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