Chant Wars

Classical · 2005 · 13 tracks · 1h 15m

Chant Wars

October 11, 2005 · Deutsche Harmonia Mundi

A stark, scholarly, and deeply reverent journey through the cold stone corridors of early European history.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks · 1h 15m

01

Gregorius praesul (trope: Prologus antiphonarii)

7:42

02

Ad dominum dum tribularer (gradual: Roman schola chant)

4:34

03

In convertendo dominus (Roman psalmody in directum)

3:59

04

Venite, populi (Gallican antiphon ad communicandum)

2:28

05

Domine, exaudi orationem meam (tractus from St. Gall)

5:49

06

Natus ante saecula (sequence by Notker of St. Gall)

3:49

07

Alleluia: Prosechete laos (Alleluia in Greek)

3:18

08

Saepe expugnaverunt (tractus)

5:10

09

Deus enim firmavit (offertory)

8:19

10

Laudate dominum (psalmody alleluiaticum)

5:04

11

A solis ortu usque ad occidua (lament on the death of Charlemagne, 814)

9:27

12

Collegerunt pontifices (processional antiphon)

5:20

13

Christus vincit (Laudes regiae: acclamations for the emperor)

10:24

Moments Worth Listening For

The nine-minute lament for Charlemagne where the solo voice carries a thousand years of grief.

The sudden shift to Greek phonetics in track 7, breaking the Latin monotony with a sharper texture.

The final track's imperial acclamations where the ensemble's volume swells to fill every corner of the stone room.

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