The Tradition of Gregorian chant

Die Tradition des Gregorianischen Chorals - The Tradition of Gregorian chant: Formen und Styles - Forms and Styles
Various monastic Ensembles
Archiv Produktion 435 032-2 [CDx4]

Responsory: Hodie nobis caelorum rex
Responsory: Hodie nobis de caelo pax
Responsory: Quem vidistis, pastores
Responsory: Descendit de caelis
Responsory: O magnum misterium
Responsory: Beata Dei Genitrix
Responsory: Sancta et immaculata virginitas
Responsory: Angelus ad pastores ait
Responsory: Ecce Agnus Dei
Responsory: Beata viscera
Responsory: In principio erat verbum
Responsory: Verbum caro factum est

CD-1: II(1). Choralschola des Klosters Maria Einsiedeln

Proprium Primae Missae in Nativitate

Introit: Dominus dixit
Gradual: Tecum principium
Alleluia: Dominus dixit
Offertory: Laetentur caeli
Communion: Vidimus stellam

Proprium Missae in Epiphania Domini

Introit: Ecce advenit
Gradual: Omnes de Saba
Alleluia: Vidimus stellam
Offertory: Reges Tharsis
Communion: Vidimus stellam

Proprium Missae in Ascensione Domini

Introit: Viri Galilaei
Alleluia I: Ascendit Deus
Alleluia II: Dominus in Sina
Offertory: Ascendit Deus
Communion: Psallite Domino

CD-2: III. Choralschola der Abtei Münsterschwarzach

Dominica in Palmis
De Benedictione Ramorum et de Processione cum Ramis Benedictis

Antiphona: Hosanna
Antiphona: Pueri Hebraeorum
Antiphona: Cum audisset
Antiphona: Coeperunt omnes
Antiphona: Occurrunt turbae
Antiphona: Cum angelis
Antiphona: Ante sex dies
Hymn: Gloria, laus et honor
Responsory: Ingrediente

Dominica in Palmis
Proprium Missae

Introit: Domine, ne longa facias
Gradual: Tenuisti manum dexteram
Tract: Deus, Deus meus
Offertory: Improperium
Communion: Pater, si non potest

CD-2: II(2). Choralschola des Klosters Maria Einsiedeln

Proprium Primae Missae in Dominica Resurrectionis

Introit: Resurrexi
Gradual: Haec dies
Confitemini
Alleluia: Pascha nostrum
Sequence: Victimae paschali laudes
Offertory: Terra tremuit
Communion: Pascha nostrum

CD-3: IV. Choeur des Moines de l'Abbaye Notre-Dame de Fontgombault

Dedicatio Ecclesiae
Ad Missam

Introit: Terribilis est
Kyrie XII
Gloria XII
Gradual: Locus iste
Alleluia: Adorabo
Offertory: Domine Deus
Sanctus XII
Agnus Dei XII
Communion: Domus mea

Dedicatio Ecclesiae
In I. Vesperis

Hymn: Urbs Jerusalem
Antiphon ad Magnificat: Sanctificavit

Dedicatio Ecclesiae
Ad Matutinam

Invitatory & psalmody: Domum Dei
Responsory: Fundata est

Dedicatio Ecclesiae
Ad Laudes

Antiphons:
1. Domum tuam
2. Domus mea
3. Haec est domus Domini
4. Bene fundata est
5. Lapides pretiosi
Hymn: Angularis fundamentum
Antiphon ad Benedictus: Zachaee

Dedicatio Ecclesiae
In I. Vesperis

Antiphon ad Magnificat: O quam metuendus est

CD-3: V. Coro de la Abadìa de Santo Domingo de Silos

Altspanische Gesänge

Prolegendum: Dominus regnavit
Tract: Vide, Domine, et considera
Laud (post Gospel): Laudate Dominum, quoniam bonus est psalmus
Preces: Ecclesiam sanctam catholicam
Nomina efferentium: Per misericordiam tuam, Deus noster
Antiphon: Pacem meam da vobis
Illatio: Introibo ad altare Dei mei
Sanctus
Post sanctus: Verum sanctus, vere benedictus
Credo
Pater noster
Ad confractationem panis: Gustate et videte

CD-4: V. Coro de la Abadìa de Santo Domingo de Silos

Altspanische Gesänge

Kyrie I
Kyrie II
Kyrie III
Gloria
Sacrificium: Offerte Domino
Sanctus
Agnus Dei I
Agnus Dei II
Antiphon (Laud): Statuit Dominus
Lamentatio Ieremiae Prophetae: Aleph, Ego vir videns

CD-4: VI. Capella Musicale del Duomo di Milano

Ambrosianischer Choral
Cantus Missarum

Ingressa: Respice in me
Psalmellus: Pacifice loquebantur
Alleluia: Magi venerunt
Ante Evangelium: In Bethlehem Judae
Post Evangelium: Coenae tuae
Ante Evangelium: Laudate Dominum
Post Evangelium: Domine, Domine Deus
Offertory: Ubi sunt nunc dii
Contrafactorium: Ille homo
Transitorium: Gaude et laetare
Transitorium: Te laudamus

Ambrosianischer Choral
Cantus Officiorum

Hymn: Splendor paternae gloriae
Hymn: Agnes beatae virginis
Hymn: Apostolorum passio
Antiphon: Omnes patriarchae
Responsory: Tenebrae factae sunt
Antiphon: Rorate caeli
Antiphon: In exitu Israel
Antiphon (duplex): Venite omnis creatura
Psallenda: Pax in caelo
Psallenda: Videntes stellam magi

Playing time: 78' 14" + 73' 13" + 71' 18" + 73' 54" = 4h 55' 39"

Performers, recording site and date:
See links below;
Rel.: 1993

Similar release:
Archiv Produktion 2723 071 [LPx6] Die Tradition des Gregorianischen Chorals - The Tradition of Gregorian chant: Formen und Styles - Forms and Styles

Excerpts (from originals):
[1]-[12] Archiv Produktion 2533 158 [LP] Die Tradition des Gregorianischen Chorals II
[13]-[27], [42]-[47] Archiv Produktion 2533 131 [LP] Die Tradition des Gregorianischen Chorals I
[28]-[41] Archiv Produktion 2533 320 [LP] Die Tradition des Gregorianischen Chorals V
[48]-[64] Archiv Produktion 2533 359 [LP] Die Tradition des Gregorianischen Chorals VI
[65]-[86] Archiv Produktion 2533 163 [LP] Die Tradition des Gregorianischen Chorals III
[87]-[107] Archiv Produktion 2533 284 [LP] Die Tradition des Gregorianischen Chorals IV

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Comments:
Information from CD; originally from Peter Wilton; also from Todd McComb and J.F. Weber.
This set surveys various monastic styles and makes a popular introduction, although it is available only intermittently (McComb).
Although described as a "hodge-podge" in another section of this website (A Selection of Chant Recordings – Western Chant), J.F. Weber expressed a strong disagreement about the use of this term.
He states in a personnal communication:
« This is extremely misleading. The box of four CDs originated as six LPs with the same series title. It was a carefully planned exemplification of the various traditions of Western Plainchant, as follows:
1) Mozarabic chant, recorded at Silos where the editions of Rojo and Prado were prepared.
2) Mass Propers from the earliest St. Gall MSS, recorded at Einsiedeln, where one of the most important and earliest (Ein 121) of these is kept.
3) Office responsories in the monastic use recorded at Montserrat and still the only set of 12 responsories for Matins of Christmas on record.
4) Ambrosian chant, recorded at the Milan cathedral (not a "monastic ensemble"); the importance of this moderate interpretation can best be judged by comparing it with the very fast Schola Hungarica record and the very slow Ensemble Organum record, which cancel each other.
5) Semiotic interpretation of chant, recorded at Muensterschwarzach by Godehard Joppich.
6) The traditional Mocquereau interpretation of chant, recorded at Fontgombault, which maintains a traditional approach to liturgy and chant.
You can see that this series was carefully conceived and comprehensively executed. The pejorative "hodge-podge" is extremely inaccurate. Perhaps the layout on four CDs (with the Einsiedeln Mass Propers divided between two discs) somewhat obscured the perfect organization for the sake of economy (four CDs at budget price). »

Pierre-F. Roberge

Related older LPs on Archiv:

Gregorianik. 1. Forschungsbereich, Serie C: Exequien: Chor der Moenche der Benediktiner-Erzabtei St. Martin - Beuron Maurus Pfaff
Archiv Produktion 14002 (LP)
I. Research Period - Gregorian Chant Series B: The Mass « Missa in Dominica Resurrectionis »: Chor der Mönche der Benediktiner-Erzabtei St. Martin, Beuron - Maurus Pfaff
Archiv Produktion 14017 (LP)
I. Research Period - Gregorian Chant Series B: The Mass « Orationes Solemnes et Adoratio Crucis in Feria VI in P arasceve »: Chor der Mönche der Benediktiner-Erzabtei St. Martin, Beuron - Maurus Pfaff
Archiv Produktion 14034 (LP)
I. Research Period - Gregorian Chant Series B: The Mass « Tertia Missa in Nativitate D. N. Jesu Christi » (Third Mass for Christmas Day): Chor der Mönche der Benediktiner-Erzabtei St. Martin, Beuron - Maurus Pfaff
Archiv Produktion 14154 (LP)

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