Flame of Ireland

Flame of Ireland
Medieval Irish Plainchant - An Office for St. Brigit
Canty
ASV Gaudeamus CD GAU 354

Contents:

    Medieval Irish Plainchant

    Anon.
  1. Hymn: Adest dies leticie (from First Vespers)

    2. Anon., Matins for the Feast of St. Brigit

  2. Invitatorium: Totus orbis Brigide & Venite
  3. Antiphona I: Rex celestis humiliem
  4. Antiphona II: Prolis exordium
  5. Antiphona III: Nocte matris lectulum
  6. Lectio I: Fuit quidam dux magnus
  7. Responsorium I: Felix hiberniam
  8. Lectio II: Tunc Duptachus ait
  9. Responsorium II: Hanc de Britannia
  10. Lectio III: Perrexit poeta
  11. Responsorium III: In albis clerici
  12. Antiphona IV: Fusa super parvulam
  13. Antiphona V: Ardens velum niveum
  14. Antiphona VI: Candor veli niveam
  15. Lectio IV: Signa iam maxima
  16. Responsorium IV: Lacte quod premitur
  17. Lectio V: Deinde ipse magus
  18. Responsorium V: Proficit in moribus
  19. Lectio VI: Die autem alio
  20. Responsorium VI: Virgo decorator
  21. Antiphona VII: Vertens in cervisiam
  22. Antiphona VIII: Quidquid vidit oculo
  23. Antiphona IX: Christo bis sex apostolis
  24. Lectio VII: Quadam quoque die
  25. Responsorium VII: Larga manus Brigide
  26. Lectio VIII: Post hec intravit
  27. Responsorium VIII: Felix virgo viscera
  28. Lectio IX: Alio tempore magne synodus
  29. Responsorium IX: Regum mundi respuit
  30. Antiphona: Deo carnis edidit (from First Vespers)
  31. Antiphona: Verna pollens (from Lauds)
  32. Antiphona: Lux Brigide Lagenie (from Second Vespers)
  33. Hymn: Christo canamus gloriam (from Lauds)

Playing time: 76' 32"

Performers:
Canty [Libby Crabtree (voice), Ruth Dean (voice), Anne Lewis (voice), Rebecca Tavener (director / lectrix), William Taylor (wire-strung clarsach)]

Recording site and date:
St Mary's Parish Church, Haddington, East Lothian [11/2002 & 01/2004]
Rel.: 2005

Reviewed in:
Gramophone (Vol./#-p.): 28/6-259 (july/august 2005)
Goldberg (y., #-p.): 07, 47-74

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Pierre-F. Roberge