Chant

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All Music Guide - Alex Henderson
The Gregorian chant has been a part of Catholicism since at least the ninth century, and continues to be embraced at Catholic monasteries in the 1990s. One such monastery is the Monasterio de Santo Domingo de Silos, located in northwestern Spain. It was at that monastery that this enriching collection of Gregorian chants was recorded by the Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos. One needn't be Catholic to appreciate the richness of "Verbum Caro Factum Est," "Imroperium," "Veni Sancte Spiritus," "Spiritus Domani," and other time-honored chants heard on this CD which was first released by EMI in 1994, and reissued as a gold-audiophile CD by Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab ...
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Editorial Reviews

All Music Guide - Alex Henderson
The Gregorian chant has been a part of Catholicism since at least the ninth century, and continues to be embraced at Catholic monasteries in the 1990s. One such monastery is the Monasterio de Santo Domingo de Silos, located in northwestern Spain. It was at that monastery that this enriching collection of Gregorian chants was recorded by the Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos. One needn't be Catholic to appreciate the richness of "Verbum Caro Factum Est," "Imroperium," "Veni Sancte Spiritus," "Spiritus Domani," and other time-honored chants heard on this CD which was first released by EMI in 1994, and reissued as a gold-audiophile CD by Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab in 1998. All of these serene, tranquil chants are performed a cappella, and all of them are in Latin, the original language of Catholicism. Chant's digital sound quality is superb.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 3/15/1994
  • Label: Angel Records
  • UPC: 724355513823
  • Catalog Number: 55138
  • Sales rank: 9,570

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. 1 Puer natus est nobis, introit in mode 7 - Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos (3:36)
  2. 2 Os iusti, gradual in mode 1 - Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos (2:49)
  3. 3 Christus factus est, gradual in mode 5 (Liber Usualis, No 655) - Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos (2:39)
  4. 4 Mandatum novum do vobis, antiphon & Psalm 132 in Mode 3 - Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos (1:41)
  5. 5 Media vita in morte sumus, responsory in mode 4 - Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos (6:11)
  6. 6 Alleluia, beatus vir qui suffert, in mode 1 - Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos (3:10)
  7. 7 Spiritus Domini, introit in mode 8 (Liber Usualis, No 878b) - Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos (3:46)
  8. 8 Improperium exspectavit cor meum, offertory in mode 8 for Palm Sunday - Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos (2:36)
  9. 9 Laetatus sum, gradual in mode 7 (Liber Usualis No. 560, GR 139) - Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos (2:17)
  10. 10 Kyrie XI, in mode 1 - Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos (1:06)
  11. 11 Puer natus in Bethlehem, in mode 1 - Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos (1:58)
  12. 12 Jacta cogitatum tuum, gradual in mode 7 - Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos (3:34)
  13. 13 Verbum caro factum est, responsory in mode 8 (Liber Usualis No. 390) - Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos (4:04)
  14. 14 Genuit puerpera regen, antiphon & Psalm 99 (Mode II) - Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos (2:56)
  15. 15 Occuli omnium, gradual in mode 7 - Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos (3:21)
  16. 16 Ave mundi spes Maria, sequence in modes 7 & 8 - Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos (4:18)
  17. 17 Kyrie fons bonitatis, trope in mode 3 - Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos (4:00)
  18. 18 Veni sancte spiritus, sequence in mode 1 - Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos (2:42)
  19. 19 Hosanna filio David, antiphon in mode 7 (GR 137) - Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos (0:42)
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Album Credits

Performance Credits
Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos Primary Artist, Choir, Chorus, Ensemble
Francisco Lara Conductor
Ismael Fernandez de la Cuesta Conductor
Technical Credits
Ted Jensen Mastering
Angel Barco Engineer
Maria Francisca Bonmati Producer
David Foil Liner Notes
Marvin Mattelson Cover Design, Cover Art
Jay Barbieri Art Direction
Francisco Lara Director, Direction
Ismael Fernandez de la Cuesta Director, Liner Notes, Direction
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  • Posted October 1, 2010

    a great sound

    good music to read to

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