relaxing. I play it in my car.

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