Selections from the All-Night Vigil Byzantine liturgical music on compact disc Kevin Smith, director Mark Bailey, associate director Sung by the choirs of St Vladimir's Seminary Jubilant antiphonal singing and responsorial psalmody, chants, and anthems include, among others: Gladsome Light, Igor Dvoretsky The Great Doxology, Boris Ledkovsky St Symeon's Prayer, Mark Bailey Psalm 103, Fr Sergei …

Sung by the finest Russian and Bulgarian choirs, this extraordinary collection of transcendent prayers and hymns highlights a timeless Russian tradition of faith and devotion. For sheer beauty, there is little to match it anywhere in the world. The solemn ecstasy in the music of the Russian Orthodox Church can trace its roots back to the earliest days of Christian worship, via the great …

The psalm "Miserere mei Deus" is a prayer for mercy, contrition and renewal. Since the 1630s, Gregorio Allegri's famous setting has been sung at dawn during Holy Week, while the Pope kneels in prayer in the solemn candlelit atmosphere of the Sistine Chapel. This contemporary version, recorded in the spectral grandeur of Osnabruck Cathedral, adds new material composed by Vladimir …

This compilation of five Gregorian Masses was produced at one of the most significant moments for the Choir of the Monastery of Silos. The influence of their masters from Saint Pierre de Solesmes can be perceived throughout the recording, as they approach Gregorian chant like total prayer, following the musical instincts of Dom. A. Mocquereau and Dom. Pothier, who are the great spirits of the …

Ave Maria was recorded in 1956 and 1957 in the ancient Monastery’s choir by Jose Luis Abascal, technician in the ancient Fonopolis de Madrid Studios. The master, affected by the passing of time, was carefully restored to reflect, as best as possible, the essence of this historical recording. BENEDICTINE MONKS - AVE MARIA 01. Salve Regina 02. Ave Plena Gratiae 03. Ave Mater 04. Salve Mira …

This beautiful and fervent young Serbian woman is unanimously considered to be an outstanding performer of the highly refined Orthodox liturgical repertory. Since Divna's first album, Mystères Byzantins, this beautiful and passionate young musician has asserted herself as an outstanding performer of orthodox liturgical repertoire. Here she performs in her second opus, recorded live at …

A magnificent tribute paid to the splendors of Byzantine music, this amazing repertoire lies at the heart of the oldest Christian traditions. Byzantium’ s musical history has left a deep impression on our history through an immense musical heritage kept alive with the help of an undisturbed musical tradition in Greece and in the old Churches of Orient. Lycourgos Angelopoulos is head of …

In 1994, the music world was stunned when the album Chant from The Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos topped the Billboard charts and proceeded to go multi-platinum. Now, The Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos - Their Finest Chants compiles the finest songs from their finest performances. The CD includes performances from the Monastery of Santo Domingo de Silos in Spain, …

Within the heart of the Gregorian revival, the Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos are respected the world over. This recording offers the most beautiful Gregorian works performed during the Easter Masses and Offices: Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday. Discover the inimitable style of Silos – the rhythm, freedom and expressive power of love and faith. The booklet …

This Milan release features 25 tracks occuring at Christmas, a time where Gregorian chant becomes jubliant, albeit with a restrained happiness, quite different from what we see from shepherds and the music of the classicists. The Church’s chant becomes powerful and terribly dense. BENEDICTINE MONKS - CHRISTMAS CHANTS 01. Prayers. Rorate Cali Desuper. Mode I 02. Antiphon. O Sapientia. …

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Jade Records and Milan Records are proud to release A Latin American Baroque Christmas. This emotional album combines pieces of music written for Christmas (known in Spanish as Villancicos) by Latin-American composers from the Baroque era. Among these are the famous Cuban composer Esteban Salas and Carlos Patino. The Exaudi Choir of Havana, conducted by Maria Felicia Perez performs these …

The Carmelite Monks of Wyoming bring you their incredible new CD of beautiful Gregorian Chants. This CD is selling thousands across the United States and is praised for the monks' peacefully refined style and obvious love of chant. Nearly an hour of the best chants in honor of the Mother of God.

This is another beautiful Christmas album broken into three moments in the holy day: Christmas Eve, Christmas Night and Christmas Day. Features selections from the Choirs of The Benedictine Abbey of Montserrat, The Dominican Schola of France, The Royal Benedictine Abbey of Hautecombe, The Paris Gregorian Choir, The Nuns of the Benedictine Abbey of Maumont, The Monks of the Abbey of Einsiedeln …

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