Includes examples of chants, hymns, conductus, sequences & tropes, illustrating the four major church feasts; each feast section concludes with a polyphonic work or Latin song (cantio).

Compact discs.

Program notes by Konrad Ruhland in German, English & French, and Latin texts with English, French & German translations laid in container.

Recorded Oct. 21-22, 1995 at Basilika St. Michael, Altenstadt, Germany.

Parallel title on container: Glanz der Gregorianik.

Parallel title on container: Quintessence du chant grégorien.

[cd. 1] Christmas. Rorate caeli desuper [Advent introit] ; Ecce virgo concipiet ; Veni redemptor gentium ; Veni, o sapientia [cantio] ; Gaudens in Domino [conductus] ; Natus est Altissimi hodie filius [trope] ; Puer natus est nobis [introit] ; Nato canunt omnia [sequence] ; Hodie Christus natus est ; Magnificat

Puer natus in Bethlehem / Johann Stadlmayr

Easter. Gloria, laus et honor / [Theodolphus of Orleans] ; Nos autem gloriari oportet ; Ubi caritas est vera ; Vespere autem sabbati ; Resurrexi et adhuc tecum sum ; Kyrie eleison [with trope Lux et origo] ; Victimae paschali laudes [sequence / Wipo of Burgandy] ; Alleluia : Psalm 117 (116)

Surrexit Christus hodie / Leonhard Paminger

[cd. 2] Pentecost. Alleluia, Spiritus Domini : Psalm 95 (94) ; Spiritus Domini replevit ; Veni sancte spiritus [sequence] ; Factus est repente : Psalm 68 (67) ; Veni creator spiritus ; Spiritus Paraclitus ; Hodie completi sunt : Magnificat [antiphon]

Spiritus sancti gratia / Urban Loth

Assumption of Mary. Angelus Domini nuntiavit Mariae ; Ave Maria ; Sub tuum praesidium confugimus ; Mittit ad virginem [sequence / attrib. Abelard] ; Agmina celsa sung ; Gaudeamus omnes in Domino [trope] ; Concordi laetitia ; Ave maris stella [13th cent. polyphonic version from Abbey Lire, Normandy / Paul Diakonus] ; Virgo prudentissima ; Magnificat ; Maria mater gratiae

Litaniae Lauretanae / Girolamo Giaccobbi).

S2K 62805 (62806--62807) Sony Classical

62806--62807 Sony Classical

Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint > Songs and music.