Requiem Mass
Gregorian Chant
$18.99
- ISBN: 9781557251046
- Trim size: 0 x 0 inches
- Weight: 2 ounces.
- Publication Date: 01 Mar 1985
- Product ID: S823
- Format: CD-Audio
Introit, Kyrie, Gradual, Tract, Offertory, Sanctus, Agnus Dei, Communion, and Alleluias from Mass for the Dead; and Invitatory, Responses, and Antiphons from the Office for the Deceased.This recording reflects the unmatched authenticity of Gregorian chant by the Monks of Solesmes.
Requiem Mass
Track 1-Introit Requiem
Track 2-Kyrie
Track 3-Gradual Requiem
Track 4-Tract Absolve
Track 5-Offertory Domine Jesu
Track 6-Sanctus
Track 7-Agnus Dei
Track 8-Communion Lux Aeterna
Track 9-Alleluia De Profundis
Track 10-Alleluia In Exitu
Office For the Dead
Track 11-Invitatory Regem cui Omnia
Track 12-Responsory Credo
Track 13-Responsory Memento
Track 14-Responsory Ne Recorderis
Track 15-Responsory Libera…de Viis
Track 16-Responsory Subvenite
Track 17-Antiphon In Paradisum
Track 18-Antiphon Chorus
Track 19-Antiphon Ego Sum
Track 20-Antiphpon Habitabit
Track 21-Bells:Tolling of the Knell
Requiem Mass
Track 1-Introit Requiem
Track 2-Kyrie
Track 3-Gradual Requiem
Track 4-Tract Absolve
Track 5-Offertory Domine Jesu
Track 6-Sanctus
Track 7-Agnus Dei
Track 8-Communion Lux Aeterna
Track 9-Alleluia De Profundis
Track 10-Alleluia In Exitu
Office For the Dead
Track 11-Invitatory Regem cui Omnia
Track 12-Responsory Credo
Track 13-Responsory Memento
Track 14-Responsory Ne Recorderis
Track 15-Responsory Libera…de Viis
Track 16-Responsory Subvenite
Track 17-Antiphon In Paradisum
Track 18-Antiphon Chorus
Track 19-Antiphon Ego Sum
Track 20-Antiphpon Habitabit
Track 21-Bells:Tolling of the Knell
Reviews
“The most famous and ‘authentic’ recordings of Gregorian chant for generations have been those made by the Solesmes monks.” —The Boston Globe
“The music is utterly magnificent and the singing of this great choir is thrilling beyond words…it’s better to starve to this music than to live without it.” —Classic CD
“Supremely ethereal.” —USA Today
“Solesmes sets the standard for Gregorian chant performance.” —American Record Guide
“The music is utterly magnificent and the singing of this great choir is thrilling beyond words…it’s better to starve to this music than to live without it.” —Classic CD
“Supremely ethereal.” —USA Today
“Solesmes sets the standard for Gregorian chant performance.” —American Record Guide
"The success of Gregorian chant in the past century, and the centered richness of prayer it brings to all of us, is almost singularly due to the herculean efforts of the Benedictine Monks of Solesmes, France."
"Communicates a mood of mystery, timelessness, peace, beauty, and contemplation."
"The Monks of Solesmes ... use the most authentic manuscripts and ancient documents to recover the original melodies."
"The monks' chanting is living, strong, unvarnished."
"The chant is organic and text-based ... the singing is full and well-supported."
"The recordings present entire liturgies, mostly sung live (creating) ... a sense of unbroken, focused prayer."
"There's something incredible fresh and new ... which is well worth your attention."
—New Liturgical Movement
"Communicates a mood of mystery, timelessness, peace, beauty, and contemplation."
"The Monks of Solesmes ... use the most authentic manuscripts and ancient documents to recover the original melodies."
"The monks' chanting is living, strong, unvarnished."
"The chant is organic and text-based ... the singing is full and well-supported."
"The recordings present entire liturgies, mostly sung live (creating) ... a sense of unbroken, focused prayer."
"There's something incredible fresh and new ... which is well worth your attention."
—New Liturgical Movement
" ... Beauty and immense spiritual power when sung by the Monastic Choir of St. Peter's Abbey, Solesmes, France"
"The music is exceptionally inviting, engaging listeners' ears with beauty and elevating their thoughts no matter what their spiritual or religious beliefs and doctrines may be."
"The beauties of Gregorian chant...encourage inward looking, contemplation, thoughtfulness, a kind of separation from mundane affairs ... Gregorian chant resonates."
"The sensitive, careful, beautifully measured performances here can be used as an entry point to an earlier time."
—TransCentury Communications
"The music is exceptionally inviting, engaging listeners' ears with beauty and elevating their thoughts no matter what their spiritual or religious beliefs and doctrines may be."
"The beauties of Gregorian chant...encourage inward looking, contemplation, thoughtfulness, a kind of separation from mundane affairs ... Gregorian chant resonates."
"The sensitive, careful, beautifully measured performances here can be used as an entry point to an earlier time."
—TransCentury Communications
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