Christ in Gethsemane
Gregorian Chant
- ISBN: 9781557251244
- Trim size: 0 x 0 inches
- Weight: 4 ounces.
- Publication Date: 01 Nov 1989
- Product ID: S833
- Format: CD-Audio
Tenebrae: First Nocturne
Track 1-Zelus and Psalm 68
Track 2-Avertantur and Psalm 69
Track 3-Deus meus and Psalm 70
Track 4-In monte
Track 5-Tristis est
Track 6-Ecce vidimus
Tenebrae: Second Nocturne
Track 7-Liberavit and Psalm 71
Track 8-Cogitaverunt and Psalm 72
Track 9-Exsurge and Psalm 73
Track 10-Amicus
Track 11-Judas
Track 12-Unus
Tenebrae: Third Nocturne
Track 13-Dixi and Psalm 74
Track 14-Terra and Psalm 75
Track 15-In die and Psalm 76
Track 16-Eram
Track 17-Una hora
Track 18-Seniores
Lauds
Track 19-Justificeris and Psalm 50
Track 20-Dominus and Psalm 89
Track 21-Contritum est and Psalm 35
Track 22-Exhortatus es and canticle
Track 23-Oblatus est and Psalm 146
Track 24-Traditor and Benedictus
Track 25-Christus factus est
Ceremony of Foot Washing
Track 26-Mandatum novum
Track 27-Postquam surrexit
Track 28-Domine tu mihi
Track 29-Dominus Jesus
Track 30-Vos vocatis me
Track 31-Manete autem
Track 32-Caritas patiens
Track 33-Diligamus nos
Track 34-Deus caritas
Track 35-Ubi est caritas
Track 36-Caritas est
Track 37-Maneant in vobis
This disc is a marvelous evocation of Holy Thursday's Tenebrae and foot-washing ceremonies, important for understanding the evolution of chant interpretation at the home base of chant restoration. Some of the antiphons have never been recorded before.
Fanfare
It is always a pleasure to review the outstanding new recordings from Solesmes. This recent release issued by the abbey's American distributor, Paraclete Press, continues the consistently high quality of its predecessors.
The recording begins with Tenebrae of Holy Thursday sung in Gregorian chant. Many would recognize it as the old Tenebrae: the unrevised, preconciliar version. All of the antiphons and responsories are included, sung with the dynamic and rhythmic subtleties so characteristic of Dom Jean Claire's skillful direction. Moreover, a number of the melodies have been restored insofar as the antiphons are concerned.
Each antiphon of matins and lauds is followed by the first two verses of its psalm or canticle, rather than the entire psalm or canticle, after which the antiphon is repeated. The lessons are all omitted, as are the versicles and concluding oration, and the first part of the third responsory of each nocturne is not repeated in full after the responsory has been sung in the usual way. The Benedictus with its antiphon, Traditor autem, is sung in its entirety, however, as is the Christus factus est.
The recording concludes with the Gregorian settings of the texts associated with the mandatum or foot-washing ceremony of Holy Thursday's Mass, sung according to the restored or monastic version. Besides the traditional antiphons are several welcome additions that testify to the depth and freshness of the Gregorian repertory. As the compact disc's notes explain: once the 'historical' antiphons have been completed, we are invited to glean their doctrinal content as expressed through more general texts about the new commandment texts borrowed from Saint John or Saint Paul, or even from anonymous ecclesiastical traditions.
The artistic mastery exhibited in this recording, together with the translations and commentary that accompany it, can provide valuable insights even to those who have sung these pieces for many years.
Sacre
