Old Roman Chant, 7th-8th Centuries, Byzantine period

Chants de L'Église de Rome des VIIe et VIIIe Siècles

Période Byzantine
Ensemble Organum - Marcel Pérès
Harmonia Mundi HMC 1218 [LP]
Harmonia Mundi HMC 40 1218 [Cass.]
Harmonia Mundi HMC 90 1218 [CD]
Harmonia Mundi HML 590 1218 / HMC 90 1218 [Book / CD]
Harmonia Mundi "Musique d'abord" HMA 195 1218 [CD]

Contents

1. Alleluia: V. O Pimenon ton Israhil
2. Introït: Resurrexi
3. Gradual Hec dies: V. Confitemini Domino / Dicat nunc Israhel
4. Alleluia: V. Pascha nostrum / V. Epulemur / Alleluia
5. Offertory Terra Tremuit: V. Notus in ludea / V. Et factus est in pace / V. Ibi confregit
6. Alleluia: V. Epi si kyrie
7. Communion: Pascha nostrum
8. Alleluia: V. O Kyrios / V. Gar estereocsen

Playing time: 28' 45" + 27' 43" = 56' 28" (LP) or 56' 19" (CD)

Performers:
Ensemble Organum:
Lycourgos Angelopoulos (psaltis), Josep Benet (T), Josep Cabré, Philippe Cantor (Bar), François Fauché (B), Antoine Sicot (deep B)
Marcel Pérès, dir.

Recording site and date:
Unknown [08/1985];
Rel.: 1986 (HMC), 1994 (HML), 2003 (HMA)

Excerpts:
[2], [5], [6] Harmonia Mundi "Century" HMX 290 8164 [CD] A History of Music, vol. 2: L'étonnante diversité des répertoires pré-grégorien / The astonishing diversity of pre-gregorian repertories - Le Chant des premiers chrétiens / Chant of the Early Christians

Comments:
Old Roman chant: The chants in Latin are taken from the Mass for Easter Day. The alleluiatic verses in Greek were sung at other places in the Easter services.

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