Estonian Pilharmonic Chamber Choir, Paul Hillier The period from 1880 to 1917 marked a renaissance in Russian choral music.  Previously, Russian choral music had been dominated by German and Italian influences.  Now composers returned to old Russian chant as the source for their works, thus creating a thoroughly Russian choral style.  Although Sergei Rachmaninov wrote only a few …

The Cathedral Singers, Richard Proulx, Conductor This instantly popular recording by Richard Proulx and his Cathedral Singers presents a generous selection of glorious sounds of the past, an exquisite album of Gregorian, Ambrosian and Gallican chant. The 28 hymns include the Missa de Angelis, Missa Simplex, Pange Lingua, Adoro te Devote, Ave Verum Corpus, O Filii et Filiae, Salve Regina, …

The Cathedral Singers, Richard Proulx, Conductor A sequel to the best-seller, Sublime Chant, Richard Proulx and his Cathedral Singers present another exquisite selection of glorious sounds of the past in this inspiring album of Gregorian, Ambrosian and Galician chant. The 32 hymns include chants for Advent, Christmas, Lent and Easter, two Mass settings, favorites like Panis Angelicus, O …

Richard Proulx and the Cathedral Singers present this first volume in a historic series of choral masterworks from the 15th to the 18th centuries. Faithful to the original compositions, it includes works by Byrd, Montiverdi, Dufay and others, including Exsultate Justi, Ave Maria, Ave Verum Corpus, All Glory, Laud and Honor, O Esca Viatorum , and 13 more.

Artists: Choeur Des Moines Benedictins De L'Union

The Coming of Christ is the first of a series of 3 CDs using the exquisite music of Gregorian chant to describe and illuminate the life of Christ.  Sung by the Gloria Dei Cantores Schola and conducted by Dr. Mary Berry, CBE, these reknowned experts bring a wealth of experience and worship to the interpretation of the chant.  Well-known pieces alternatae with numerous antiphons to …

The Beloved Son is the second of a series of 3 CDs using the exquisite music of Gregorian chant to describe and illuminate the life of Christ.  Sung by the Gloria Dei Cantores Schola and conducted by Dr. Mary Berry, CBE, these reknowned experts bring a wealth of experience and worship to the interpretation of the chant.  Well-known pieces alternatae with numerous antiphons to show the …

A magnificent album of "live" Gregorian chant from the Benedictine monks in this ancient abbey in Luxemborg, which gives the authentic sound and feel to it as true chant that is prayed while sung. Considered by many chant devotees as their favorite and best chant album, a spiritual gem that reveals chant as a living, breathing tradition of fervent prayer. The whole album plunges one …

Performed by the Franciscans of the Immaculate & Friends

John Rutter and the fabulous Cambridge Singers sing these 21 exquisite selections in honor of Our Lady that include: Gregorian chants, English carols, songs of praise by Bruckner, Verdi, Tchaikovsky, Byrd, and Holst. 1. Gregorian Chant: Alma Redemptoris Mater 2. Guerrero: Ave Virgo Sanctissima 3. Traditional: There Is No Rose Of Such Virtue 4. Victoria: Ave Maria (For Four Voices) 5. Dering: …

This recording was the first attempt by Ensemble Organum (or any other, for that matter) to re-create Old Roman Chant from ancient manuscripts in the Vatican Library--for which they received either eternal admiration or condemnation! The problem is simple: since there are no extant manuscripts prior to the 13th century, any performing group has to make certain assumptions. Using the oldest …

Already receiving national attention, this wonderful album of Gregorian Chant by the Benedictine Sisters of Regina Laudis Abbey (Bethlehem, CT) was digitally recorded in the Abbey's chapel. These 24 latin hymns celebrate the lives of the Virgin Mary and four Virgin Martyrs. Incudes Stabat Mater, Kyrie, Regina Caeli and more. Track List: 1. Bells of Jesu Fili Mariae 2. (Saint Lucy) Orante …

From the first notes of the Lenten antiphon Immutemur, this exquisite recording gives a soothing clam from Chanticleer's rich, lyrical legato style and perfect unison expression and phrasing. This is first class singing by the renowned acapella mens group. Chanticleer's performances takes this music to a level of exalted simplicity. The 19 hymns include parts of the Mass for Holy Week and …

There's an old musician's joke that if you die and go to Heaven, the first thing they do is hand you a harp; if you go to Hell, they hand you an accordion. But with the release of Sacred Treasures III, that joke can now be amended: upon entering Heaven, you'll be handed a Russian liturgical score. The fourteen selections comprising Sacred Treasures III feature music from the Russian liturgical …

The Divine Liturgy of the Byzantine Slavic Tradition as sung by the choir of St Vladimir's Seminary, under the direction of David Drillock. T RACK L ISTING : 1. Great Litany 2. First Antiphon 3. Second Antiphon 4. Only Begotten Son 5. Little Litany 6. Beatitutes 7. Come, Let Us Worship 8. Troparions 9. Holy God 10. Prokeimenon 11. Alleluia 12. Augmented Litany 13. Cherubic Hymn …

Following up their best-selling Women in Chant album, the Benedictine nuns of Regina Laudis Abbey present this exquisite choral treasure honoring the mysteries in the lives of Jesus and Mary. Recordáre is Latin for “Remember,” and the album brings together Gregorian Chant and the prayers of the Rosary. 27 chants in all. Includes a beautiful 60 page booklet.

It is not insignificant that recordings of Gregorian chant, an art form that first originated near the end of the previous millennium, are among the industry's best sellers. The beauty of the human voice and the profundity of the words seem to speak to an inherent emotional need that is greater in this modern world, perhaps, than ever before. Despite the astonishing evolution of music over the …

Chant Byzantine liturgical music on compact disc Kevin Smith, director Mark Bailey, associate director Sung by the choirs of St Vladimir's Seminary Arranged for English-language liturgical use in North America, these chants draw from various musical traditions of the Eastern Church and include, among other selections: Gladsome Light, Znamenny chant "The Shadow of the Law," …

The Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts and other Lenten hymns as sung by the St Vladimir's Seminary Choir, directed by David Drillock. T RACK L ISTING : 1. The Great Litany 2. Lord I Call Upon Thee—Tone 3 (Kievan Chant)... 3. O Gladsome Light (Znamenny Chant) 4. Let My Prayer Arise (D. Bortniansky) 5. Now The Powers Of Heaven (D. Bortniansky) 6. Litany—The Lord's Prayer …

The complete hymns of Pascha - sung by the St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary Male Choir and conducted by David Drillock. T RACK L ISTING :   1. Thy Resurrection, O Christ Our Savior (Kieven Chant) 2. The Paschal Verses 3. The Great Litany (S. Smolensky) 4. Resurrection Kanon, Odes 1 and 3 (B. Ledkovsky) 5. Before The Dawn (Theofan) 6. Thou Didst Descend Into The Tomb (B. …