Gregorian Chant Before the Year 1000

Chant grégorien d'avant l'an 1000
A. Agopian & Les Paraphonistes de St-Jean des Matines – Guillaume de Van, dir.
L'Anthologie sonore 34 [78rpm, 30cm, Europe]
The Gramophone Shop « L'Anthologie sonore » AS 34 [78rpm, 30cm, USA]

Production number engraved & on label; matrix number engraved on disc
side 1: AS 80; M6-84132
side 2: AS 81; M6-84133

Contents:

    Anon., before 1000 A.D., var. sources incl. St. Gall 359, St. Gall 339, Laon 239, Montpellier H. 159, Paris, Bibl. Nat. 776 & N.A. 1235
  1. Responsory-Gradual (originaly for the Feast of Saint Agatha) « Adiuvabit eam Deus (5) », LU 1221


  2. Anon., before 1000 A.D., var. sources incl. St. Gall 359, St. Gall 339, Laon 239, Montpellier H. 159, Paris, Bibl. Nat. 9448
  3. Alleluia: Easter « Pascha nostrum immolatus est / Epulemur (7) », LU 779

Performers
Agop Agopian (soloist, bass)
Les Paraphonistes de St-Jean des Matines
Guillaume de Van, dir.; Curt Sachs, art. dir.

Playing time: 4' 25" + 4' 22 = 8' 47"

Recording site and date:
Paris, France [mid March 1936]; Rel.: 1936

Compilation
The Gramophone Shop « L'Anthologie sonore » (31-40) [78rpm x 10] A synthesis of the musical arts: 14th to 18th centuries, vol. IV.
The Haydn Society « L'Anthologie sonore » AS 1 [LP, mono] Gregorian Chant to the XIIIth Century
Parnassus PACD 96 015 / 16 [CD] Gregorian Chant - early recordings
Haydn Society « L'Anthologie sonore » Set HS.AS-A [LPx5, mono] L'Anthologie sonore vol. I.

Comments:
Information from BnF Gallica & owned 78rpm french release.

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Pierre-F. Roberge