Gregorian Melodies I
Gregorian Chant
$18.99
- ISBN: 9781557252937
- Trim size: 0 x 0 inches
- Weight: 3 ounces.
- Publication Date: 01 Jan 2004
- Product ID: S844
- Format: CD-Audio
Best-selling Gregorian chants from the Monks of Solesmes, France
Taken from the 10th to the 17th centuries, the Gregorian chants range from Tantum Ergo and Adoro te, to hymns from the service of Compline. Sung with grace and style, the chants on this disc are ideal for those who are familiar with the chant liturgy, as a collection of familiar melodies, as well as for those wanting to become familiar with Gregorian chant.
Mass
Track 1-Sprinkling of Holy Water Asperges me
Track 2-Sprinkling of Holy Water-Easter Season Vidi aquam
Track 3-Kyrie XVI
Track 4-Gloria XV
Track 5-Sanctus XVIII
Track 6-The Lord’s Prayer Pater noster
Track 7-Agnus Dei XVIII
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
Track 8-Chant of Adoration Adoro te
Track 9-Hymn Jesu dulcis memoria
Track 10-During Lent Parce Domine
Track 11-Chant of worship Tantum ergo
Track 12-Chant of worship Adoremus in aeternum
Chants to our Lady
Track 13-Antiphon Salve Regina (simple tone)
Track 14-Antiphon Regina caeli (simple tone)
Track 15-Canticle and Antiphon Magnificat
Track 16-Antiphon Sub tuum praesidium
Track 17-Hymn Ave maris stella
Along the Musical Year
Track 18-During Advent: Prose Rorate caeli
Track 19-At Christmas: Ecce nomen Domini
Track 20-During Lent: Attende Domine
Track 21-At Pentecost: Hymn Veni Creator
Track 22-At Compline: Hymn Te lucis
Track 23-At Compline: Brief Responsory In manus tuas
Track 24-At Compline: Canticle and Antiphon Nunc dimittis
Kyriale
Track 25-Kyrie XI
Track 26-Sanctus XI
Track 27-Agnus XI
Track 28-Credo III
Track 29-Kyrie XVIIIC
Taken from the 10th to the 17th centuries, the Gregorian chants range from Tantum Ergo and Adoro te, to hymns from the service of Compline. Sung with grace and style, the chants on this disc are ideal for those who are familiar with the chant liturgy, as a collection of familiar melodies, as well as for those wanting to become familiar with Gregorian chant.
Mass
Track 1-Sprinkling of Holy Water Asperges me
Track 2-Sprinkling of Holy Water-Easter Season Vidi aquam
Track 3-Kyrie XVI
Track 4-Gloria XV
Track 5-Sanctus XVIII
Track 6-The Lord’s Prayer Pater noster
Track 7-Agnus Dei XVIII
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
Track 8-Chant of Adoration Adoro te
Track 9-Hymn Jesu dulcis memoria
Track 10-During Lent Parce Domine
Track 11-Chant of worship Tantum ergo
Track 12-Chant of worship Adoremus in aeternum
Chants to our Lady
Track 13-Antiphon Salve Regina (simple tone)
Track 14-Antiphon Regina caeli (simple tone)
Track 15-Canticle and Antiphon Magnificat
Track 16-Antiphon Sub tuum praesidium
Track 17-Hymn Ave maris stella
Along the Musical Year
Track 18-During Advent: Prose Rorate caeli
Track 19-At Christmas: Ecce nomen Domini
Track 20-During Lent: Attende Domine
Track 21-At Pentecost: Hymn Veni Creator
Track 22-At Compline: Hymn Te lucis
Track 23-At Compline: Brief Responsory In manus tuas
Track 24-At Compline: Canticle and Antiphon Nunc dimittis
Kyriale
Track 25-Kyrie XI
Track 26-Sanctus XI
Track 27-Agnus XI
Track 28-Credo III
Track 29-Kyrie XVIIIC
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."
"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."
"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
"The program of the two discs (Gregorian Melodies I and II) are similar, offering alternate settings on each disc of the sprinkling of water, the Ordinary of the Mass (two cycles on the first disc, another on the second), Benediction hymns, and the most familiar pieces marking the liturgical year. The final antiphons of Our Lady are sung in the simple (more modern) tone, two on each disc. Sung so superbly as they are here, these two discs are exactly what are needed for those who long to hear the familiar chants again." — Fanfare
"Here we have clean, sensibly phrased performances of 29 Gregorian melodies taken from the Liber Cantualis, each with its corresponding number in the Liber and respective place in the service and/or liturgical calendar. This recording contributes an intriguing strain to the debate over historical performance. The Monastic Choir of St. Peter's Abbey in Solesmes sings in a different dimension. Their tone is essentially clean, and their intonation impeccable. The result is a focused, calm, and consistent performance. They sing in a historically authentic mindset. This is a wholly satisfying offering, and a fine supplement to the body of recorded Gregorian chant." —Early Music America
"Here we have clean, sensibly phrased performances of 29 Gregorian melodies taken from the Liber Cantualis, each with its corresponding number in the Liber and respective place in the service and/or liturgical calendar. This recording contributes an intriguing strain to the debate over historical performance. The Monastic Choir of St. Peter's Abbey in Solesmes sings in a different dimension. Their tone is essentially clean, and their intonation impeccable. The result is a focused, calm, and consistent performance. They sing in a historically authentic mindset. This is a wholly satisfying offering, and a fine supplement to the body of recorded Gregorian chant." —Early Music America
"This collection, under the direction of Solesmes' new Chantmaster reflects the new, graceful chanting developed over the past several years by Dom Gagne. The fact that the melodies are drawn from the Liber Cantualis and that they are beautifully performed make them a valuable teaching aid. Together with another new CD, Learning about Gregorian Chant, developed by Dom Gagne and Dom Solnier, they represent the beginning of an important music education movement on the part of Solesmes to teach the chant from the beginning. These two CDs would be invaluable first steps to any choral musician wishing to begin chant training with a choir, or to improve a choir's grace and accuracy in singing these melodies. I recommend them highly to everyone, and look forward to similar education projects from the monks of Solesmes."
—Dr. Charles Chapman
"These chants are sung with the warm, pleasant tone so typical of the Solesmes monks with clear Latin diction and with a relaxed, conversational rhythm. With the aid of the Liber Cantualis and this recording it would be an ideal way to teach a choir to chant." —Dr. Robert Fowells, Los Angeles Gregorian Schola (founder) California State University
—Dr. Charles Chapman
"These chants are sung with the warm, pleasant tone so typical of the Solesmes monks with clear Latin diction and with a relaxed, conversational rhythm. With the aid of the Liber Cantualis and this recording it would be an ideal way to teach a choir to chant." —Dr. Robert Fowells, Los Angeles Gregorian Schola (founder) California State University
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