Christmas Eve

La Nuit de Noël - Christmas Eve
Schola Hungarica - László Dobszay & Janka Szendrei, dir.
Harmonia mundi "Quintana" QUI 90 3037 [CD]

Contents:

    I. Introduction

    Anon., gregorian:
  1. Noël (à 2): Omnes una gaudeamus
  2. Hymne: Corde natus
  3. Noël: Salve Sancta Parens

    4. II.Veillée (matutinum)

  4. Premier nocturne, antiennes: Dominus dixit
  5. Répons: Benedictus qui venit
  6. Noël (à 3): Ave decus
  7. Deuxième nocturne, Antiennes: Suscepimus Deus
  8. Répons: Continet in gremio
  9. Noël (à 3): Cum Virtus magnifica
  10. Troisième nocturne: Antiennes: Ipse invocavit me
  11. Répons tropé: Te laudant Angeli
  12. Noël (à 3): Ecce quod natura

    13. III. Transition

  13. Antienne de la Vierge Bénie: Virgo Dei genitrix
  14. Cantio: Resonet in laudibus
  15. Benediction: Dies natalis Domini
  16. Cantio (à 2): Novus annus adiit
  17. Cantio: Puer natus in Bethlehem

    18. IV. Messe de minuit

  18. Introït: Dominus dixit ad me
  19. Lecture (tropée): Laudem Deo - Populus gentium
  20. Graduel: Tecum principium
  21. Alleluja & Sequence: Dominus dixit - Grates nunc
  22. Offertoire: Laetentur caeli
  23. Communion: In splendoribus sanctorum

    24. V. Appendix

  24. Antiennes de Laudes: Quem vidistis pastores
  25. Messe de l'aurore/Introït: Lux fulgebit
  26. Messe de l'aurore/Sequence: Laetabundus
  27. Répons (à 3): Verbum caro
  28. Antienne: Virgo hodie fidelis

Playing time: 69' 49"

Performers:
Schola Hungarica [Soli: András Soós, János Mezei, Ágnes Dobszay, Ildikó Fodor - Recitative: László Dobszay, Mireille Lescure, Geoffrey Thomas, Victor Togobitsky, Antonietta Agostini, Catalina Szabó Thomas, Sergio Perez, M´tyás Hettmann] - László Dobszay & Janka Szendrei, dir.

Recording site and date:
Parish Church of La Sainte Famille de Zugliget, Budapest [july 1991 & april 1992]

Other releases (identical, first and re-releases): This is the original CD release. It was later released as Harmonia mundi "Quintana-Musique d'Abord" HMA 190 3037

Other releases (compilation): none

Other releases (excerpts): none

Reviewed in:
Diapason (#-p.): 389-64 (jan. 1993)
Gramophone (Vol./#-p.):
Fanfare (Vol./#-p.): 16/4-358 (march/april 1993)

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Pierre-F. Roberge