Musique classique

Le Chant des Abbayes - Plainchant and medieval polyphony (double CD)

An invitation to explore eight centuries of sacred music as it was celebrated in monastic houses, in Santiago de Compostela, in Saint-Denis, or from Royaumont to Fontevraud by way of Mont Saint-Michel

Places of musical creation from the High Middle Ages until the 13th century, abbeys were important artistic centres. From Saint James of Compostela to Saint Denis, from Royaumont to Fontevraud, and the Mont Saint Michel, the walls of these buildings echoed with the loveliest voices of the medieval [...] Read more

Performer Ensemble Organum, dir. Marcel Pérès Deller Consort, dir. Alfred Deller

Label Harmonia Mundi

CD time 2h19'

Characteristics Illustrated guidebook in english included

Number of pages 0

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Places of musical creation from the High Middle Ages until the 13^th century, abbeys were important artistic centres. From Saint James of Compostela to Saint Denis, from Royaumont to Fontevraud, and the Mont Saint Michel, the walls of these buildings echoed with the loveliest voices of the medieval Occident. This anthology invites us to discover eight centuries of sacred music celebrated in the heart of these monasteries.

Table of contents

CD 1

Premiers âges et essor du monachisme

Office de l'Adoration de la Croix
Chant bénéventain
Messe pour le jour de Pâques
Vêpres du jour de Pâques
Chants vieux-romain
Matines pour la fête de saint Bernard
Chant cistercien

CD 2

Les temps romans

1000 : une messe pour la fin des temps
Le pélérinage de Saint-Jacques de Compostelle
Abélard et Héloïse : de Saint-Denis à Paraclet
Les polyphonies aquitaines

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