Chant / Monks Of Solesmes Best Of The Monks Of Solesmes CD

Since 1833, the research and study of Gregorian Chant by the Monks of the Abbey of St. Peter in Solesmes, France, has focused on making this sung form of prayer the finest possible offering for God, to whom it is addressed six times a day at the Abbey. Each album in this two-volume set, with chants from the 10th to the 17th centuries, contains the best of the Monks of Solesmes-including the Te Deum, Stabat Mater, Ave Maria, chants for the Liturgical Year from Advent to Pentecost, hymns from the service of Compline, chants devoted to Our Lady and the Blessed Sacrament, as well as the Mass of the Angels. Each piece is taken from the Liber Cantualis and the corresponding reference number in the Cantualis is provided for each track, as well as the respective place in the service and/or liturgical calendar. Sung in historical style, the chants on this release are ideal for those who are familiar with the chant liturgy, as a collection of familiar melodies, as well as those wanting to become familiar with Gregorian chant.

1. Asperges Me (Liber Cantualis, 28A) 2. Vidi Aquam (Liber Cantualis, 29A) 3. Kyrie XVI (Liber Cantualis, 4) 4. Gloria XV (Liber Cantualis, 5) 5. Sanctus XVIII (Liber Cantualis, 17) 6. Pater Noster (The Lord's Prayer) (Liber Cantualis, 20) 7. Agnus Dei XVIII (Liber Cantualis, 23) 8. Adoro Te (Chant of Adoration) (Liber Cantualis, 67) 9. Iesu Dulcis Memoria, Hymn (Liber Cantualis, 84) 10. Parce Domine (During Lent) (Liber Cantualis, 89) 11. Tantum Ergo (Chant of Worship) (Liber Cantualis, 97) 12. Adoremus in Aeternum (Chant of Worship) (Liber Cantualis, 66) 13. Salve Regina (Antiphon) (Simple Tone) (Liber Cantualis, 94) 14. Regina Caeli (Simple Tone) (Liber Cantualis, 92) 15. Magnificat (Canticle and Antiphon) (Liber Cantualis, 87) 16. Sub Tuum Praesidium (Antiphon) (Liber Cantualis) 17. Ave Maris Stella, Hymn for the Assumption of Mary in Mode 1 (Liber Cantualis 73) 18. Rorate Caeli (Prose) (Liber Cantualis, 93) 19. Ecce Nomen Domini (Liber Cantualis, 82) 20. Attende, Domine (Liber Cantualis, 70) 21. Veni Creator (Hymn) (Liber Cantualis, 101) 22. Te Lucis (Hymn) (Liber Cantualis, 104) 23. In Manus Tuas (Brief Responsory) (Liber Cantualis, 106) 24. Nunc Dimittis, Canticle and Antiphon (Liber Cantualis, 107) 25. Kyrie XI (Liber Cantualis, 47) 26. Sanctus XI (Liber Cantualis, 49) 27. Agnus XI (Liber Cantualis, 50) 28. Credo III (Liber Cantualis, 54) 29. Kyrie Xviic (Liber Cantualis, 51) 30. Asperges Me (Liber Cantualis, 28A) 31. Vidi Aquam, Antiphon for Easter 32. Kyrie VIII, for Easter 33. Gloria VIII, in Mode 5 34. Alleluia. Tu Es Petrus 35. Sanctus VIII, in Mode 6 36. Agnus Dei VIII, Mode 6 37. Conditor Alme Siderum, Hymn, Mode 4 38. Ostende Nobis, Alleluia 39. Puer Natus in Bethlehem 40. Alleluia, Dominuis Dixit 41. Gloria Laus, Hymn (Mode I) 42. Stabat Mater, Sequence 43. Confitemini, Alleluia in Mode 8 for Easter 44. Spiritus Paraclitus, Responsory (For Pentecost) 45. O Salutaris Hostia, Hymn in Mode 8 46. Ecce Panis Angelorum 47. Pange Lingua Gloriosi, Hymn 48. Psalm 116: Laudate Dominum (Liber Cantualis 85) 49. Alma Redemptoris Mater (Simple Mode), Antiphon in Mode 5 50. Ave Maria, Antiphon 51. Ave Regina (Simple Mode), Antiphon in Mode 6 52. Ave Maria, Brief Response in Mode 6 53. Ave Maris Stella, Hymn (Simple Tone) (Liber Cantualis, 73B) 54. Ego Sum Gabriel, Antiphon 55. Te Deum Laudamus