Gregorian Chant (Vol. 3): Requiem

On this CD:

1. Missa pro defunctis
Composed by Gregorian Chant

2. Subvenite, responsory in mode 4
Composed by Gregorian Chant

3. In paradisum, antiphon
Composed by Gregorian Chant

4. Ego sum, antiphon in mode 2
Composed by Gregorian Chant

5. In pace, antiphon
Composed by Gregorian Chant

6. Credo videre, antiphon
Composed by Gregorian Chant

7. Ego autem, introit in Mode 1
Composed by Gregorian Chant

8. Laudate pueri, alleluia (Psalm 112)
Composed by Gregorian Chant

9. Dominus regit me, communion
Composed by Gregorian Chant

10. Regem cui omnia vivunt (invitatorium)
Composed by Gregorian Chant

11. Credo quod Redemptor, responsory
Composed by Gregorian Chant

12. Qui Lazarum, responsory
Composed by Gregorian Chant

13. Libera me, Domine, de Morte Eterna, responsory
Composed by Gregorian Chant

14. Dies irae, sequence
Composed by Gregorian Chant

Tracks:

Introitus: Ecce advenit
Graduale: Onmes de Saba
Communio: Omnes qui in Christo
Halleluja: Dies sanctificatus
Ofertorium: Tui sunt caeli
Hymnus: Creator alme siderum
Introitus: Gaudens gaudebo
Halleluja: Leatatus sum
Communio: Dicite Pusillanimes
Tractus Deus: Deus meus
Introitus: Misereris
Antiphon: Pueri Hebraeorum
Hymnus: Gloria
Graduale: Christus factus est
Halleluja: Hallelujah
Introitus: Resurrexi
Sequenz: Victimae paschalis laudes
Hymnus: Veni creator

Customer Reviews:

Great music, great price.......2007-05-07

I ordered this cd for a book club I was hosting on the book "The Pillars of the Earth" by Ken Follett. It was perfect "mood" music for the discussion and the price was unbeatable!

Definitely Meditative.......2007-03-09

The gift that these men are able to share is worth listening to. To be quiet in yourself and allow space for this soulful chanting is an experience in itself.

Gregorian Meditation.......2007-01-13

Great CD. My wife and I listen to it almost daily. We even use it for prayer sessions. Also the product was in perfect condition and and was as advertised. We're totaly satified.

Beautiful.......2007-01-13

I have bought Volumes I and II and am very pleased with the quality, the sound, and the style of the chanting. The lyrics are amazing, many of which come straight from the Bible, especially from the Book of Psalms. Let me know of other great Chant CD's, be they Gregorian, Amabrosian, or even Greek/Byzantine.

Gregorian Chant Gems.......2005-08-27

It is wonderful to hear again the chants that are familiar to all Catholics who grew up with the Latin Mass and who remember the plain chants from the Liber Usualis. Victimae paschali laudes (the Sequence from the Easter Mass), Gaudens gaudebo in Domino (Rejoicing, I shall rejoice in the Lord), Pueri hebraeorum (the beautiful entrance song to the Palm Sunday Mass), and all the other chants. They are performed by a choir that understands the beauty and simplicity of Gregorian Chant.

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Chant
Chant
PEACE FROM WITHIN
Gregorian Chant
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Chant
Gregorian Chant , and The Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos
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ASIN: B000002SKX
Release Date: 1994-03-15

Tracks:

Puer Natus Est Nobis: Intriot (Modo VII)
Os Iusti: Gradual (Modo I)
Christus Factus Est Pro Nobis: Gradual (Modo V)
Mandatum Novum Do Vobis: Antiphonal And Psalm 132 (Modo III)
Media Vita In Morte Sumus: Responsorio (Modo IV)
Alleluia, Beatus Vir Qui Suffert: (Modo I)
Spiritus Domini: Introit (Modo VIII)
Improperium: Offertorio (Modo VIII)
Laetatus Sum: Gradual (Modo VII)
Kyrie XI - A: (Modo I)
Puer Natus In Bethlehem: Ritmo (Modo I)
Jacta Cogitatum Tuum: Gradual (Modo VII)
Verbum Caro Factum Est: Responsorio (Modo VII)
Genuit Puerpera Regem: Antiphonal And Psalm 99 (Modo II)
Occuli Omnium: Gradual (Modo VII)
Ave Mundi Spes Maria: Sequenza (Modo I)
Kyrie Fons Bonitatis: Trope (Modo III)
Veni Sancte Spiritus: Sequenza (Modo I)
Hosanna Filio David: Antiphonal (Modo VII)

Amazon.com

Thanks to good marketing, good cover art, and good luck, this disc probably has sold more copies than most other recordings of Gregorian chant put together. It's often quipped that most of those discs have been listened to exactly once and put away--to the puzzlement of many musicians and critics, who point out that there are more beautiful, more varied performances by professional singers available. Yet the singing of these Spanish Benedictines has a special quality that probably explains this disc's popularity--a reverent serenity that no doubt stems from the fact that the monks are actually praying, not just performing. Granted, Chant can become a bit monotonous with repeated listening, but it really gives you the sense of devotion that has always been the purpose of "Gregorian" chant. If this recording (ahem) enchants you at first, wonderful. If you get bored with it later, don't give up--there has been an extraordinary variety of styles and sounds over the 1,500-year history of plainchant, so go exploring with Anonymous 4, Ensemble Gilles Binchois, Sequentia, or Ensemble Organum. You won't be sorry. --Matthew Westphal

Customer Reviews:

Chant.......2007-06-25

The CD was received on time and in excellent condition. I use the CD in the evenings to slow me down and get me in a relaxed mood.

Chant.......2007-03-09

It is a true to life portrail of the medieval prayer form.

Some things are ageless.

PEACE FROM WITHIN.......2007-01-09

I can't understand most of the latin words in these chants but the spirituality, harmony and the "music" in the monks' voices are refreshing to the soul. I know that several monks sing but you basically hear one voice. I would suggest that a pocket size book with the translation of each chant should accompany each CD.

Gregorian Chant.......2006-08-13

I purchased this item because one of my children has been going through the Tomatis method of auditory integration training to correct some auditory processing issues that affect his ability to communicate. The Gregorian Chant was recommended as a follow up because of its many and pure sound frequencies. After listening to different samples of the Chant, I picked the one sung by the Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos for its sound clarity. Also, it has been interesting to see the reaction of all my children. Two of them weep when they listen to the chant and the other one seems be soothed by it. As an adult, it is this soothing effect from the Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos that I find most fascinating.

RELAXING.......2006-03-24

EXCELLENT FOR RELAXING, MEDITATION, OR INTROSPECTION. WHEN I HAVE HAD A BAD DAY, I POP THIS IN ON MY WAY HOME FOR RELAXATION.

Lost in Meditation: Meditative Gregorian Chants, Vol. 1

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Fantastic
Unusual order
Getting Lost While Meditating
Calming, Centering, a bit repetitive
Great Atmospheric Music

Lost in Meditation: Meditative Gregorian Chants, Vol. 1

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ASIN: B000001VIK
Release Date: 1994-08-30

Tracks:

Introitus: Nos autem
Graduale: Miserere
Antiphon: Immutemur
Ruf: Ecce lignum
Communio: Qui meditabitur
Hymnus: Pange lingua
Improperia: Popule meus
Halleluja: Veni Sancte Spiritus
Graduale: Haec dies
Offertorium: Terra tremuit
Sequenz: Veni Sancte Spiritus
Communio: Factus est repente
Graduale: Benedicta es tu
Halleluja: Tota pulchra es
Offertorium: Ave Maria
Introitus: Populus Sion
Antiphon: O Sapientia
Introitus: Lux fulgebit
Communio: Viderunt omnes
Halleluja: Vidimus stellam
Hymnus: Asolis ortus cardine

Customer Reviews:

Fantastic.......2007-01-19

I really liked the compilation. It relaxes and inspires me. The recording of the vocals and such is very well done. Definitely worth the money.

Unusual order.......2006-06-10

The chanting is excellently done. However, the order is a bit unusual. The chants begin with Lent/Passiontide, then progress into Easter, Advent and Christmas. That's a little odd. If you're using this to focus on the life of Our Blessed Lord (like the 15 mysteries of the Rosary), the order is off kilter. But I guess you could just program your CD player with whatever order you want.
The Latin is pronounced well on this CD. (Sometimes you can get a chant CD on which the chanters have French accents.)
Note to the reviewer who was mad about the word "cult": Forgive the translator who used that word. It sounds like a false cognate error to me. The ones who are hardest for me to forgive are those who discontinued Gregorian chant's primacy of place in the liturgy; the ones I can never understand are those who go to Novus Ordo masses. Lex orandi, lex credendi.

Getting Lost While Meditating.......2006-05-18

I'm not an expert on meditation techniques, but I do know that once while listening to this album I woke up 50 miles from my house with nothing to clothe me but a piece of chiffon, an interesting recipe for perogies tucked under my armpit, and absolutely no recollection of what had taken place. I was lead to believe by this product that being "lost" in meditation would entail no more than some deep thinking, and not many hours of unaccounted for experience and celtic tribal tattoos wrapped around my thighs.

Calming, Centering, a bit repetitive.......2006-02-21

This CD is great for creating a calm, focused environment. It can be used for meditation, relaxation,or as a sleep-aide. I have not stayed awake past the 3rd track when I listen with headphones after laying down to bed. The only complaint may be that all the tracks sound similar to me. The quality of the recording and singing is excellent. If you speak and understand Latin, you should derive even more from listening to this CD.

Great Atmospheric Music.......2005-08-23

I am a fan of many styles of music, but ordering a CD of gregorian chant was a stretch for me. This is my first album of the genre, but I'm certainly not disappointed! Lost In Meditation: Meditative Gregorian Chants Volume One is everything you'd expect it to be. With gregorian chant music, there never seems to be too much diversity in the songs. This is because you shouldn't buy the music as if it were your favorite band -- it is completely atmospheric music. Whether used for meditation, background music to everyday activities, or a soundtrack to a much needed relaxation session in your solitude, gregorian chant is a peaceful and almost heavenly way to enjoy some time off in another world (often in a world where you can't help but imagine monks shifting through the humble rooms of a monastery). This particular selection of chants is perfect for the genre as far as I'm concerned. It is an all men choir, and the vocals are in perfect harmony. The recording quality is excellent, with just the right amount of reverb to bring the singing to life. For any fan of gregorian chant, or for anyone newly interested in it, this is a great CD to satisfy your chanting needs. And with a price like this for 21 tracks, you can't go wrong!

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Sound Invention
Powerful, ecumenical, moving.

And On Earth Peace: A Chanticleer Mass

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Tracks:

Da pacem Dominae
Deus, Deus meus, respice in me -- Andrea Gabrieli
Da pacem Domine -- Carlo Gesualdo
Kyrie -- Douglas J. Cuomo
Gloria (Everywhere) -- Kamran Ince
vos omnes -- Carlo Gesualdo
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salutaris hostia -- Andrea Gabrieli
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Da pacem Domine
Da pacem Domine -- Giles Binchois
Da pacem Domine -- Arvo Part

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This mass, commissioned and performed by the superb 12-man American group Chanticleer, begins and ends with Plainsong, and is comprised of five movements by five different composers interspersed with shorter pieces by Carlo and Andrea Gabrieli and Carlo Gesualdo. Douglas J. Cuomo's Kyrie features the extreme ends of the men's vocal ranges and plays plainsong against tonal clusters; the Turkish composer Kamran Ince's Gloria is sung to a Sufi text and radiates peace; Shulamit Ran's Credo, in her native Hebrew and English, begins in a stunning martial outburst about the belief in one God and uses texts that relate to the Holocaust (occasionally spoken) to make her dramatic points; London-born Ivan Moody contributes a ravishing, medieval-tinged Sanctus, as ethereally lovely - and at points as stunningly wild - as his compositions for Trio Mediaeval; and the Irish composer Michael McGlynn's Agnus Dei begins as a solo in Gaelic, which is then underpinned with a drone in the darker voices and it ends, with grace, at a whisper. Perhaps the boldest music here is the Gesualdo, whose bizarre harmonies and discordances still can shock and awe, but the Chanticleer Mass, while not an overwhelming new work, is nonetheless, fascinating, and, as one might imagine, beautifully performed. --Robert Levine

Album Description

With its seamless blend of twelve male voices, ranging from countertenor to bass, the San Francisco-based ensemble Chanticleer, celebrates the life of their foudner Louis I. Botto on the 10th anniversary of his death. Five composers create a mass that evolves organically, as if written by one hand and the ensemble brings it to life.

Customer Reviews:

Sound Invention.......2007-07-03

As always, Chanticleer are the best mens chorus around today. They seem to be spending much of their time on experimenting with sound and doing it very well. This recording is more of that experimentation, so if you are looking for the usual gregorian chant, this is not what you want, but it is Chanticleer at their experimental best.

Powerful, ecumenical, moving........2007-06-02

After reading a positive article in the Wall Street Journal in May 2007 I was particularly interested in hearing this Mass, and didn't know Chanticleer had recorded it until a friend offered to lend me her brand-new copy after a three-for-two spending spree at the local brick&mortar bookstore.

This is an awesome recording, and I use this adjective without hesitation even though it's over-used and teen-speak. I'm surprised at the number of used copies available - perhaps buyers think that this is a warm & meditative piece and reject it when they discover it's not. It is most definitely not meditative - but it is instead a powerful discourse with God from Christian, Jewish and Muslim traditions. The liturgical setting unites it with traditional Mass settings and the music and text raise 21st-century - but also eternal - questions of faith, doubts - and hope. Five stars - no hesitation.

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efficaciously relaxing
very calming
Beautiful
Same Question As Before
Same Quation As Before

Chant II
Gregorian Chant , Ismael Fernandez de la Cuesta , and Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos
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ASIN: B000002SLS
Release Date: 1995-10-17

Tracks:

Da Pacem, Domine: Introit
Haec Dies Quam Fecit Dominus: Gradual
Victimae Paschali Laudes: Sequence
Alleluia. Vir Dei Benedictus: Alleluia
Kyrie, Fons Bonitatis: Trope
Quam Magnificata Sunt Opera Tua Domine: Responsory
Ut Queant Laxis Resonare Fibris: Hymn
Cibavit Eos Ex Adipe Furmenti: Introit
Oculi Omnium In Te Sperant: Gradual
Spirtus Domini Replevit Orbem Terrarum: Introit
Alleluia. Veni Sancte Spiritus: Alleluia
Os Justi Meditabitur Sapientiam: Gradual
Kyrie 'Lux Et Origo'
Gloria In Excelsis Deo
Sanctus Dominus Deus Sabaoth
Agnus Dei, Qui Tollis Peccata Mundi
Ave Mundi Spes Maria: Sequence
Media Vita In Morte Sumus: Responsory
Salve, Regina, Mater Misericordiae: Antiphon

Customer Reviews:

efficaciously relaxing.......2007-06-27

This is exactly what I was looking for. I now have some music to play at work that is soothing and keeps me focused. It also keeps me grounded as to what is really important in life. Highly recommend it!!

very calming.......2007-01-19

these gregorian chants are very calming . If your riding in your car, walking , or just sitting . it makes for excellent listening.

Beautiful.......2005-08-28

Beautiful. Just like the first Chant. This is my "mellow out", puts me to sleep music. I didn't care for the applause at the end, but it's still a beautiful CD.

Same Question As Before.......2003-04-24

The music is flawless. Haunting, spiritual, engrossing, and above all gorgeous. This disc is nothing short of amazing. Yet I gotta ask. Why is it that a recording of BENEDICTINE monks has a cover photo of men in FRANCISCAN robes?

Same Quation As Before.......2003-04-24

Gregorian Chants: The Best of the Benedictine Monks of St. Michael's

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Gregorian Chants: The Best of the Benedictine Monks of St. Michael's
Fantastic
DOMINE LABIA MEA APERIES
It's a stinker!!
Unbiased reponse to Caesarmagnus

Gregorian Chants: The Best of the Benedictine Monks of St. Michael's
Denis Stevens , Benedictine Monks of St. Michael's de Laudes , The Monks of the Benedictine Abbey of St. Benoit , The Ambrosian Singers , and Fr. Joseph Montalbo
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ASIN: B000001VIR
Release Date: 1994-08-02

Tracks:

Sancte Dei
Salve Sanctus Parens
In Paradisum Angeli
Sanctus & Benedictus
Conditor Alme
Organ Voluntary
Te Lucis Ante Terminum
Christus Natus Christos
Kyrie Christe Eleison
Organ Voluntary
Gloria
Puer Natus Est
Sanctus & Benedictus, II
Beata Dei
Veni Sancte Spiritus
Organ Voluntary
In Paradisum Angeli, Reprise
Dominus Exsultemus

Customer Reviews:

Gregorian Chants: The Best of the Benedictine Monks of St. Michael's.......2007-01-11

The CD was in perfect shape, was shipped very promptly and I have enjoyed listening to it - especially when feeling stressed.

Fantastic.......2007-01-10

The is one CD that is calming to everyone even an overactive, over excited puppy.

DOMINE LABIA MEA APERIES.......2006-05-08

"Lord Open my Lips......"

I would suggest that anyone REALLY interested in PURE, GREGORIAN CHANT to access the following Carthusian Link:

[...]

You will hear Gregorian Chants as you have never heard before.
As a former Trappist Monk, where the Choir Monks sang the Divine Office each day - a total of about 7 hours - and in the Cistercian Chant, the CARTHUSIAN CHANT is by far the most pure of the two traditional chants. The Carthusians do NOT utilize any musical instruments as is used in some Trappist Communities and Benedictine Communities.

This recording is a rather poor rendition, but seems to please some listeners. For those purists among you, access the above site.

The Carthusian Gregorian Chant has its own renditions. You will notice whenever the Nuns or Monks are chanting the 'GLORIA' that the tempo is drastically reduced, and not rushed thru.

Background noises in this recording make it difficult to really appreciate the Chant.

In the Carthusian Chants - especially those from La Grande Chartreuse, France, the diction is crisp, clear and every Latin Word is distinguishable.

It's a stinker!!.......2006-03-13

The cover art is good, but the music is horrible! This is a REALLY bad recording!

Unbiased reponse to Caesarmagnus.......2005-04-22

Agreed, the fan IS there, but I must admit they are actually singing well in the actual Solesmes style (based on these samples). I have heard superb chant and frighteningly bad chant. This is not as bad as it gets I assure you. Try to find something from a Seminary or Monastery.

Classical Evolution: Famous Gregorian Chants

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Very peaceful music
Gregorian Chants Review
Answer to a prayer
Good Value
A good introduction to Gregorian Chant

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Release Date: 2002-05-07

Tracks:

Introitus: Nos Autem
Graduale: Miserere
Snyiphon: Immutemur
Ruf: Ecce Lignum
Communio: Qui Meditabitur
Hymnus: Pange Lingua
Improperia: Popule Meus
Hallejuja: Veni Sancte Spiritus
Graduale: Maec Dies
Offertorium: Terra Tremuit
Sequenz: Veni Sancte Spiritus
Communio: Factus Est Repente
Graduale: Benedicta Es Tu
Hallelujah: Tota Pulchra Es
Offertorium: Ave Maria
Introitus: Populus Sion
Antiphon: O Sapientia
Introitus: Lux Fulgebit
Communio: Viderunt Omnes
Hallelujah: Vidimus Stellam
Hymnus: Asolis Ortus Cardine

Customer Reviews:

Very peaceful music.......2007-06-11

I generally work for long hours at my computer and it can be stressful, I read the review for this cd , because one of my customers ( I manage Bolivia Stores at Amazon) wrote a review about this cd same as he wrote a review for one of my teas and I was very intrigued because he is a very religious person that lived in Bolivia with the Peace Corp, well... The price was great and I decided to ordered it...... I just love it, it takes away the stress of a long day !
It sound a bit boring in the beginning but once you get caught for the music is just peace all around!!

Gregorian Chants Review.......2007-05-06

The CD was delivered within the time stated and is as advertized ... good

Answer to a prayer.......2007-04-05

I have been frantically searching for a cd with some of the old Good Friday Gregorian chants I remembered from my childhood. I planned to play it as background music for our Good Friday service at a home for the elderly. I ran a search on Amazon and this was the first cd that popped up. I ordered it, thinking it would probably not arrive in time for the service. What a pleasant surprise to have it in such a short time and at such a low price. Beautiful music that would be worth purchasing at ten times the asking price.

Good Value.......2007-04-04

This collection of chants offers something for various seasons of the church year. The chants are well done, and they are useful for meditation purposes.

A good introduction to Gregorian Chant.......2007-03-29

This is a great way to be introduced to Gregorian chant, both for its quality and its low price.

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Clerveaux Monks
Hauntingly Beautiful
Meditate as you listen........
What a Magnificat!
Soothing

Salve Regina: Gregorian Chant

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Catholic Latin Classics
Chant II

ASIN: B0000040ZC
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Gregorian Chant: Magnificat - Tu es pastor ovium
Gregorian Chant: Stabat Mater
Gregorian Chant: Lauda Sion
Gregorian Chant: Te deum (tonus monasticus)
Gregorian Chant: Adoro te
Gregorian Chant: O sacrum convivium (tonus monasticus)
Gregorian Chant: Ave, verum Corpus
Gregorian Chant: Tantum ergo
Gregorian Chant: O salutaris Hostia (tonus monasticus)
Gregorian Chant: Salve Regina (tonus monasticus)
Gregorian Chant: Ave Maria
Gregorian Chant: Sub tuum praesidium (tonus monasticus)
Gregorian Chant: Alma Redemptoris Mater (tonus monasticus)
Gregorian Chant: Inviolata
Gregorian Chant: Regina caeli (tonus monasticus)
Gregorian Chant: Victimae paschali laudes
Gregorian Chant: Veni, Creator Spiritus (tonus monasticus)

Customer Reviews:

Clerveaux Monks.......2007-07-11

It was quite wonderful to find this as the monks had none for sale at the Abbey.

Hauntingly Beautiful.......2007-01-19

This is an excellent cd. The emotion present in the monks' voices, espcially in the "Salve Regina" is deeply moving and beautiful. Highly recommended for anyone who is a fan of Gregorian chant, and a great first buy for someone who just wants to know what Gregorian chant sounds like.

Meditate as you listen...............2007-01-04

This lifts your heart to God as you listen. Beautifully done.

What a Magnificat!.......2006-09-01

I have listened to this recording since it was on a cassette tape and I always come back to it. What a gentle and sincere recording. The Magnificat is especially beautiful.

Soothing.......2006-02-21

I bought this disk while feeling depressed and not being able to focus. The chanting soothed me and gave me some piece of mind. Why then not 5 stars, you ask? Because the sound lacks a bit of clarity despite the remastering and the performance is good, but not exceptional.

Codex Faenza: Instrumental Music of the Early 15th Century

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An academic exercise well worth studying
Amazing stuff!
Essential to any early music collection
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Codex Faenza: Instrumental Music of the Early 15th Century

Manufacturer: Naxos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000009OM1
Release Date: 1998-07-28

Tracks:

Biance Flour (Codex Faenza)
Untitled (Codex Faenza)
Non Avra Ma Pieta Questa Mia Donna
Non Ara May Pieta Questa Mia Dona (Codex Faenza)
Hont, Paour, Doubtance
Hont Paur (Codex Faenza)
Le Ior (Codex Faenza)
Bel Fiore Danca (Codex Faenza)
Aquil' Altera, Ferma/Creatura Gentil/Uccel' Di Dio
Aquila Altera (Codex Faenza)
Untitled (Codex Faenza)
Aspire Refus (Codex Faenza)
Elas Mon Cuer (Codex Faenza)
J'Ay Grant Desespoir De Ma Vie
Jay Grant Espoir (Codex Faenza)
Kyrie: Cunctipotens Genitor Deus
Ave Maris Stella

Customer Reviews:

An academic exercise well worth studying.......2006-03-12

Upon first listen, you might think that "Codex Faenza: Instrumental Music of the Early 15th Century" is wrongly named. These works were composed by 14th Century composers, such as Machaut and Landini, and several songs appear as vocal arrangements without instrumentation.

That's where the "Codex Faenza" comes in. This tome was an early 15th century book of instrumental arrangements of 14th century music. The Unicorn Ensemble performs several works from the Codex Faenza, sometimes preceding the instrumental version with the original vocal arrangement for comparison. The last two tracks, the anonymous compositions "Kyrie" and "Ave maris stella," feature alternating sections of plainchant and organ music.

In many cases, the busy melodies gain something in the translation. The top lines have an improvisatory quality that can seem odd when sung, but sound more natural when played instrumentally. The Unicorn Ensemble has mastered late medieval/early Renaissance instrumentation, and their performances effectively evoke the spirit of past times.

I was somewhat critical of The Unicorn Ensemble's version of Dufay's "Chansons" for making Guillaume Dufay's music sound more conservative than it really was. Here, the group does the opposite: they update the sound of Ars Nova composers and demonstrate how their achievements foreshadowed the continued musical advances of the early Renaissance. It's an academic exercise in many ways, but one well worth studying.

Amazing stuff!.......2005-06-04

Wow, what a stunning CD. Firstly I am just floored by the audiophile quality of the recorded sound - much, much better than a lot of CDs for three times the price. This is a characteristic of all of the Ensemble Unicorn recordings but this one is particularly good. As for the performances, they brim with life and color as interpretations of music of this period rarely do. They really bring this music to life, transporting the listener back centuries. The music represented here also has a good deal of depth to recommend it too.

This is just the sort of CD that reinforces the view that Naxos is above all a serious record label of high quality. This would be worth buying even if it cost three times the price.

Essential to any early music collection.......2003-09-04

When I purchased this album, I was expecting it to be more akin to the other music performed by the Ensemble Unicorn. I was expecting quick and lively, music akin to the Spanish Troubadour tunes and Las Cantigas de Santa Maria. I was wrong, and I was disappointed at first. I quickly changed my mind after giving the entire album a listen, and was enchanted.

If you like the quick, lively medieval tunes, then this album may not be your cup of tea. However, I don't think any early music collection is complete without this, and I found that even slower medieval tunes have their virtues, particularly when performed by the always impressive Ensemble Unicorn. Another great album, same incredibly low price as always from the Naxos label, and the same top-notch skill I've come to expect from the Ensemble Unicorn.

the Unicorn ensamble playing is an insperasion 4 the soul........2001-09-24

refreshing gifted players.
a delight 4 the ears of any early music lover.
i would have paid mutch more to buy it.
buy it.
take a trip to nature and inhale this beutifull music.
love u unicorn, glad i got ur cd.
peace and love from exotic israel.

another glorious entry.......2000-12-13

Unicorn is simply amazing. They turn out CD after CD, all at budget prices, all far surpassing most other early music efforts. Codex Faenza's pieces are mostly two-part, with a florid upper melody supported by a slower-moving tenor. This allows full display of Unicorn's virtuosity -- unlike their Dufay release, which cramped their style with its elaborate polyphony. The opening improvisations are magical, the subtle treatments of text and context fascinating -- and track 10 is the craziest vielle piece I've ever heard

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An updated version of Gregorian Chant
Lovely and absurd
Wonderful!
The Grand Masters!!

Masters of Chant
Gregorian
Manufacturer: Edel Germany
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004YZ1G
Release Date: 2000-10-16

Customer Reviews:

An updated version of Gregorian Chant.......2007-05-07

This not the chant that one is used to , but is a wholly new way of presenting beautiful music. It is pleasant to listen to and does jar on the senses.

Lovely and absurd.......2007-03-23

God gregorian chant singing songs by Simon and Garfunkel, Eric Clapton, Metallica !!, others. They have more than one disc.

I thought they pulled off this stylistic "mashup" very well. I don't know how seriously you can take the words - it isn't a worship aid. But it is interesting and well done.

I played Nothing Else Matters to my prayer group and some of the younger participants almost fell off their chairs laughing, while others (older people) thought it was nice.

Wonderful!.......2006-05-10

If you are at all keen on Gregorian chant music this is a wonderful version of that type of singing with modern, rather than medieval songs. It is haunting music. Very relaxing. I have played this over & over & never get tired of it. I can thoroughly recommend this CD

The Grand Masters!!.......2005-08-01

This album is simply enchanting.... true they chant music that has been made famous by other artists... bt what captivates me is the sound... its dark!!!

They are simply wonderful!!!

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