Solesmes Anthology & Sampler Set
Gregorian Chant
$28.99
- ISBN: 9781612619545
- Trim size: 5.5 x 5 inches
- Weight: 7 ounces.
- Publication Date: 01 Apr 2017
- Product ID: 9545
- Format: CD-Audio
The monks of Solesmes have selected a sampling of the "best" Gregorian chants, including Antiphons for Lauds of Martyrs at Eastertide, Kyrie IXand Gloria IX in The Gregorian Sampler
In the Gregorian Anthology, we hear Chants from the principal seasons of the entire liturgical year. This anthology of Gregorian chants is of great interest as the contents are in liturgical order, following the principal seasons (Christmas, Holy Week, Easter, and Marian Feasts) representing the entire liturgical year. The beautiful Gregorian chant illumunates the liturgical texts, inviting the listener to contemplate the life of Christ and the foundation of the church. This overview will provide more enjoyment for the experienced listener while making a splendid introduction to the beauty of Gregorian chant for the novice. Throughout the anthology the unique interpretive insights that are the hallmark of Solesmes' recordings are carefully preserved.
This set includes 2 CDs:
Gregorian Anthology
Gregorian Sampler
In the Gregorian Anthology, we hear Chants from the principal seasons of the entire liturgical year. This anthology of Gregorian chants is of great interest as the contents are in liturgical order, following the principal seasons (Christmas, Holy Week, Easter, and Marian Feasts) representing the entire liturgical year. The beautiful Gregorian chant illumunates the liturgical texts, inviting the listener to contemplate the life of Christ and the foundation of the church. This overview will provide more enjoyment for the experienced listener while making a splendid introduction to the beauty of Gregorian chant for the novice. Throughout the anthology the unique interpretive insights that are the hallmark of Solesmes' recordings are carefully preserved.
This set includes 2 CDs:
Gregorian Anthology
Gregorian Sampler
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Reviews
"This anthology has gathered together some of the greatest gems of the Gregorian repertory and ordered them according to their liturgical order in the principle seasons and themes of the church year. They are sung with great vitality and a deep feeling for the religious meaning of the texts. Through their voices these chants become a truly inspired proclamation of Christian faith." —Fr. Columba Kelly, OSB, St. Meinrad Archabbey
"Singing beautifully arched musical lines, the monks' choir of the Abbey of Saint Peter of Solesmes presents a recording of chants with excellent intonation and splendid pacing. A sound that felicitously blends lightness and vigor makes this recording of chants the very best of all the ones I have heard. The performance of well sung familiar chants (such as Pange ligua and Victimae paschali) with very rarely heard ones (such as the trope Ecce nomen Domini and the sequence Salve dies) is an added bonus." —Johannes Somary, Founder of Amor Artis
"Singing beautifully arched musical lines, the monks' choir of the Abbey of Saint Peter of Solesmes presents a recording of chants with excellent intonation and splendid pacing. A sound that felicitously blends lightness and vigor makes this recording of chants the very best of all the ones I have heard. The performance of well sung familiar chants (such as Pange ligua and Victimae paschali) with very rarely heard ones (such as the trope Ecce nomen Domini and the sequence Salve dies) is an added bonus." —Johannes Somary, Founder of Amor Artis
“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 23 chants on Gregorian Sampler and the 26 on Gregorian Anthology are as authentic as listeners will hear anywhere."
"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 23 chants on Gregorian Sampler and the 26 on Gregorian Anthology are as authentic as listeners will hear anywhere."
"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
"For enthusiasts of Gregorian Chant, Solesmes remains the centre and the model. Crowds flock to hear this authentic sound of the Church on ordinary weekdays as well as at high festivals. This souvenir record presents many of the most famous chants of the liturgical year, starting with Christmas and moving through Holy Week to Easter, ending with a section of Marian pieces and the ancient hymn Te Deum, which used to be sung on every solemn occasion for rejoicing. The very sound of each of these pieces recalls the feast and all that it represents. The sound is also the unmistakable sound of Solesmes, with its strong arching phrases gently caressed at their highest peak. The choice of repertoire includes two of the finest great Holy Week responsories: Tenebrae factae sunt and Christus resurgens. We also hear the monastic version of Ubi Caritas, uncharacteristically, maybe, for the ordinary church-goer, who is likely to be more familiar with the Vatican melody Ð that is, of course, if he or she is still able to find a church that sings and values our great western liturgical tradition! Dom Jean Claire adopts a good steady tempo and gives very few nods in the direction of semiology, through there is some attempt at repercussion, something which can really only be achieved by solo cantors. This disc is a must for any collector of chant recordings; many choirs have made their own contributions by way of chant anthologies: Solesmes above all deserves to be listened to with respect." — Dr. Mary Berry, CBE, Musicologist, Founder of Schola Gregoriana of Cambridge
"This anthology had gathered together some of the greatest gems of the Gregorian repertory and ordered them according to their liturgical order in the principle seasons and themes of the church year. They are sung with great vitality and a deep feeling for the religious meaning of the texts. Through their voices these chants become a truly inspired proclamation of Christian faith."—Fr. Columba Kelly, OSB, St. Meinrad Archabbey
"This album is an invaluable study aid, but some listeners may want it just for musical pleasure." — The American Organist
"This anthology had gathered together some of the greatest gems of the Gregorian repertory and ordered them according to their liturgical order in the principle seasons and themes of the church year. They are sung with great vitality and a deep feeling for the religious meaning of the texts. Through their voices these chants become a truly inspired proclamation of Christian faith."—Fr. Columba Kelly, OSB, St. Meinrad Archabbey
"This album is an invaluable study aid, but some listeners may want it just for musical pleasure." — The American Organist
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