Best Of Gregorianik / Audio CD

UPC 028947629320

Product Details

• Label: Deutsche Grammophon – 476 2932
• Series: Eloquence
• Format: CD, Compilation, Reissue
• Country: Germany
• Genre: Classical

Overview

Best Of Gregorianik is a serene and spiritually uplifting compilation of Gregorian chants, featuring timeless liturgical music from various Christian celebrations. This collection showcases the meditative beauty and profound simplicity of Gregorian melodies, performed by renowned choral ensembles.

The album spans chants for Christmas, Epiphany, Palm Sunday, Good Friday, Easter, Pentecost, church consecrations, and other sacred occasions, along with Ambrosian, Mozarabic, and Roman Gradual chants.

Each track is brought to life by masterful interpretations from prestigious Gregorian scholas across Europe, including those from Münsterschwarzach Abbey, the Vienna Hofburg Chapel, and the Santo Domingo de Silos Monastery.

Track Listing

Christmas Chants (Gesänge Zum Weihnachtsfest)

1. O Magnum Mysterium – 3:09
2. Sancta Et Immaculata Virginitas – 2:29
3. Angelus Ad Pastores Ait – 4:03

Epiphany Chants (Gesänge Zu Epiphanias)

1. Introitus: Ecce Advenit – 2:32
2. Alleluia: Vidimus Stellam – 2:26

Palm Sunday Chants (Gesänge Zum Palmsonntag)

1. Hymnus: Gloria Laus Et Honor – 6:37

Good Friday Chants (Gesänge Zum Karfreitag)

1. Antiphona: Crucem Tuam Adoramus – 2:11

Easter Chants (Gesänge Zum Osterfest)

1. Alleluia: Pascha Nostrum Immolatus Est – 3:05
2. Miseris Omnium Domine – 4:28

Pentecost Chants (Gesänge Zum Pfingstfest)

1. Spiritus Domini Replevit – 3:24

Church Consecration Chants (Gesänge Zum Kirchweihfest)

1. Introitus: Terribilis Est – 3:38
2. Antiphonae Per Horas – 2:09
3. Hymnus: Urbs Jerusalem – 2:59

Mozarabic Chants (Altspanische Gesänge)

1. Gloria In Excelsis – 3:03
2. Sanctus – 1:34
3. Agnus Dei I – 2:06

Ambrosian Chant (Ambrosianischer Choral)

1. Hymnus: Splendor Paternae Gloriae – 3:57

Liturgy of San Antonio (Liturgie Des San Antonio)

1. Ad Matutinum: Jesu Redemptor – 3:15

Roman Gradual (Graduale Romanum)

1. Rorate Caeli – 2:59
2. Jubilate Deo – 3:50

Key Credits

• Choruses:

  • Choralschola Der Wiener Hofburgkapelle
  • Choralschola Der Benediktinerabtei Münsterschwarzach
  • Choralschola Des Klosters Santo Domingo De Silos
  • Choralschola Kloster Einsiedeln
  • Choralschola Des Klosters Montserrat
  • Coro Gregoriano De Lisboa

• Chorus Masters:

  • Pater Godehard Joppich
  • Dom Ismael Fernández De La Cuesta
  • Pater Hubert Dopf S.J.
  • Konrad Ruhland

• Cover Design: Alamy

• Graphic Design: Kapitel 1, Bremen
• Photography: PhotoDisc