Angels from the Vatican

Angels from the Vatican
The Invisible made Visible - Gregorian Chant
Schola Gregoriana of Cambridge - Mary Berry, dir.
Herald HAVPCD 220

Contents:

    What is an Angel ?

    Gregorian, Feast of the Dedication of St. Michael the Archangel
  1. Antiphon at Vespers: Angeli, Archangeli

  2. Gregorian, Second week in Lent
  3. Matins Responsory: Dixit Angelus ad Iacob

  4. Gregorian, Feast of the Dedication of St. Michael the Archangel
  5. Offertory Chant: Stetit Angelus

  6. Gregorian: Missa "de Angelis"
  7. Kyrie
  8. Gloria

  9. Tomás Luis de Victoria (m) / Matins Responsory for the Feast of the Most Holy Trinity (t)
  10. Motet (à 4): Duo Seraphim
  11. Angels in the Life of Christ

    Gregorian, Feast of the Dedication of St. Michael the Archangel
  12. Hymn for Lauds: Christe, sanctorum decus Angelorum

  13. Ambrosian, Sunday after Epiphany
  14. Transitorium (Communion chant): Te laudamus

  15. Gregorian, Matins of the Nativity
  16. First Responsory: Hodie nobis cælorum Rex

  17. Gregorian, Lauds of the Nativity
  18. Third Antiphon: Angelus ad pastores ait
  19. Fourth Antiphon: Facta est cum Angelo

  20. Gregorian, Mass for Easter Monday
  21. Alleluia verse: Angelus Domini descendit de cælo
  22. Angels in the Life of the Virgin

    Gregorian, Fourth Sunday in Advent
  23. Offertory Chant: Ave Maria

  24. Luca Marenzio: Madrigali Spirituali a cinque voci, Rome 1584
  25. Qual mormorio soave

  26. Gregorian, Mass for the Feast of the Assumption
  27. Alleluia verse: Assumpta est
  28. Angels in the Life of the Community

    Gregorian, First Sunday in Lent
  29. Gradual: Angelis suis mandavit de te

  30. Gregorian, Feast of the Dedication of St. Michael the Archangel
  31. Introit: Benedicite Dominum omnes Angelis eius

  32. Gregorian, rite for funerals, sung when the body is taken from the church for burial
  33. Antiphon I: In Paradisum
    Antiphon II: Chorus Angelorum

  34. Giuovanni Perluigi das Palestrina: Motet for 5 voices for the Feast of the Dedication of St. Michael the Archangel
  35. Venit Michael Archangelus
  36. Angels and the Liturgy

    Gregorian, Missa "de Angelis"
  37. Sanctus

  38. Gregorian, The Easter Proclamation
  39. Exultet iam Angelica turba cælorum
  40. Christ is the Judge

    Gregorian, Missa "Requiem"
  41. Offertory Chant: Domine Iesu Christe

  42. Gregorian, Missa "de Angelis"
  43. Agnus Dei
  44. The Holy Trinity

    Gregorian
  45. Hymn of Thanksgiving: Te Deum
  46. Madonna in Glory

    Giuovanni Perluigi das Palestrina: Motet for 8 voices (1575) in honour of the Blessed Virgin Mary
  47. Ave Regina cælorum

Playing time: 75' 29"

Performers:
Schola Gregoriana of Cambridge [Caroline Ashton (soprano), Tessa Bonner (soprano), Janet Coxwell (soprano), Olive Simpson (soprano), William Lee (tenor), Nicholas Todd (tenor), Gerard Delrez (bass, counter-tenor), Chris Dixon (bass), John Rowlands-Pritchard (bass), Jeremy White (bass)] - Mary Berry, dir.

Recording site and date:
Charterhouse Chapel, Cambridge, England [04/1998]

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Pierre-F. Roberge