Machaut: Messe de Nostre Dame

Guillaume de Machaut
Messe de Nostre Dame
The Zephyrus Medieval Quartet - Paul Walker, dir.
Virginia Arts Recordings VA-06436

Contents:

    Chant
  1. Introit: Salve sancta Parens

    2. Guillaume de Machaut « Messe de Nostre Dame »
  2. Kyrie
  3. Gloria in excelsis

    4. (—)
  4. Oratio

    5. Chant
  5. First Reading: Ecclesiasticus 24:14-16
  6. Gradual: Benedicta et venerabilis es Virgo
  7. Alleluia Post partum
  8. Gospel Luke 11:27-28

    9. Guillaume de Machaut « Messe de Nostre Dame »
  9. Credo

    10. (—)
  10. Introduction to the Offertory

    11. Chant
  11. Offerory: Felix namque
  12. Proper Preface: Et in te Festivitate beatae Mariae

    13. Guillaume de Machaut « Messe de Nostre Dame »
  13. Sanctus et Benedictus

    14. Chant
  14. Pater Noster

    15. Guillaume de Machaut « Messe de Nostre Dame »
  15. Agnus Dei

    16. Chant
  16. Communion: Beata viscera

    17. (—)
  17. Post-Communion

    18. Guillaume de Machaut « Messe de Nostre Dame »
  18. Ite Missa est

Sources
[1], [5]-[8], [11]-[12], [14], [16] See Chantdiscography.com
[2]-[3], [9], [13], [15], [18] MS Reims 224
[4], [10], [17] Unknown

Performers:
The Zephyrus Medieval Quartet
Paul Walker (Celebrant, counter-tenor), Colin Bird (Deacon, counter-tenor), J. R. Ankney (Sub-Deacon, contratenor), Jason Stell (Cantor, tenor)
Paul Walker, dir.

Playing time: 49' 03"

Recording site and date:
University of Virginia Art Museum, Charlottesville, Virginia [05/2006];
Rel.: 2006

Reviewed in:
Fanfare (Vol./#-p.): 33/2-249 (Nov/Dec 2008)

Comments:
Information from CD.
The booklet is well documented and convincing in terms of approach.
Since 1951, it is, to the best of my knowledge, the 29th recording of this mass.

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Pierre-F. Roberge