A History of Music, vol. 3

A History of Music, vol. 3: L'Europe musicaleà l'heure de l'unification grégorienne / Musical Europe in the era of gregorian unification
1000 ans de chant Grégorien / Gregorian chant
Various
Harmonia Mundi HMX 290 8165

Contents

    L'Immense Corpus Grégorien
    The Vast Corpus of Gregorian Chant

    Anon., gregorian
  1. Gradual: Universi qui te expectant

    2. Anon., gregorian: Missa "Pro defunctis" (Messe des morts)
  2. Introït: Requiem aeternam
  3. Kyrie
  4. Graduel: Requiem aeternam
  5. Tractus: Absolve Domine
  6. Sequence: Dies Irae
  7. Offertory: Domine Jesu
  8. Sanctus
  9. Agnus Dei
  10. Communion: Lux aeterna
  11. Respons: Libera me
  12. Antienne: In paradisum

    13. Une Messe de l'An 1000 (extraits)
    Mass from the Year 1000 (excerpts)

    Anon., Aquitainian MS, ca 1000
  13. Agnus Dei: Omnipotens eterne

    14. Anon., Aquitainian MS, ca 1000
  14. Troped Communion: Corpus quod nunc / Psallite Domino

    15. Anon., Aquitainian MS, ca 1000
  15. Hymn: Cives celestis patrie

    16. Codex Calixtinus (c.1150)
    Plain-chant pour Saint-Jacques de Compostelle
    Plainchant for Santiago de Compostela

    Anon., Codex Calixtinus:
  16. Invitatory: Venite omnes cristicole
  17. Brief responsory: Iacobe servorum
  18. Offertory: Ascendens Ihesus in montem

    19. Chant Cistercien (XIIe siècle)
    Cistercian Chant (12th century)

    Anon., Cistercian
  19. In timore Dei
  20. Testamentum eternum
  21. Dedit Dominus confessionem sancto suo

    22. Magnus Liber Organi (XIIe siècle / 12th century)

    Anon., Magnus Liber Organi
  22. Anon: Natus est rex
  23. Adam of St. Victor: In natale

Playing time: 76' 56"

Performers, recording site and date:
See links below;
Rel.: 2005

Excerpts (from original release):
[1] Harmonia Mundi HMC 90 5261 [CD] Two Worlds of Modal Music
[2]-[12] Harmonia mundi HM 239 [LP] Chant grégorien Vol. 6 - Messe des Morts / Messe de Pâques
[13]-[15] Harmonia Mundi HMU 90 7224 [CD] A Mass for the End of Time
[16]-[18] Harmonia Mundi HMU 90 7156 [CD] Miracles of Sant'Iago
[19]-[21] Harmonia Mundi HMC 90 1392 [CD] Chant Cistercien: Monodies du XIIe siècle
[22]-[23] Harmonia Mundi HMU 90 7157 [CD] The Age of Cathedrals: Music from the Magnus Liber Organi

Compilation:
Harmonia Mundi "Century" HMX 290 8163 / 72 [CDx10] Century I: Toute la Musique Ancienne - Ancient Music

Reviewed in:
Diapason (#-p.):
Early Music America (Vol./#-p.):
Fanfare (Vol./#-p.):
Goldberg (y., #-p.):
Gramophone (Vol./#-p.):

Comments:
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Pierre-F. Roberge